Posted on 06/13/2008 6:38:38 AM PDT by camerakid400
George W Bush and Pope Benedict XVI have held an intimate meeting in Rome as rumours mounted in Italy that the president may follow in Tony Blair's footsteps and convert to Catholicism.
The two men spoke for half an hour in the 12th century Tower of St John, a private area in the Vatican gardens which is used by the pope for private reflection.
The usual protocol for heads-of-state is a meeting in the pope's library in the Apostolic Palace, but a spokesman for the Vatican said Benedict wanted to reward Mr Bush for the "warmth" of his reception at the White House earlier this year.
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they’ll have to play ND for the right to build it
And the thing that has always amazed me is then why do so many RCCs vote for the Democrats, the party of abortion?
A lot of pro-immigrant and pro-illegal-immigrant support comes from the Catholic church as well.
I already consider GWB our first Catholic president, I mean if Bill could be the first black president then why not.
Because the majority of “Catholics” are nominal Catholics, like most Jews in the U.S. are nominal Jews.
Not to mention, it IS pretty cool—when you begin to think about it—to be able to have the very body of Peter, Jesus’ direct successor, entombed down there in the deep basement right directly under the huge central altar in the basilica, and with all those other Popes as well, including the great JP2 (R.I.P.) nearby.
Yup, I attend a Catholic Church with my Catolic wife, I have often heard the Priest refer refer in glowing terms to the plight of the illegals.
Well, I don’t think anyone really knows one way or the other, is all I’m saying.
We already had JFK, though.
I’d be more inclined to think he’s receiving historical guidance from the Pope regarding Iran and the Middle East. He’s probably asking for and opinion on what to do about Iran’s nuclear program. That’s what I would be doing if I had an audience with the Pope and I was the most powerful secular figure in the west.
Pres. Bush is a United Methodist. So is Laura.
As a UMC ordained minister/elder, I could see Pres. Bush doing this given the thorough rejection he has received from the UMC as a human being. I’m not talking about rejection of political positions. I’m speaking of downright disdain and hatred he has personally received as a United Methodist from every portion of our denominational chain once one leaves the level of individual members.
Most telling in this was the outright bitterness and rejection directed toward the person, GW Bush, when he and Laura were attempting to reward Southern Methodist University with a presidential library.
My methodist leaders were disgracefully hateful
However, if Michael Corleone is right. If one keeps one’s friends close, but one’s enemies closer, then Pres. Bush will clasp the UMC to his breast.
If he were actually to leave the UMC, though, I’d bet on a church that is actually represented in Crawford, Texas. That would probably give a choice between Methodist, Catholic, or some variety of Baptist, if demographics means anything.
One may not know, but it doesn’t seem likely as was said in post #2.
Correction: A lot of pro-immigrant and pro-illegal-immigrant support comes from some within the Catholic church, in spite of Church teaching, as well.
“This is not likely”
Why not? It brings him into compliance with his Latin overlords.
Huh??
Good catch, so the President all during his eight years in Washington has been attending that Episcopal Church, cause there’s no Catholic Church nearby?
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