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Vatican angered at White House guest list for pope's reception
American Thinker ^ | 09/19/2015 | Rick Moran

Posted on 09/19/2015 9:33:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

A few days ago, I wrote about some of the guests who had been invited to the White House reception in honor of Pope Francis.

President Obama and Pope Francis may be sympatico on climate change, capitalism, and other far-left issues, but when it comes to the teachings of the Catholic Church, they don't agree on much.

The president will put this to the test, because he has invited a pro-abortion nun, a gay bishop, and a transgender female to the White House to meet the pontiff.

Pope Francis has shown himself to be tolerant, but isn't this a slap in the face to so publicly challenge Catholic doctrine?

That's exactly what the Vatican thinks.

Wall Street Journal:

On the eve of Pope Francis’s arrival in the U.S., the Vatican has taken offense at theObama administration’s decision to invite to the pope’s welcome ceremony transgender activists, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop and an activist nun who leads a group criticized by the Vatican for its silence on abortion and euthanasia.

According to a senior Vatican official, the Holy See worries that any photos of the pope with these guests at the White House welcoming ceremony next Wednesday could be interpreted as an endorsement of their activities.


(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: catholic; epa; globalwarminghoax; lgbt; obamapopefrancis; popefrancis; popefrancisusvisit; popefranciswhvisit; romancatholicism; vatican; whitehouse
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1 posted on 09/19/2015 9:33:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Kabuki theater. Frances will show up anyway.


2 posted on 09/19/2015 9:35:37 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Is the Pope Catholic?)
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To: SeekAndFind

O has slighted most of the world leaders, so why shouldn’t he do the same to the Pope?


3 posted on 09/19/2015 9:35:45 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: SeekAndFind

All that comes to mind is shame and degradation on the office of the POTUS by this POTUS.


4 posted on 09/19/2015 9:36:04 AM PDT by Rennes Templar
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To: SeekAndFind

No kidding. And who did Pope Dope I expect to be on the guest list? Mother Theresa?


5 posted on 09/19/2015 9:36:09 AM PDT by ZULU (Mt. McKinley is the tallest mountain in N. America. Denali is Aleut for "scam artist.")
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To: SeekAndFind

Is it too much to expect him to cancel the meeting?


6 posted on 09/19/2015 9:36:09 AM PDT by Lx (Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
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To: SeekAndFind

Bet he won’t meet any trannies or gays in Cuba.


7 posted on 09/19/2015 9:37:41 AM PDT by AU72
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To: ZULU

Rumor has it that the transgender individual is none other than caitlyn jenner..

this would truly be the photo op from hell


8 posted on 09/19/2015 9:38:19 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: ZULU

Actually I was hoping that some senator or congressman would invite The Little Sisters of the Poor to the join meeting of Congress.


9 posted on 09/19/2015 9:39:49 AM PDT by mware
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To: SeekAndFind

Welcome to the Rainbow Palace!


10 posted on 09/19/2015 9:40:14 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't you wish the government would treat us the way it treats illegal alien "refugee" invaders?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Lie down with dogs, expect fleas; really big dogs, really rank fleas.


11 posted on 09/19/2015 9:40:26 AM PDT by Stosh
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To: SeekAndFind
Pope Francis has been enabling the forces that strive to destroy Western Civilization since he was ordained. He didn't know that once you give them an opening, they just demand more?

This disrespect for the Pope and the tenets of the Church make me wonder if Obama is Christian.

12 posted on 09/19/2015 9:40:39 AM PDT by grania
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E. Pluribus Unum @2: "Kabuki theater. Frances will show up anyway."

Bingo!

Better give the Secret Service agents on duty an extra supply of barf bags.

13 posted on 09/19/2015 9:40:55 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: FlingWingFlyer

LOL! You nailed it.


14 posted on 09/19/2015 9:41:10 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yes it is in a way...theater.

Will Francis show up anyway? Yes he will. The question is would Jesus show up anyway? Yes.

The temptations of Christ...Jesus didn’t runaway from them, he defeated them head on. Does Pope Francis have that Holy Spirit inside himself? Let us pray that he does.


15 posted on 09/19/2015 9:41:45 AM PDT by EBH
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To: SeekAndFind
he has invited a pro-abortion nun, a gay bishop, and a transgender female

Two queers and a baby-killer, sounds like the typical RAT profile.

16 posted on 09/19/2015 9:41:56 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republican Freed the Slaves" month.)
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Does Pope Francis have that Holy Spirit inside himself? Let us pray that he does.

You can pray, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

17 posted on 09/19/2015 9:42:54 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republican Freed the Slaves" month.)
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To: TomGuy
Did you mean:

O has slighted most of the world non-muslim leaders, so why shouldn’t he do the same to the Pope?

18 posted on 09/19/2015 9:43:00 AM PDT by null and void (Liberals: 2002, Bring the war home!/2015, bring 100,000 musim 'refugees' here NOW!)
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To: SeekAndFind
The president will put this to the test, because he has invited a pro-abortion nun, a gay bishop, and a transgender female to the White House to meet the pontiff.

Will White House entertainment include pulling out dead baby eyes and selling them on EBay - showcasing our great technology?

19 posted on 09/19/2015 9:43:51 AM PDT by GOPJ (Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlE)
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To: SeekAndFind

This week, Obama praised the budding Dallas Muslim bombmaker, slights the Pope on the WH guest list, and nominates Eric Fanning, a flaming homo, for the head of the Army.

As of tomorrow we still have 16 months to go with this America-hating klown.


20 posted on 09/19/2015 9:44:18 AM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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