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Washington Archbishop Condemns Trump’s Visit To Catholic Shrine
Huffington Post ^ | 06/03/2020 | Carol Kuruvilla

Posted on 06/03/2020 5:46:25 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Washington’s Roman Catholic archbishop has roundly criticized President Donald Trump’s visit to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine on Tuesday.

One day after Trump used federal police to forcefully disperse a peaceful protest in front of a D.C. Episcopal church for a photo op with the Bible, Archbishop Wilton Gregory insisted that the former pope the shrine is named after would never have condoned the president’s tactics.

“I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles, which call us to defend the rights of all people even those with whom we might disagree,” Gregory, the first Black archbishop of Washington, said in a statement.

Saint Pope John Paul II, known for opposing communism in his native Poland during his papacy, was an “ardent defender of the rights and dignity of human beings,” the archbishop said.

“He certainly would not condone the use of tear gas and other deterrents to silence, scatter or intimidate them for a photo opportunity in front of a place of worship and peace,” Gregory added.

Trump briefly visited the Saint John Paul II National Shrine with first lady Melania Trump, who identifies as Roman Catholic. The pair posed for media photos before turning to gaze at a statue of the former pope for a few minutes. They also laid a wreath of flowers at the shrine. Trump did not make any public comments at the shrine, The Washington Post reported.

The president then returned to the White House and signed an executive order intended to promote international religious freedom.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: catholic; libmyths; searchandfind; stjohns; teargaslie; teargasmyth; trump; washington
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To: SeekAndFind

Please don’t refer to this POS as a Catholic bishop. He’s a pro abortion, homosexual democrat operative, exactly like the queer he replace by the name of Donna Wuerl.


21 posted on 06/03/2020 6:02:52 AM PDT by NKP_Vet ("Man without God descends into madnes)
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To: SeekAndFind

meanwhile this dope continues to allow baby murderers like Pelosi and Schumer to receive communion?
Get bent there holy man.


22 posted on 06/03/2020 6:10:26 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' Baby, Molon Labe)
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To: SeekAndFind

Imagine, this president can’t even walk to a church in peace.

How low will these fools continue to go?


23 posted on 06/03/2020 6:10:57 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Some of the folks around these parts have been sniffing super flu.)
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To: nonliberal

Catholicism has not fallen. The people in the hierarchy may have. This man certainly has.


24 posted on 06/03/2020 6:11:27 AM PDT by stanne
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To: SeekAndFind

A man of the cloth claims holding up a bible is immoral, a president of United States should not have security, and its OK to spread lies?

Mathew 7:15 says “ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”


25 posted on 06/03/2020 6:12:58 AM PDT by seastay
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To: NKP_Vet

The world is full of false teachers, both secular and religious. Truth is unknown to these heretics.


26 posted on 06/03/2020 6:13:04 AM PDT by littleharbour ("You take on the intel community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
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To: ClearCase_guy

This guy responded so badly that I’m sure he got a boatload of negative email yesterday. People that I’ve talked to sent messages supporting the President. Catholics arelooking for other congregations to join.


27 posted on 06/03/2020 6:14:51 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: SeekAndFind
Anyone who is familiar with Wilton Gregory's background and reputation knows that this is actually a ringing endorsement of President Trump.

If Wilton Gregory ever publicly supported me in any way, I'd seriously consider jumping off a bridge.

28 posted on 06/03/2020 6:15:33 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("We're human beings ... we're not f#%&ing animals." -- Dennis Rodman, 6/1/2020)
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To: brownsfan
Wilton Daniel Gregory (born December 7, 1947) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who is the Archbishop of Washington. He was the Archbishop of Atlanta, from 2005 to 2019, the Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, from 1994 to 2004, and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago from 1983 to 1994. He was president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2001 to 2004.

He is a Catholic Bishop in the NWO Catholic Church of Francis. Probably prays to Mother Earth like Francis.

29 posted on 06/03/2020 6:16:14 AM PDT by FR_addict
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To: SeekAndFind

I appreciate all the knee jerk reactions President Trump evokes. The Karens have spoken.
He draws vile out of people/groups the way Norman Mailer did with feminists without the profanity.


30 posted on 06/03/2020 6:17:33 AM PDT by Scram1
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To: SeekAndFind

JPII would fully support Trump and denounce Antifa riots, and would welcome him to the shrine. JPII would have denounced the communism and fascism that has infected the young adults of America.


31 posted on 06/03/2020 6:17:33 AM PDT by Kirkwood (Follow your Inner Trump)
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To: Bayard

And a total lie


32 posted on 06/03/2020 6:17:59 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: SeekAndFind; All
Blah, blah, blah. Yada, yada, yada.

I'm not a betting man, but I'll bet anybody that the archbishop is a liberal and doing the bidding of the Leftist democRATS to support their narrative against President Trump. Follows their talking points to a word.

Prove me wrong. Any takers?

33 posted on 06/03/2020 6:18:35 AM PDT by HotHunt (Been there. Done that.)
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To: brownsfan; Saint Athanasius
Episcopal bishop?

Nope. He’s the RC Archbishop.

Both indicative and tragic that you can no longer tell the difference...

34 posted on 06/03/2020 6:22:23 AM PDT by rhinohunter (FAUCI MUST GO!!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Lavender Mafia speaks.


35 posted on 06/03/2020 6:26:51 AM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles,“

What a bigot. Does he mean something like inviting Barack Obama, the Chief Abortionist, to give a commencement speech at Notre Dame?


36 posted on 06/03/2020 6:34:40 AM PDT by Toespi
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To: SeekAndFind

As I said, this whole thing was engineered to cause Trump to act, and so that they could trash him for his every action, no matter what it is. It doesn’t matter what he does, there will be a leftist all primed and groomed to pounce and condemn him for it, and the media will broadcast and expand it.


37 posted on 06/03/2020 6:38:24 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Never forget Justine Damond, murdered by a NON-WHITE, NON-CHRISTIAN cop. (Oh, and no riots))
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To: SeekAndFind

Abp. Gregory would do well to remember the following from the great St. Athanasius: “The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of bishops”.


38 posted on 06/03/2020 6:45:45 AM PDT by nd76
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To: VeniVidiVici

He loves the gowns.


39 posted on 06/03/2020 6:50:25 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Alberta's Child

He’s been called “The African Queen” by his own priests for a very long time and I really don’t want to know why.

Donald Trump is the greatest political enigma in US history, that the in crowd are rushing to throw stones says more about them than it does about him. What it does say about him is that he’s acquired the right enemies.


40 posted on 06/03/2020 6:59:53 AM PDT by Legatus (May the zot be with you)
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