Posted on 08/31/2016 4:54:45 PM PDT by marshmallow
A new social dicastery has been established and is to be headed by Cardinal Turkson. At the moment, Francis is taking charge himself of migration, thus underlining the importance of this emergency
The new Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development”, which merges a number of pontifical councils, was established today. For the moment, however, Francis has decided that he will be personally in charge of the department dedicated to migrants and refugees. His choice comes as a response to the current crisis in this field. It is a way to highlight the importance of this issue and to show the Pope’s personal commitment. The Bishop of Rome will only hold direct responsibility “ad tempus”, in other words, temporarily. Bergoglio will have two deputies who will answer directly to him. So, although the merger involves the current Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People – until today headed by Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò – becoming one of the sections of the new dicastery, its importance has been highlighted even more by today’s decision, which sees the Pope himself acting as its special ambassador.
As is known, the initiatives Francis has carried through in the migration field during his pontificate have been numerous: his first visit outside Rome in July 2013 was to Lampedusa. The Pope was shocked and moved by the news reports about the sinking ships in the Mediterranean and all the women and children who died and are now buried at the bottom of the sea. As the phenomenon ballooned due to the conflict in Syria, Bergoglio invited each parish to take in a family of refugees. On 16 April 2016, Francis decided to show his solidarity with refugees, by visiting Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, along with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew and the.....
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Tear down your Vatican walls and let them all in. No you say?
Ill of mind ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRVOOwFNp5U
So the beheadings and rapes are the Popes fault?
So, are Christians supposed to turn the other cheek, or die in the ring being eaten by lions?
Everybody brace for a wave of BS from the resident in the Vatican Hotel.
Shades of Carter and the White House Tennis Schedule.
I simply LOLed when I saw the HL.
The problem is the faithful can’t simply boycott the church - the destruction of the church is exactly what the dopes masters want.
He will have to be deposed by the college of cardinals - who probably don’t have the backbone for it - palace couped, or prayed out of office. Gods way will be much more effective than anything man can devise.
JMHo
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