Posted on 07/02/2009 10:42:22 AM PDT by TaxachusettsMan
Earlier this morning, President Obama welcomed eight senior church journalists to the White House for an "unprecedented" listening session in advance of his first meeting with Pope Benedict next Friday.
According to early word, among the group were Jesuit Fr Drew Christiansen, editor of America; National Catholic Reporter ed-in-chief Joe Feuerherd, Legion of Christ Fr Owen Kearns, publisher of the National Catholic Register, and Catholic News Service's lead DC correspondent Pat Zapor, who runs the first post-meet brief, promising "more to come":
President Barack Obama told a morning round table with religion writers July 2 that he was profoundly influenced by the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago when he worked in community organizing there in a project partially funded by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
Obama said his encounters with the cardinal continue to influence his approach to social issues that are important to the church.
He also told reporters to expect a conscience clause protection for health care workers that will be no less protective than what existed previously.
pants on fire...
OMG, the POPE is going to meet with Obama! That’s the same thing as endorsing abortion!!!!!!
Even worse...infanticide!
Obambi must be on a roll. First Netanyahu endorses Obama’s positions by meeting with him and now the Pope. Crap.
No, it isn't. Jesus dined with sinners. Paul addressed constantly the Jews and Gentiles preaching the word of God. So maybe you just forgot to put your sarcasm tag on that remark (for those of us that are too dense to recognize sarcasm w/o one)?
:o)
Is there a script for what was said?
Any real hardball questions?
Or did Obama have it all pre-arranged that there were only softball questions asked?
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