Posted on 04/15/2016 11:05:02 AM PDT by jazusamo
Sen. Barbara Boxer, who once dressed down a Army brigadier general who called her "ma'am," tried to shame a Catholic priest for not agreeing with Pope Francis on matters of climate change, which fall outside the magisterial authority of the Church.
Watch the exchange here:
5 minute video: Unhinged: Senator Boxer ridicules 'philosopher', assails Catholic priest at Senate climate hearing
The "Rev. Nelson" Boxer was referring to is a Methodist minister (and not a scientist!) who is ideologically aligned with herself on the issue of climate change.
First, some basic Catholicism: the pope is not infallible unless he is speaking ex cathedra ("from the chair"), something that has happened exactly twice in the entire history of the Church. (In 1854, when it was formally declared that the Blessed Virgin Mary had been conceived immaculately, without sin; and in 1950, when the Assumption of Mary was formally defined.) When the pope speaks about things outside the Magisterium, they are not infallible and nobody is bound to agree with His Holiness on the matter--including priests.
Second, it is patently absurd for a non-Catholic senator to attempt to try and tell a priest what his own church believes. Boxer's comments were incredibly rude, condescending, and unprofessional.
If her IQ was any lower it’d be a negative number.
Right on, she’s shows that in the video.
Ba-da-bing. This priest is the real-life brother of Tony Sirico, ‘Paulie’ on The Sopranos.
Boxer: Dumb, stupid and ugly!
Hilarious!
Yes, those are my key words!
I wish that general would have told her to go @#$@#$ herself!!!
Do you think a male senator would have blathered on if he was called sir.
She’s a kook, as are all feminists and they’re voting us straight down to hell.
Thanks. When Babs got into it with Father Sirico she bit off more than she could chew, he’s a very intelligent man.
They have also shown themselves to be liars.Anyone who studies it seriously, knows that it's a scam to promote Socialism or to put 30 pieces of silver into their pockets *nudges Algore *
I love ‘em, my FRiend. :)
I would not put it past Pope Francis to take to “the chair” on this.
So, one might wonder how can someone w/such ineptitude become a senator? Well, when California pretty much opened its borders to anyone who wants to wonder in and then allows them to vote (without having to show ID). This is the end result. I wish the country could see the parts of my great state that are not represented in thought by this Marin idiot.
“Dumb as a Barbara Boxer” has entered the American lexicon.
Ba-da-bing. This priest is the real-life brother of Tony Sirico, Paulie on The Sopranos.
And he’s very well spoken. His next questioner allowed him to finish with his comments on Boxer’s assertion that he was bought off were excellent.
Interesting. So the only times the Pope has claimed infallibility was when he was pronouncing non-biblical doctrine.
* If her IQ was any lower itd be a negative number. *
I’m gonna have to throw a giant Schadenfreude party when almost 100% of people know that Climate Change is the fraud we know it is.
I hope those in power and celebrities that promoted it and tried to enslave us all under it’s catastrophic yoke are ridiculed and mocked for the rest of their lives.
Person of the Future #1
“Look, that idiot not only believed in the Climate Change Scam, he tried to destroy us all by spreading the lies.”
Person of the Future #
“You mean people ACTUALLY believed that crap?!?!?
What a bunch of dullards. Didn’t they have actual Science back in those days?”
Person of the Future #1
“Yes, but those in power wanted to outlaw it.”
When she opens her mouth, she bites off more than she can chew. Just about every time, she humiliates herself. Instead of “dumber than a box of rocks”, how about “dumber than a Boxer voter”?
Exactly.
Barbara Trotsky..
As useful as a screen door on a submarine.
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