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Pope Francis Suggests Donald Trump Is ‘Not Christian’
NY Times ^ | 02-18-2016 | JIM YARDLEY

Posted on 02/18/2016 9:09:29 AM PST by NRx

ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRLINER -- Inserting himself into the Republican presidential race, Pope Francis on Wednesday suggested that Donald J. Trump "is not Christian" because of the harshness of his campaign promises to deport more immigrants and force Mexico to pay for a wall along the border.

"A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian," Francis said when a reporter asked him about Mr. Trump on the papal airliner as he returned to Rome after his six-day visit to Mexico.

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KEYWORDS: catholic; christians; faith; francis; lightenup; paganism; pope; popefrancis; popefrancistrump; trash; trump; trumpandgod; trumpchristian; trumpnotchristian; vatican; wallsandbridges
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To: Genoa

Agreed and thank you.


101 posted on 02/18/2016 9:30:01 AM PST by NRx (Ceterum censeo Trump delenda est.)
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To: NRx

Welcome to Bizzaro.


102 posted on 02/18/2016 9:30:19 AM PST by Fhios (circa 2016: Truth will be outlawed unless pre-approved.)
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To: NRx

Well...The Pope tells Trump to FO, and the trumpanzees fling more poo.


103 posted on 02/18/2016 9:30:19 AM PST by Beagle8U (Trumpanzees Lives Matter!)
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To: Old Yeller

And I would say you don’t sound very Christian.


104 posted on 02/18/2016 9:30:40 AM PST by heights
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To: NRx

Anyone actually paying attention to this pope could reasonably make the same claim about him.


105 posted on 02/18/2016 9:30:51 AM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: catnipman

The Bible warns Christians to not take part in the sins of the world; in short you don’t build bridges with the world other than to try to witness Christ.


106 posted on 02/18/2016 9:30:59 AM PST by mdmathis6
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To: NRx

communism isn’t Christian either, Papa Ese.


107 posted on 02/18/2016 9:31:07 AM PST by TraditionalMerica
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To: Buckeye McFrog

How many refugees/illegals are now living in the Vatican?


108 posted on 02/18/2016 9:31:43 AM PST by nclaurel
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I just thought of something. The Pope might be bringing out the non catholic vote.

Percent Religious 56.50% In South Carolina.

Catholic 7.67%

Baptist 12.86%

Episcopalian 4.27%

Pentecostal 1.28%

Lutheran 1.38%

Methodist 11.41%

Presbyterian 3.69%

Other Christian 11.76%


109 posted on 02/18/2016 9:31:49 AM PST by dragonblustar
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To: NRx

Asinine way to call out the Jews too, Your Holymess...


110 posted on 02/18/2016 9:31:55 AM PST by StAnDeliver ("Sweet, sweet tears ..")
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To: samtheman

Disagreement does not equal hate.
I’m beinging to think people just don’t understand what the word hate means.


111 posted on 02/18/2016 9:31:57 AM PST by svcw (An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man is a subject)
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To: monkapotamus
Donald's response; the short version.


112 posted on 02/18/2016 9:32:08 AM PST by central_va
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To: NRx

I give up.


113 posted on 02/18/2016 9:32:11 AM PST by FourtySeven (47)
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To: NRx

I’m not sure the Pope is Catholic... or Christian.


114 posted on 02/18/2016 9:32:11 AM PST by Idaho_Cowboy (Ride for the Brand. Joshua 24:15)
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To: samtheman

>>This pope loves Islam and communism. Much like our President.

Islam, communism, and homosexuality: the holy trinity of the Left.

Francis would not judge a sodomite, but he will judge a person who believes that a nation should have a defined border.


115 posted on 02/18/2016 9:32:27 AM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: NRx

"Pope Francis, tear down this wall!"

116 posted on 02/18/2016 9:32:28 AM PST by Flick Lives (One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
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To: NRx

Trump isn’t my number 1, but I’m not sure that a guy that lives in an enclave that is surrounded by a wall is the best person to make the point he made. Trump calls the Pope a loser in 5, 4, 3....

How many Syrian refugees can we put Vatican City down for Mr. Pope? 20,000 or so?


117 posted on 02/18/2016 9:32:28 AM PST by IamConservative (There is no greater threat to our freedoms than Bipartisanship.)
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To: NRx

This pope specializes in vague, garbled talk. Which is very unfortunate. But he did NOT say that Trump is not a Christian. Trump does not “ONLY” talk of building a wall between the USA and Mexico. Talks a lot about all the jobs he provides to Hispanics and the business he has done in / with Latin America.


118 posted on 02/18/2016 9:32:31 AM PST by Stingray51
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To: NRx

It takes one to know one, Frannie.


119 posted on 02/18/2016 9:32:38 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: NRx

When Trump is asked about this, he should simply and calmly respond “I’m just going to turn the other cheek on that. Next question.”


120 posted on 02/18/2016 9:32:44 AM PST by AustinBill (consequence is what makes our choices real)
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