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Pope Benedict Gently Encourages Obama to Respect Life After Inauguration Day
Life News ^
| 1/21/09
| Steven Ertelt
Posted on 01/21/2009 1:01:54 PM PST by wagglebee
The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- Pope Benedict XVI gently encouraged new pro-abortion President Barack Obama to foster a respect for human life as president. The Catholic leader sent a telegram to the new president that didn't engage in negative rebuking of Obama's pro-abortion views but graciously prompted him to promote life.
The Pope sent his best wishes to Obama with an "assurance of my prayers that Almighty God will grant you unfailing wisdom and strength in the exercise of your high responsibilities."
The Vatican released the text of the missive, which the pontiff personally signed to the new American leader.
"Under your leadership may the American people continue to find in their impressive religious and political heritage the spiritual values and ethical principles," he wrote.
Those values, Pope Benedict said, "cooperate in the building of a truly just and free society, marked by respect for the dignity, equality and rights of each of its members, especially ... those who have no voice."
The leader of the Catholic Church said he would pray that Obama remembered that "so many of our brothers and sisters throughout the world yearn for liberation from the scourge of ... violence."
He also hope Obama would unite nations to "share in the banquet of life which God wills to set for the whole human family."
The communication was the second time the Pope has asked Obama to respect human life and not expand abortion during his presidency.
Pope Benedict XVI released his annual peace message in early December and it touched on a number of political subjects but also went after population control campaigns. He criticized efforts that rely on abortion or try to use reducing the birth rate as a method of economic development.
The Catholic leader's words came at a time when pro-life advocates were worried that incoming president Barack Obama will restore funding to the UNFPA and groups that promote and perform abortions in other countries.
Obama is expected to follow through on the latter, revoking the Mexico City Policy, later this week.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoabortion; catholic; moralabsolutes; obamatruthfile; popebenedict; prolife
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Zero doesn't care what the Pope says, nor does he care about life.
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:01:57 PM PST
by
wagglebee
To: cgk; Coleus; cpforlife.org; narses; Salvation; 8mmMauser; NYer; Pyro7480
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:02:43 PM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: 185JHP; 230FMJ; 50mm; 69ConvertibleFirebird; Aleighanne; Alexander Rubin; ...
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:03:10 PM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: wagglebee
Why “gently”? This issue is manifest. It should be outrage, not moral suasion.
Even for a Pope.
To: wagglebee
Wish in one hand, .... Pope B. If 0bama hasn’t already revoked the Mexico City policy, he probably will by the end of the day.
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:04:24 PM PST
by
Lou Budvis
(Just like the libs said for the last 8 years: "Dissent is Patriotic")
To: wagglebee
You have got to be kidding. The Pope is into relativism. And so went the world into darkness.
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:04:29 PM PST
by
Steamburg
( Your wallet speaks the only language most politicians understand.)
To: wagglebee
Pope Benedict will start out softly but I don’t think it is going to finish that way.
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:05:42 PM PST
by
frogjerk
(It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish - Mother Teresa)
To: wagglebee
Sent a telegram? Who still sends telegrams?
The Vatican has gotten quite tech savy these past years.
Any ideas why this form is preferred?
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:06:18 PM PST
by
cowtowney
To: Steamburg
Where do you see relativism?
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:06:53 PM PST
by
annalex
(http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
To: wagglebee
And Chamberlain asked Hitler not to take the rest of Czechoslovakia after he grabbed the Sudetenland. What is the Pope thinking? Perhaps he should read how BO wants to end the Defense of Marriage Act.
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:07:02 PM PST
by
eekitsagreek
(Give me a Stanley Cup (or Amy Grant or Sarah Palin) under my Christmas tree PLEASE!)
To: wagglebee
Agreed. If he can turn a blind eye to babies left to die after surviving abortion,what the heck makes His Holiness think he’ll
respect life now,just because he’s POTUS?
To: Lou Budvis
It’s now looking like the Mexico City Policy won’t be revoked until tomorrow.
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:07:15 PM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: Steamburg; NYer; Salvation; Pyro7480; narses; Coleus; Petronski; markomalley
You have got to be kidding. The Pope is into relativism. Please give a SINGLE EXAMPLE of Benedict XVI condoning relativism.
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:09:03 PM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: Lou Budvis
New presidents usually issue their executive orders on the Mexico City policy on the 22nd to coincide with the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
To: annalex
The Pope fails to take a stand and excommunicate the likes of Nancy Pelosi, Teddy Kennedy, and John F. Kerry. He fails to openly chide a man who is on the record as voting to kill living babies. He “gently encourages”; He is head of the Roman Catholic Church, For crying out loud, that’s not relativism?
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:11:28 PM PST
by
Steamburg
( Your wallet speaks the only language most politicians understand.)
To: wagglebee
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:12:20 PM PST
by
Steamburg
( Your wallet speaks the only language most politicians understand.)
To: wagglebee; All
How many of you on this thread DO NOT want Barry Hussein to have "unfailing wisdom and strength in the exercise of [his] high responsibilities."
Hmmmm?
I'll admit, I don't think it's likely ... but I'll pray for it anyway. Pray for 0bama's repentance and conversion.
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:15:10 PM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: wagglebee
that is a joke
his first day has consisted of homo’s getting married, ignoring state rights
list of gun owners
expanding abortion and making it easier for contraceptives
that is his first day and to think the dumb obama cultists out there wanted change they can believe in
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:16:29 PM PST
by
manc
(Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick MA,CT sham marriage end racism end affirmative action)
To: Steamburg; annalex
The Pope fails to take a stand and excommunicate the likes of Nancy Pelosi, Teddy Kennedy, and John F. Kerry. We DO NOT know this to be true.
He fails to openly chide a man who is on the record as voting to kill living babies. He gently encourages; He is head of the Roman Catholic Church, For crying out loud, thats not relativism?
Perhaps he believes that it is better to start gently and become more forceful later.
NONE of what you describe is relativism.
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:16:36 PM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: wagglebee
It is the article’s title which says “gently”, not the tone of the Pope’s words. Unfortunately that’s the only word that will register with many.
What’s with the ellipses? I would like to see the full text, so as to know what has been left out. And is that lifesite’s editing, or was it released that way by the Vatican, I wonder?
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posted on
01/21/2009 1:17:51 PM PST
by
Lorica
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