Posted on 07/01/2009 4:04:50 PM PDT by NYer
Tomorrow morning at 10:45 Eastern time, the president is hosting a round table at the White House for members of the Catholic press.
The National Catholic Register’s publisher, Father Owen Kearns, will be among eight religion reporters and editors in attendance at that gathering.
The purpose of the gathering, according to Chris Hensman, press secretary with the National Security Council, is a “preview of the president’s upcoming visit with Pope Benedict XVI.” The president is meeting with the Pope on July 10.
Father Kearns just received the invitation to the meeting yesterday via e-mail. At this point, there isn’t a complete list of the media who will be in attendance, but our understanding is that it’s strictly Catholic print media, not radio or television.
According to Father Kearns, the meeting is unprecedented. He has not previously met a sitting U.S. president, nor has he been previously invited by the president to a White House gathering for members of the Catholic press.
When Father Kearns asked the purpose of the round table, he was told, “It’s for the president to inform us, to listen to concerns, and to answer questions.”
The meeting is not a press conference.
“It sounds like what we would call a listening session,” said Father Kearns.
We’ll have an update about the meeting on the blog tomorrow.
Catholic ping!
That should be very interesting. I’d like to be a fly on that wall.
I hope they don’t take any garbage, and hit him with the truth.
So catholic priests meet a Muslim. Sounds like a joke.
If only lightning really did strike those who told lies, cause the amount of BS and lies that will ooze from Barry’s lips at this meeting should cause massive bolts of lightning to be hurled in his direction....
There are some Catholic publications that are so far on the left due to their emphasis on “social justice” that it could turn out to be another Obama love fest. I hope we learn what publications are represented.
“Father Kearns just received the invitation to the meeting yesterday via e-mail.
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When Father Kearns asked the purpose of the round table, he was told, “It’s for the president to inform us, to listen to concerns, and to answer questions.”
Doesn’t everyone just jump up and down and think ‘wow’ when getting notified about tomorrow’s meeting in DC—especially when the e-mail arrives after hours?
Then again, tomorrow is Thursday, people will be leaving for long weekends, and the Honduran situation gets hotter tomorrow....So, do we think boots are already on the ground or don’t we?
LOl at the headline.
I pray they throw him some hardball questions.
Or will it all be pre-arranged, and he will only receive softball questions???????
Hasn’t Obama already done enough damage to the Church?
Not our boots, I hope, or at any rate, not our boots attacking Hondurans for opposing the will of The One. I’m seriously concerned about this, btw.
I am disgusted with some of our clergy, such as the ones at Notre Shame and the Bishops that didn't speak out against honoring such a pro murderer!
Of course, he could just be getting rid of punishments, not really human beings!
My apologies to the forum. I posted this on an incorrect thread.
Admin Mod, please remove my previous post.
Must go calm down.
The Catholics will be doing the listening.
obama doing lip exercises tonight to better talk out both sides of his mouth
What 8 agencies?
Catholic News Service (Socialist propaganda wing of the USCCB)?
National Catholic Reporter? (Socialist Heretical Publication)
Amerika Magazine?
Who else??
Zero is looking for a way to inform the Pope that American Catholicism is different branding.
Zero is attempting to find a synthesis among the dissidents, the orthodox, and CINOs.
There can be no synthesis, but he’ll try anyway.
Correction: Hasn’t Obama already done enough damage to the Country? (church inc’d)
Agreed.
Of course there’s the Catholic press and then there’s the “Catholic” Press.
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