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With 'Way of Mercy,' youths show Francis desire to welcome migrants
National Catholic Reporter ^ | July 29, 2016 | Joshua J. McElwee

Posted on 07/29/2016 5:59:08 PM PDT by ebb tide

Using dramatic dance to show the separation caused by imprisonment and even a rock-climbing wall to equate the need to forgive each other's offenses to getting up after you fall down, the youths presented the pontiff with what they called "The Way of Mercy."

They started the event by tying the condemning of Jesus to death to the need to shelter pilgrims, who they identified today as migrants entering Europe to flee war and violence. Among those carrying the cross at the first station were two Syrians living as refugees in Italy.

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TOPICS: Catholic; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: francischurch

1 posted on 07/29/2016 5:59:08 PM PDT by ebb tide
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To: ebb tide

Oh boy.


2 posted on 07/29/2016 6:04:21 PM PDT by Lent
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To: ebb tide

He doesn’t want to admit them, he wants you to do it.


3 posted on 07/29/2016 6:08:25 PM PDT by marron
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To: ebb tide

Wow, that sounds pretty God-awful.


4 posted on 07/29/2016 6:08:56 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: ebb tide

I’m crying my eyes out.

Lets write off yet another area of the globe and import all their citizens to the sinking ship called the West.


5 posted on 07/29/2016 6:10:34 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: ebb tide

Commies always exploit the kids.


6 posted on 07/29/2016 6:13:43 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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To: ebb tide

7 posted on 07/29/2016 6:15:33 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ebb tide

Idiots.


8 posted on 07/29/2016 6:24:45 PM PDT by Noumenon (We owe them nothing: not respect, not loyalty, not obedience.)
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To: ebb tide

Idiots.


9 posted on 07/29/2016 6:24:48 PM PDT by Noumenon (We owe them nothing: not respect, not loyalty, not obedience.)
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Don’t people solve the worlds problems with interpretive dance anymore? Youth these days have no soul anymore.


10 posted on 07/29/2016 6:29:46 PM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%en)
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To: ebb tide
Playing the Pope for a sucker?

God'll get them for that...

11 posted on 07/29/2016 7:04:24 PM PDT by W. (Hillary is just like that ex-partner you've hated forever!)
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To: dfwgator

Is that the Vatican’s wall?


12 posted on 07/29/2016 8:11:26 PM PDT by cradle of freedom
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To: ebb tide

Yeah, that was definitely the social justice walk. Our group did not go but decided to stay back and prep for today’s walk and overnight vigil. BTW, looks like I am headed back to the ME three days after i return from this. Joy.


13 posted on 07/30/2016 12:11:58 AM PDT by Shark24 (.)
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To: ebb tide; cyn; amorphous

Misguided mercy is a dangerous thing. It made Saul unfit to rule.

Saul spared Agag, the king of the Amalekites.

From Agag descended Haman.

However,

David spared Shimei.

From Shimei descended Mordecai.

David’s slaying of the giant wasn’t just an event in the lifetime of David.

After all, he picked up five smooth stones. He only used one of them to slay Goliath. You might then say that this left four, to be used as needed. In the fullness of time...


14 posted on 07/30/2016 11:34:05 AM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: ebb tide

One can count of the evil to support the evil. It’s not unusual for the evil to fake compassion and use lies as reasons why they support those who are evil, who hate us.


15 posted on 07/30/2016 11:38:25 AM PDT by apocalypto
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To: Ezekiel
"Misguided mercy is a dangerous thing."

Agree, it can mean death for countless others.

16 posted on 07/31/2016 9:19:05 AM PDT by amorphous
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