Time Magazine: Pope Francis Joins the 2016 Race at Key Time (they hope he will sway the election)

Time Magazine ^ | February 18, 2016 | Elizabeth Dias

[Zakeet]

The feud between Pope Francis and Donald Trump that erupted Thursday could not involve two more polar opposites.

Trump's name is synonymous with billions of dollars. Pope Francis chose to be named after the patron saint of the poor, Francis of Assisi. On the campaign trail, Trump routinely touts his experience with wealth. On his six-day trip to Mexico, Francis visited traditionally peripheral dioceses, including some of the country's poorest and most dangerous areas.

But both men have an uncanny knack for getting their message out.

Pope Francis has weighed into American politics before-he has brought up climate change and the death penalty in his historic speech to Congress in September-but never before have his remarks been so blunt, delivered in such a pointed way at such a crucial time: "A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian," Francis said in response to a direct question on the papal plane back from Mexico about Trump's plans to deport undocumented immigrants and to build a border wall. "This is not in the Gospel."

Pope Francis went even farther.

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Pope Francis' words inject sharp focus about immigration into the presidential campaign, but his critique is larger than Trump. The pope called out any politician who aims to build walls not bridges, which would implicate other GOP presidential candidates such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. His words force all the candidates, especially Republicans, to take note of his broader perspective on immigration.

[iontheball]

Hey TIME, the Pope just gave Trump a big boost in his poll numbers. Sorry, try again.
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The media are dumb as skunks when it comes to Trump. in reality the Pope just fired up the afterburners for Trump’s victory launch going into Saturday. Any idiot can figure this out. Their position is just more wishful dreaming.

[JoSixChip]

Good find and perfect timing!

[Grampa Dave]

for poor oppressed folk they sure have some nice phones...

Probably a free Obama phone while here illegally!

[OwenKellogg]

[left that other site]

LOL...you have a point there.

[Grampa Dave]

Different note I am watching a Rubio ad on Obamacare

How he out smarted them on Obamacare?

Did I miss something?

News to me.

I have been following Francis helping Donald.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Another Lefty establishment figure attacks Trump, and they expect a different result this time because?

[gg188]

The Pope Proclaims what we already know, but it now has his ecclesiastical imprimatur:

ONLY DONALD J TRUMP WILL BUILD THE WALL

[SoFloFreeper]

The Pope just added at least 4 points to Trump’s numbers.

[Calvin Locke]

... they expect a different result this time because?

It's February, and that means fashion "week" in NYC, and this guy is known to wear non-conformist headgear?

[central_va]

Looks like I’m not the only person that takes Trump at his word on building a wall.

[elpadre]

There is no poverty to be found in or around the Vatican.

The Pope should get of his clericals and wear civilian clothes when he immerses himself in American politics.

[Thibodeaux]

the pope would Immam. His costume is a prayer cap and a thobe good

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

I agree with your point, but that image is of former Pope Benedict XVI.

[grey_whiskers]