[Salvation]

Quite a comparison: Congress vs the poor.

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

I see no paradoxes in Pope Che’s scheduling.

First he visits the Castros in Cuba.

Then BHO in Washington.

Then address the UN in NYC.

Seems very consistent to me for this Pope.

He will find many kindred spirits in his travels this week.

[Salvation]

Monsignor Pope Ping!

[dsc]

If Catholic Charities out there is anything like it is here, the “poor” he will be meeting are illegal aliens who are doing considerably better than I am.

[ScottinVA]

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

"In many minds, this address of the pope to Congress is one to arguably the most powerful body on this planet. The men and women gathered there sit atop billion dollar budgets and make decisions that affect the entire world, let alone the United States. The fate and well-being of many depends on them."

And yet another socialist coming to harangue us about how bad we are as a country because we are not yet completely dis-functional and destitute (DESPITE the best efforts of people akin to Pope Che) is going to do what good, exactly?

[ScottinVA]

Comrades in the Struggle

[kenmcg]

The Pope is to Catholics what Obama is to the USA.

[hinckley buzzard]

Did the pope visit any of the many poor and oppressed while in Cuba?

[LambSlave]

I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings (Lk 16:9). In other words, if we are generous to the poor here, they are going to be powerful advocates for us on our judgment day.

By far the vast majority of the "poor" that I am aware of are unrepentant enemies of God, so I'm pretty sure I don't want to be welcomed to their eternal dwellings. The concept of the poor as suffering innocents who simply can't find work is an utter fabrication in this country, and the "poor" in many other countries are enemies of God (false god worshippers). So how does this work exactly?

[lightman]

It may be that the outwardly rich and powerful are those of who have the most impoverished spirits.

Reminds me of the Troparion Of St. John Chrysostom:

Grace shining forth from your lips like a beacon
has enlightened the universe;
It has shown to the world the riches of poverty,
it has declared the heights of humility;
Teaching us by your words, O father John Chrysostom,
intercede before the Word, Christ our God,
to save our souls.