Posted on 02/10/2016 5:33:02 PM PST by SkyPilot
Pontiff's show of solidarity during visit to Mexico
Pope Francis, who has spent the past several months pressing nations, including America, to embrace those fleeing the unrest in the Middle East, Africa and Asia with open arms - and open borders - is now taking that stance to a new political level and planning a solidarity stand with migrants along the U.S.-Mexico boundary.
Market Watch reported Francis is due to arrive in Mexico on Friday for a six-day visit. And as part of that visit, he is planning to stand on the U.S. border, in Ciudad Juarez, and deliver a mass.
The town is located just 90 yards from U.S. land.
About 200,000 are expected to turn out for the mass on the Mexico side, and another 50,000 from Rio Grande in Texas, the Wall Street Journal reported.
"This is one community, despite the fence," said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, during a press conference reported by Market Watch. "I think it will be moving to see this single community even though it is located on two sides of the border."
Immigration has been a top issue during this presidential campaign season, with both Donald Trump and Sen. Ted vowing to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump in particular has sounded the alarm on illegals in the United States, promising to deport the 11 million who are breaking the law with their presence. And he's also come down hard on the refugee situation, calling for a blanket halt to immigration of all individuals coming from Muslim dominated nations in order to allow U.S. authorities time to catch up...
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Not gay, not crazy, not a socialist
Okee Dokee, just so long as you all stay on the Mexico side, you can stand there until Gabriel blows his horn.
How many illegals does Vatican city allow to squat on the property?
With apologies to our Catholic FReeprs, but this guy really pushes my buttons.
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t remember a more anti-U. S. Pope.
John Paul II is my Pope.
So you’ll be at the border too?
This pope is an asshole.
Does a bear pope in the woods? Is the Poop Catholic?
Benedict is your Pope? Really?
Fine, just as long as y’all stay there.
Threaten his family
Man, Boner crying. I sure don’t miss that. A grown man.. Sheesh!
That’s what I was thinking. Jail him, too...oh wait Obama has ordered the guards to stand down. (more rat voters to assure rats stay in power)
He was probably drunk. He also thought if he could repeat the phrase “His Holiness” to the press 100 times that day, then he had a ticket to heaven. I am being tongue in cheek but I have heard nonsense like that. I once met a man who told me that while attending a Catholic College, he went to daily mass every day for 365 consecutive days, and by doing so he guaranteed his place in heaven. Well, at least he thought he had an answer. I flat out asked a priest once how someone could be assured they were going to heaven and not hell. He looked at me blankly, stammered for a long while, and then muttered, “Well, that is a Great Mystery,”
It is impossible for anyone to be certain he will go to Heaven because no one can be certain he will not commit a mortal sin shortly before death.
BTW: Although Bergoglio will be the last person on earth to notice this, Catholics do not care an longer about his rantings and antics. They are just waiting patiently for the next Conclave. (Though not without trepidation.)
Still pissed off about having to give up Rome and the Papal States. Ship his legate home and recall our ambassador. Oh, wait. Sorry. For a moment I forgot that it really matters who Americans elect to represent their interests in the Federal City.
Likely. He didn't have to do anything wrong, only be able to be made to appear that way.
Thanks. It was a spontanious post.
I think I’ll leave it as it is.
:-)
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