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The Pope looks very amused as he welcomes circus performers (trunc.)
The Daily Mail ^ | 2/7/18 | Sarah Malm

Posted on 02/10/2018 5:20:40 PM PST by Faith Presses On

Pope Francis was treated to a circus performance during his weekly audience in the Vatican on Wednesday.

A scantily-clad circus artist showed off his balancing skills in front of the Pope in the Paul VI hall, along with a handful of other chosen performers.

The muscly acrobat, whose toga-inspired outfit amounted to nothing more than white hotpants, a cloth across his chest and some gold lame fabric, later knelt before the overjoyed pontiff.

The performers, who included a juggler, other acrobats and two young boys dressed as ringmasters, are members of the Rony Rollers Circus.

Circus shows in the Paul VI hall has become a regular appearance in recent years, with Pope Francis often inviting different circus troupes every few weeks, the Catholic News Agency reports.

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To: BenLurkin

Oh, lawdy.


21 posted on 02/10/2018 6:11:06 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Screw The NFL!!!!!! My family fought for the flag!)
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To: pbear8

I had no idea about the circus visiting the Vatican and thought it was notable because I didn’t think others knew that either. The Daily Mail article says a circus has been coming every few weeks under Francis. It’s hard to understand, too, professed Christian leaders bringing in circuses, especially with Christians being persecuted in other places. Many churches in the West do things like this.


22 posted on 02/10/2018 6:21:59 PM PST by Faith Presses On (Above all, politics should serve the Great Commission, "preparing the way for the Lord.")
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To: Faith Presses On

I think the Pope is purposely trying to humiliate Ganswein by forcing him to si there and watch this tripe.


23 posted on 02/10/2018 6:28:35 PM PST by independentmind (Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.)
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To: pbear8

And I have to wonder, too, come to think of it, if circuses might be a vehicle for sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking. I never considered it before, but now just come to think of it as I type this, I think I saw some something just the other day about a sexual abuse scandal in an Australian circus.

http://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/brother-sister-actress-named-in-circus-child-abuse-case/news-story/9ac3ed89bf2136a9891746c8eef259e3


24 posted on 02/10/2018 6:30:37 PM PST by Faith Presses On (Above all, politics should serve the Great Commission, "preparing the way for the Lord.")
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To: Faith Presses On

Little boys in tights?


25 posted on 02/10/2018 6:32:49 PM PST by FreeAtlanta (what a mess we got ourselves into)
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To: Faith Presses On

The circus has been coming for years, I remember it in John Paul’s time. They usually do it around New Year’s/Epiphany. I rather doubt that it is a cover for child sex trafficking, usually performers are family groups.


26 posted on 02/10/2018 6:40:16 PM PST by pbear8 (the Lord is my light and my salvation)
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To: pbear8

Well, I understand. Perhaps the DM article is wrong, but they make it sound like it’s frequent. And on the matter of family circuses, that doesn’t mean much. If parents are pedophiles, they can be involved in trafficking their children or selling pornographic pictures of them. That’s sadly not unusual.


27 posted on 02/10/2018 6:48:21 PM PST by Faith Presses On (Above all, politics should serve the Great Commission, "preparing the way for the Lord.")
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To: Faith Presses On

He’s just happy to see an animal (elephants) that leave a bigger pile of poop behind everywhere they go, than he does.


28 posted on 02/10/2018 7:38:56 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: Faith Presses On

So let me understand this: women have to wear black, with a high neck, long sleeves and a long skirt (no pants) plus cover their hair with a veil in order to visit the Pope, but male athletes can perform nearly nude. O,K.


29 posted on 02/10/2018 8:34:16 PM PST by Albion Wilde (Winning isn't as easy as I make it look. -- Donald J. Trump)
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To: RoosterRedux

“He’s a Jesuit, Commie, Queer.” Sad but true.

Circuses have been visiting Rome for years. Bergoglio is an empty suit and pretending to be important.


30 posted on 02/10/2018 9:11:43 PM PST by Falconspeed ("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94))
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To: Faith Presses On

That’s depressing and I’m not Catholic.

He shows a circus group more attention than he did our President and First Lady.


31 posted on 02/10/2018 9:22:57 PM PST by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: Falconspeed

Francis has done as much damage to the Catholic Church as Obama did to America. No wonder they got along together so well. They are a kindred spirit.

The Church is going to need its own version of Trump to step in and pick up the pieces after the disastrous Francis is finally gone. Assuming there’s anything left to salvage.


32 posted on 02/11/2018 12:23:00 AM PST by KyCats
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