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The Latest: Pope Speaks of Importance of Poverty to Church
New York Times ^ | SEPT. 20, 2015

Posted on 09/20/2015 4:59:36 PM PDT by TroutStalker

HAVANA — The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to Cuba and the United States. All times local:

6:30 p.m.

Pope Francis has spoken off-the-cuff at length for the first time during his trip to Cuba, breaking from prepared remarks to deliver a sermon that focuses extensively on the importance of poverty to the Roman Catholic Church.

He also warns of the dangers of falling prey to the temptations of wealth.

In Francis's word: "Our dear mother church is poor. God wants it poor, as he wanted our Holy Mother Mary to be poor."

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


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Room for two families at the Vatican.


1 posted on 09/20/2015 4:59:36 PM PDT by TroutStalker
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Don’t take poverty away from poor folks.
Good lord man, it’s all they got!
-———Brother Dave Gardener


2 posted on 09/20/2015 5:01:17 PM PDT by sparklite2 (Voting is acting white.)
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The Pope should make Havana his home. Retire bro’. This is Mecca.


3 posted on 09/20/2015 5:02:55 PM PDT by WyCoKsRepublican
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If he is being translated ‘out of context’ I certainly don’t see it. Check his meds someone.


4 posted on 09/20/2015 5:03:14 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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At first I really wanted to like this Pope but the talking mule is smarter than this Francis. Hee Haw!


5 posted on 09/20/2015 5:07:23 PM PDT by Gasshog (DemoKKKrats: Leaders of the Free Stuff World)
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What?

He wants us all to be poor?

Great.......

How about he lead by example?


6 posted on 09/20/2015 5:07:30 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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I don’t know about poverty exactly but not giving a $h*t about anything sure helps.


7 posted on 09/20/2015 5:08:05 PM PDT by Bogie
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>>In Francis’s word: “Our dear mother church is poor. God wants it poor, as he wanted our Holy Mother Mary to be poor.”

I guess that’s Popespeak for “don’t ask me for money”. I know churches in north Florida that send a missionary down there 4 times a year with four suitcases (the max permitted) full of things like faucets for sinks and toothpaste. The people take that stuff like it’s gold.

That’s the reality of communism Pope Karl!


8 posted on 09/20/2015 5:10:35 PM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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Don’t take poverty away from poor folks. Good lord man, it’s all they got!
-———Brother Dave Gardener

Brother Dave: Poverty is relative, isn't it?
Our poorest of the poor are MUCH better off than the middle class of most third world sewers countries.

Being poor in Calcutta, well, all of India, Africa, Central/South America, Mexico, Asia -- thank you, no.
If I HAD to be poor and I could CHOOSE the country, I would choose here, Canada or Europe. High off the hog...

9 posted on 09/20/2015 5:10:53 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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Well, since Castro has reduced the formerly prosperous Cuba to poverty - as Chavez reduced the food producing Venezuela to being a food importer - I guess Pope Marxist I might want to take another look at this.


10 posted on 09/20/2015 5:11:31 PM PDT by livius
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I don’t know about poverty exactly but not giving a $h*t about anything sure helps.

True enough. :o)

11 posted on 09/20/2015 5:11:51 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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Been poor, been comfortable. Comfortable affords you the opportunity to be charitable to the poor and generate some jobs so others can be comfortable. Vows of poverty help no one.


12 posted on 09/20/2015 5:15:18 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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fta... “Our dear mother church is poor.
**************************
He really expects people to believe that crock?! The Vatican’s holdings of art and other treasures is probably worth billions of dollars.


13 posted on 09/20/2015 5:18:51 PM PDT by octex
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Lead by example Pope and downsize your Airbus A320 to a less expensive jet.


14 posted on 09/20/2015 5:19:07 PM PDT by vbmoneyspender
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How about he lead by example?

He's too busy jetsetting around countries talking about the climate change and capitalism. I hope his steak/lobster isn't overcooked.

15 posted on 09/20/2015 5:23:58 PM PDT by BipolarBob ( I see a bad moon rising. I hear the voice of rage and ruin.)
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Exactly! It hardly looked poor to me. Even the little Catholic Church where I grew up was the nicest building in town. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not bashing Catholicism. But it is a rich church overall.


16 posted on 09/20/2015 5:24:24 PM PDT by JimSEA
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How about loving God and using money as a tool.

Proverbs 10:4 Idle hands bring poverty; diligent hands bring wealth.


17 posted on 09/20/2015 5:24:45 PM PDT by tflabo (Psalm 1)
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“... importance of poverty to the Roman Catholic Church. “

Really hard to believe when they are worth trillions!


18 posted on 09/20/2015 5:26:03 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Jeb Bush for President ... of Meh-e-co ... he talks their language and he walks the socialist walk!)
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LOL! I love Brother Dave. I have all of his records.
19 posted on 09/20/2015 5:28:35 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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I want to see him go to Havana Hertz and rent a ‘52 Chevy.


20 posted on 09/20/2015 5:31:21 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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