Posted on 09/24/2015 10:35:42 AM PDT by lbryce
Pope Francis made clear his main reason for his historic visit: to support the cause of human life.
Speaking to the nation’s Catholic bishops in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, the pontiff said: “I appreciate the unfailing commitment of the Church in America to the cause of life and that of the family, which is the primary reason for my present visit.”
The Pope listed: “the innocent victim of abortion, children who die of hunger or from bombings, immigrants who drown in the search for a better tomorrow, the elderly or the sick who are considered a burden, the victims of terrorism, wars, violence and drug trafficking, the environment devastated by man’s predatory relationship with nature – at stake in all of this is the gift of God, of which we are noble stewards but not masters.”
“It is wrong, then, to look the other way or to remain silent,” he said.
“Ever present within each of them is life as gift and responsibility. The future freedom and dignity of our societies depends on how we face these challenges,” he exhorted.
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It wasn’t to talk about the Lord.
Oooooooooooooooh!
Speaking to HIS OWN bishops! The pope is willing to say something about these 63 million taxpayer murdered by the democrats. But in front of the democrats and Resident Obola Congress who actually DID THE MURDERS and demand we pay for them, this moral coward said .... “ “ (
(nothing. Absolutely nothing.)
This is what he should have said in front of our pathetic congress!
Call those people to the carpet!
This is nothing but spin.
He had the chance to speak to Congress and did not mention the killing of innocent babies but did plea for the lives of guilty criminals.
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