[2ndDivisionVet]

Huh?

[DManA]

Think I’ll move to Vatican city. I’m sure they will welcome me with loving arms.

[Mastador1]

“There is a palpable sense among those of us on the Catholic left that the wind is at our back in a way that it has not been in at least 40 years.”

Would these be those pro abortion Catholics, the CINO's?

[Pollster1]

A little over a year into Francis’s tenure, debate continues to rage throughout the church over the question of just how radical this pope really is, and the degree to which he might shift the Catholic spotlight from issues of sexual morality onto those such as poverty, immigration, torture, and even the environment....

I've always thought the Church should "shine its spotlight" on scripture. A Christian can't properly select a few passages to follow or to emphasize. Rather, the Bible should be taken as a whole, where we do our best to follow scripture, tradition, reason, and the guidance we receive through prayer.

It would not be enough to "take up serpents" and ignore the rest of the Bible, nor is it enough to feed the sick and the hungry if we are self-righteously violating other parts of God's Word. We will all fall short of the goal that is set for us, but we should all hold that as a goal and strive to do our best. Celebrating rebellion against God is not acceptable, not even if we give generously (and for conservative Christians generously with our own money) to help the poor. This is no different from the obvious fact that it is not okay to ignore the poor, the sick, and the hungry merely because we follow scriptural guidance on sexual conduct.

[Jeff Chandler]

"If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you." John 15:18

[ObamahatesPACoal]

Even some of the Dummies think Colbert plays into the hands of conservatives on immigration.

” I never ceases to amaze me how clueless and tone-deaf progressives are on this issue. Oddly enough - “Americans are a bunch of lazy slobs who shun hard work” - isn’t a persuasive talking point. Who knew?”

“Colbert’s mockery was reserved for ordinary American workers and consumers. Based on what I saw, his young audience won’t be taking away the message that we must improve working conditions on American farms. They’re learning that we must increase the number of visas for migrant farm workers (who are a small percentage of the undocumented workforce) because working class Americans are lazy slobs. “

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9194043

[NKP_Vet]

JEB Bush is a RINO and CINO who goes against the Catholic Church teachings on abortion. He is not pro-life, believing that abortion should be allowed in cases of rape, incest and life of mother. In otherwords kill the baby and let the rapist live. This is also Spanky Kristie’s position. This is also Paul Ryan’s position and 99% of the other republican Catholic politicians.

[yongin]

pope francis has spoken out against abortion. why aren’t durbin, biden, and pelosi called out?

[ansel12]

JFK knew what he was doing when he was trying to change the immigration laws to replace the American voters.

[RichInOC]

“Hi, I’m Jeb Bush, and I want to commit an act of love on you.”

[MDLION]

I’m so tired of the deceitful coverage of this Pope. For every statement he has made that is a bit head-scratching, there 99 orthodox statements which continue in the spirit of John Paul and Benedict. Those orthodox statements provide context and clarity for any statements Francis has made that are a bit puzzling. I wonder if at some point great anger is going to result when people realize the pope can’t rewrite the commandments and the natural law to please hedonists totally overwhelmed by the morally bankrupt/corrupt spirit of the age.