Posted on 04/15/2016 10:32:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Bernie Sanders issued a global call to action at the Vatican on Friday to address “immoral and unsustainable” wealth inequality and poverty, using the high-profile gathering to echo one of the central platforms of his presidential campaign.
The Democratic senator from Vermont cited Pope Francis and St. John Paul II repeatedly during his speech to the Vatican conference commemorating the 25th anniversary of a landmark teaching document from John Paul on social and economic justice after the Cold War. […]
“We don’t choose to politicize the pope,” Sanders told attendees, “but his spirit and courage and the fact, if I may say so here, that his words have gone way, way, way beyond the Catholic Church.”
Sanders also warned that youth around the world are no longer satisfied with the status quo, which includes “corrupt and broken politics and an economy of stark inequality and injustice.” …
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Can’t wait to hear Trump’s Vatican speech.
“I like what you’ve done to the place.”
Funny. Grandpa was a plumber from Italy. Pop was a plumber. We lived lower middle class.
Brother became modestly successful lawyer
His son is graduating this year and being offered 180K!!! to start!!
I missed the immoral part in my families’ history.
Socialist pope french kisses socialist politician.
Ah, liberation theology.
Most of us do.Sanders giving a speech at the Vatican is the immoral part of this story. And income inequality? Rich marry rich, and poor marry poor. The math isn't that difficult.
“The Democratic senator from Vermont”
That’s a lie.
When the Pope and Crazy Bernie are willing and able to do something about Ambition Inequality then we can talk. Until then BOTH YOU THIEVING MARXIST THUGS KEEP YOUR HANDS OUT OF MY POCKET!!
Sanders has been a certified “nut job” for many years, what’s different today?
He has millions of communist young minds full of mush supporting him?
Heard today that Bernie has done pretty well for himself.
I guess he is looking for a papal endorsement.
Yep. It took him 40 years of sucking on the government teat to figure out how that game works. Now, his Marxist indoctrination of class warfare and resentment of those who have done better than him in most phases of life is rearing its fugly old head. I want this government issued asshat nowhere near the reins of power.
Can you imagine a resident of the nursing home where Bernie will be in a few years?
Bernie will be trying to get the residents to rise up out of the wheelchairs and storm the barricades of the nursing station.
I can’t figure out whether he is funny or sad.
Ambition inequality. That’s a good one. BLM would probably find a way to blame whitey for THEIR A.I.
IIRC, Sanders has three big homes and is worth several million dollars.
The question here is will they both be tasting Muslim feet together?
Hoo boy. I kidded earlier about “advising” Sanders to get into the church schtick.
He could, and that silly Pope Francis would back him up, as would a goodly chunk of evangelicals and Jews.
If I were Machiavellian about it, I would tell Sanders please don’t hold back. You’re the second coming of Jimmy Carter, or could be. But you could make more money move than Jimmy ever did.
It’s not immoral. It’s because some people are smart and work hard and others are stupid and lazy.
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