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Pope Francis’ new clothes: Why his progressive image is white smoke and mirrors
Salon ^ | 6/22/14 | Anna March

Posted on 06/26/2014 5:58:26 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

Don't buy his populist rhetoric. The new pope is every bit the sexist homophobe as his predecessors...

While the pope transmits a populist vibe—particularly about the economy— he is an old-school conservative who, despite his great PR, maintains nearly all of the socialpolicies of his predecessors and keeps up a hardline Vatican “cabinet.”

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To: ebb tide

I don’t know. If so, he might want to use it for — um -— personal hygiene.


41 posted on 06/26/2014 10:40:41 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("The Holy Catholic Church: the more Holy she is, the more Catholic she is.")
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To: Servant of the Cross
So very true. Late last year I was reading a book in which the author stated that we needed the spirituality of both Benedict and Francis. I nodded in agreement then realized before turning the page that this was an older book.

It made me appreciate the meaning behind the name choices of the last 2 popes and ties in exactly to what you just posted. But talk about an eerie feeling..

42 posted on 06/26/2014 11:11:51 AM PDT by Patriotic1 (Dic mihi solum facta, domina - Just the facts, ma'am)
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To: Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi

Very good. Thank you for teaching me a new word.


43 posted on 06/26/2014 11:19:21 AM PDT by Bigg Red (31 May 2014: Obamugabe officially declares the USA a vanquished subject of the Global Caliphate.)
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To: Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi

Staurophobe. Thank you, I learned a valuable new word.<p

If I may ask, would you tell me what “Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi” means?


44 posted on 06/26/2014 12:31:50 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("The Holy Catholic Church: the more Holy she is, the more Catholic she is.")
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To: Servant of the Cross

Ac excellent insight.


45 posted on 06/26/2014 12:33:14 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("The Holy Catholic Church: the more Holy she is, the more Catholic she is.")
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To: Mrs. Don-o

There seem to be some hints in here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Keltiad


46 posted on 06/26/2014 1:22:18 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Servant of the Cross
It was only a matter of time. The liberals were the ones who completely misrepresented Pope Francis (Time magazine man of the year) with the full intent of making him into what they wanted him to be and hoping against hope that either he or others in the Curia would assist them in that process.

So does this mean that I'll no longer see posts saying that the MSM has taken Francis out of context, misquoted, etc?

47 posted on 06/26/2014 3:58:46 PM PDT by piusv
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To: Servant of the Cross

And people don’t understand this. Good post.


48 posted on 06/26/2014 6:17:07 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Wow. This Anna March just got that the Pope is CATHOLIC, not Episcopalian.

She’s smart that one.

~Theo


49 posted on 06/27/2014 11:37:41 AM PDT by Teófilo (Visit Vivificat! - http://www.vivificat.org - A Catholic Blog of News, Commentary and Opinion)
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