Posted on 01/12/2018 6:13:51 PM PST by marshmallow
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump is “channeling Archie Bunker without the charm,” says Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami in response to Trump’s alleged comments that African nations are “sh*thole countries.”
Trump’s remarks are said to have come during a Thursday meeting with lawmakers regarding DACA and immigration reform.
Bunker is the popular 1970s sitcom character from the television show “All in the Family,” which often used bigoted remarks and salty language as a source of humor for the show.
In an interview with Crux, Wenski said the president’s remarks were “disappointing” and likely came in an effort to assuage his critics after holding a bipartisan meeting on Tuesday where he signaled a willingness to sign comprehensive immigration reform into law.
Following that meeting, the U.S. bishops issued a statement saying they were “encouraged” by its outcome and hoped the president would work “expeditiously” with lawmakers on the matter.
Wenski said that he actually believes there is a silver lining in the president’s actions on ending DACA and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in that it will finally force Congress into action.
“By rescinding DACA and ending TPS, he’s basically thrown the ball back into Congress, which is where the solution has always lied,” said Wenski.
“Both DACA and TPS were temporary solutions forcing people into limbo,” Wenski told Crux. “If Congress acts - and acts in a right way - the DACA people and TPS people will end up in a better position.”
(Excerpt) Read more at cruxnow.com ...
Thank God I am Lutheran and don’t have to listen to you devil worshiping catholics.
Try filling the pews bishop and btw bring some “refugees” into your residence; I’m sure you have plenty of room.
Your Excellency, is it to much to ask for you and your fellow leaders of the Church (I'm talking to you, Red Frank) to focus on PROVIDING SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP TO YOUR FLOCK instead of trying to force "social justice" here on earth? You know, maybe doing the job you selected as your life's work, rather than promoting Karl Marx's ideas, which are as anti-Christian / pro Satan as any ideas in mankind's history?
I bet he thought commie Bama was doing the Lord’s word when he doubled our debt and stifled our economy.
I guess he thought obama was charming..so, it was okay?
Why is that comment racist or bigoted? Crass, yes. Racist?
And this moron is Poop Francis without the Holy See. I’m glad I’m an ex-Catholic...
I’m just as interesyed in this ahole’s oppinion as I am in his dumb a$$ pope’s!!!
Archbishop Thomas Wenski is a Catholic with out the wisdom of God.
Do they teach bishops to make asinine comparisons when spewing political hate?
Probably speaking excatheter
I remember when I used to go to movies all the time when I was younger. I saw lots of movies that featured some “evil redneck” character. Usually a cop, a judge, or a mean sports coach. I’ve come to realize that the actors who portrayed these characters were always Left wingers in real life.
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