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Days Before U.S. Election, Pope Francis Warns Against Politics of Fear
America Magazine ^ | November 6, 2016 | Michael O'Loughlin

Posted on 11/06/2016 7:52:36 AM PST by McGruff

In a speech delivered at the Vatican just three days before the U.S. presidential election, Pope Francis urged social justice activists from around the world not to give into the politics of fear by building walls but instead work to build bridges.

“Because fear—as well as being a good deal for the merchants of arms and death—weakens and destabilizes us, destroys our psychological and spiritual defenses, numbs us to the suffering of others,” he said.

“In the end,” he continued, “it makes us cruel.”

(Excerpt) Read more at americamagazine.org ...


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Guess he won't be voting for Trump.
1 posted on 11/06/2016 7:52:36 AM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

To America magazine, “Pope Francis” is a useful tool to promote trendy progressive causes. What the bishop of Rome actually thinks about anything is quite irrelevant to the propagandists who write these articles.


2 posted on 11/06/2016 7:55:25 AM PST by madprof98
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Says he who has a huge wall and guards.


3 posted on 11/06/2016 7:55:51 AM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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It’s not the politics of fear...it’s the politics of being pissed off


4 posted on 11/06/2016 7:57:07 AM PST by Be Careful
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Oh Good.

The Catholic Caudillo doesn’t want us to keep out his advance troops.

Guess the Protestant edifice known as the United States is just too humiliating for him to bear.

Gotta knock it down, repopulate it with his gang.


5 posted on 11/06/2016 7:57:57 AM PST by Regulator
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To: McGruff

Quote:

“Guess he won’t be voting for Trump. “

Yes, but he wouldn’t face any “repercussions” if he did.


6 posted on 11/06/2016 7:57:57 AM PST by TTFlyer
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To: McGruff

Where is the media complaining about outsiders interfering with elections?


7 posted on 11/06/2016 7:58:20 AM PST by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.ag)
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To: McGruff

8 posted on 11/06/2016 7:58:29 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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Hey Pope, how about the politics of hatred — which Hillary and her people have been spreading. Such hatred I see every day in the hardened hearts of her acolytes. How it has taken root, what poisonous fruits will it produce.


9 posted on 11/06/2016 7:59:22 AM PST by Montaignes Cat
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Days Before U.S. Election, Pope Francis Warns Against Politics of Fear

The Beast has invoked FEAR on a regular basis, but that doesn't count.

My first thought is:

The anti-Pope supports the antiCHRIST, who's surprised?

10 posted on 11/06/2016 7:59:35 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Hillary - The Drunkard Brain-Damaged Criminal Nominee - LOCK HER UP !!!!)
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Brings to mind the Podesta email about trying to pervert Catholic teaching by encouraging its politicization in a leftward direction.


11 posted on 11/06/2016 7:59:35 AM PST by Stosh
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“What the bishop of Rome actually thinks about anything is quite irrelevant to the propagandists who write these articles.”

I agree. I’m no fan of Pope Francis, but he has nothing to do with the editing and publishing of America magazine. The magazine spins his statements however they like.


12 posted on 11/06/2016 8:01:17 AM PST by utahagen
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Okay, Hillary scares me, so her politics of fear has guided my decision.


13 posted on 11/06/2016 8:01:23 AM PST by Morpheus2009
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Dear Pope Francis, how about you bring them in to the Vatican to live with you?


14 posted on 11/06/2016 8:01:48 AM PST by BizzeeMom (signed, a disgusted Catholic)
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Just wondering now if video of H participating in satanic ritual will get him to come out from behind his wall to tell his flock he advised us wrongly.


15 posted on 11/06/2016 8:02:19 AM PST by stanne
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I believe what he was really saying was all the exaggerated “vote for this candidate or we are doomed”.


16 posted on 11/06/2016 8:02:32 AM PST by Morpheus2009
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I wouldn’t hook my horse up to Francis the talking pope’s cart any time soon, as he is ‘Peter the Roman’ ‘False Prophet’....


17 posted on 11/06/2016 8:05:41 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence 100%)
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Did he warn against the politics of abortion?


18 posted on 11/06/2016 8:06:31 AM PST by djpg
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Waiting for this Pope to go away thesocialist that he is.


19 posted on 11/06/2016 8:07:45 AM PST by stockpirate (OBAMA MUST BE ON THE PAYROLL OF THE CLINTON FOUNDATION.)
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Guess he won't be voting for Trump.

He already voted for Hillary - twice.

Satan has infiltrated all that used to be good in the world.

20 posted on 11/06/2016 8:11:09 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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