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Pope Francis grieves, prays for atheist revolutionary Castro
Reuters ^ | November 26, 2016 | Staff

Posted on 11/26/2016 6:07:30 AM PST by C19fan

Pope Francis said the death of Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was "sad news" and that he was grieving and praying for his repose. Francis expressed his condolences in a Spanish-language message to Fidel's brother, President Raul Castro on Saturday. The pope, who met Fidel Castro when he visited Cuba last year, said he had received the "sad news" and added: "I express to you my sentiments of grief."

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TOPICS: Cuba; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: castro; castrodead; castroobit; communist; francis; popefrancis
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To: C19fan

One of the Pope’s heroes is dead.


21 posted on 11/26/2016 6:22:00 AM PST by onedoug
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To: C19fan

Satan in a Shepherd’s clothing. Time for another age of Enlightenment.

Christians should never worship a building, artifacts or poseurs.

Worship God and his only begotten son, Christ.


22 posted on 11/26/2016 6:25:21 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers.)
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To: C19fan

First it was the pedophile priests, now it’s a commie Pope.


23 posted on 11/26/2016 6:26:04 AM PST by batterycommander (Surrounded? Stay clammed and call for artillery. USNA 65)
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To: C19fan

“I express to you my sentiments of grief.”

Why would he have sentiments of grief? Castro was a blight and a plague on his nation for 50 years, and his legacy will continue for the foreseeable future.


24 posted on 11/26/2016 6:33:45 AM PST by odawg
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To: broken_arrow1

Jesuits Paraguay reductions

Enter those terms in your search engine.


25 posted on 11/26/2016 6:39:25 AM PST by polymuser (There's a big basket of deportables.)
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To: C19fan

CASTRO: OFFICIAL CAUSE OF DEATH.....TRUMPBERCULOSIS


26 posted on 11/26/2016 6:40:03 AM PST by TomasUSMC (FIGHT LIKE WW2, WIN LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.)
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To: bert

The pope is a Jesuit. Jesuits are hip-joined to communism, for centuries.


27 posted on 11/26/2016 6:41:11 AM PST by polymuser (There's a big basket of deportables.)
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To: C19fan

I really do hate to say this, but if we can get the Pope to go the way of Chavez & Castro, all might be good again! As a Catholic, it hurts me to think this way about the Pope, but there is something terribly amiss with this one!


28 posted on 11/26/2016 6:41:43 AM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: polymuser

conversely, the Jesuits are the Pope’s SS


29 posted on 11/26/2016 6:43:36 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Does America still have lots of safe closets?)
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To: C19fan

This Pope is Satan’s tool and is personally responsible for misleading hundreds of millions to hell.

By their fruits ye shall know them.


30 posted on 11/26/2016 6:45:07 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Farmer Dean

The Catholic Church has endured worse (Borgia popes, anti-popes, Spanish Inquisition, Protestant Reformation, etc.).

The Catholic Church will outlast this guy and be stronger.


31 posted on 11/26/2016 6:46:11 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: odawg

Castro was the darling of the Santeria priests:

“Voodoo/Santeria:The African Gods of Cuba and Fidel Castro”

http://www.africaresource.com/rasta/sesostris-the-great-the-egyptian-hercules/voodoothe-african-gods-of-cuba/

He persecuted Christians and executed many of them; but Santeria was tolerated.

Maybe the head of the Christian church ought to have a few words for the martyrs who were shot by Fidel(”Faithful”), with the shout “Viva Cristo Rey!” as their last words?


32 posted on 11/26/2016 6:49:42 AM PST by CondorFlight (I)
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To: C19fan

Romney Unleashes Attack With Gingrich Sole Target

By JEFF ZELENY and JIM RUTENBERGJAN. 23, 2012

The two men even tussled over what would happen to Fidel Castro’s soul upon his death. Asked how he would handle a potential influx of Cubans to American shores, a critical issue to the large Cuban population here in Florida, Mr. Romney said, “You thank heavens that Fidel Castro has returned to his maker.”

But when Mr. Gingrich was posed the same question, he replied, “I don’t think that Fidel’s going to meet his maker — I think he’s going to go to the other place.” He added that he would make “every asset available, including appropriate covert operations,” to ensure the end of the Castro dictatorship in Cuba.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/us/politics/romney-unleashes-attack-with-gingrich-sole-target.html


33 posted on 11/26/2016 6:50:31 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: C19fan

This “Pope” is either too stupid for words or he, himself, is evil. Castro nearly killed us all.


34 posted on 11/26/2016 6:52:25 AM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: crazycat

I had an aunt who married a diplomat and was stationed in Moscow at the time of the death of Stalin. Attendance to the funeral was of course mandatory for diplomats. I asked her how it went and she said it was horrendous.


35 posted on 11/26/2016 6:56:32 AM PST by xp38
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To: Bushbacker1

Bring back the NAZI Pope Pius XII.


36 posted on 11/26/2016 6:59:59 AM PST by batterycommander (Surrounded? Stay clammed and call for artillery. USNA 65)
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To: NTHockey

Regarding Pope Che(Francis), the Catholic Church is slowly going out of existence. It lost lots of young people with all of those same sex priests assaulting young boys. Then, to build up their numbers in the USA they welcomed the illegal Catholics from the south of the border nations. They have just about disappeared in Western Europe. They are a form of government who care more about their own existence than they do about the teachings of Jesus Christ. They will embrace Islam if they think it will keep their money flow intact.


37 posted on 11/26/2016 7:03:26 AM PST by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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To: batterycommander
Bring back the NAZI Pope Pius XII.

I was a young child when Pius was the Pope. Didn't/don't know much about him. If you're gonna bring back a Pope, Pope Paul VI would be my choice!

This spoken as a relative of Pope John XXIII.

38 posted on 11/26/2016 7:05:33 AM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: C19fan
THIS JUST IN: FIDEL CASTRO IS STILL DEAD!!

He will be mourned by every delicate little "snowflake" at places like Emory. Grady Hospital Burn Unit is standing by to treat the dozens of anticipated student self immolations.

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39 posted on 11/26/2016 7:05:53 AM PST by Dick Bachert (THE 4TH STATE HERE HAS BECOME A 5TH COLUMN. TREASON TRIALS COMING?)
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To: Bushbacker1
it hurts me to think this way about the Pope, but there is something terribly amiss with this one

Yeah, like how'd this freak get in there, and what did they do with the real Pope?

40 posted on 11/26/2016 7:06:47 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (The fear of stark justice sends hot urine down their thighs)
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