[NYer]

Ping!

[Berlin_Freeper]

America is coming back!

[Alex Murphy]

Speaker of the House John Boehner has extended an open invitation to Pope Francis to address a joint meeting of Congress, praising the Pope’s advocacy for the vulnerable.

He has a previous engagement - he has tickets to attend Noah with Russell Crowe

[EagleUSA]

Set up a confession booth at the front door...two-thirds of the Congress needs it bad.

[firebrand]

Yoiks! Boehner’s going after the Catholic vote! Well, all in all, it probably can’t be bad. Just pray that His Holiness says the right things.

[wonkowasright]

That would be wonderful.

[drypowder]

first thing that comes to mind; what's in it for the bonehead? Answer; diversionary theatrics because he cares so much.

What will quell or satisfy America's anger over all of this political in our faces "F U" from those in DC?

[ebb tide]

If accepted, I’m not looking forward to the address.

I fear all we’ll hear about is socialism and amnesty for illegals. Nothing about the Social Reign of Christ the King.

If Pope Francis can’t even give a visible public blessing of a crowd for fear of offending non-believers, I wouldn’t be surprised if he rolls over and let’s Obama scratch his belly.

[Slyfox]

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat who is Catholic, joined the invitation.

Thinking the Pope will give her a "Get Out of Hell" card, eh?

[Vendome]

Seperation of church and state?

[lee martell]

I would like that ever so much. I don’t know if it will be allowed to happen though, due to all those newly proud angry atheists. If Boehner pulls this off, I may let him out of the penalty box. But he still needs to go later this year.

[onedoug]

I think the Papal address should begin with his redistributionist violation of the Tenth Commandment, which naturally leads to violations of the Ninth and which quickly breaks down the Eighth.

Then he can tell us all how happy he is to be here.

[Salvation]

This would be interesting if it happens.

Oh, that he could give them a tongue-lashing like Mother Teresa of Calcutta did to a state legislature. Was it in Kansas?

[markomalley]

I hope he turns Boehner down. The last place in the world where the Holy Father needs to be is Washington, DC.

After all, from where in the world have more abortions been financed? From where in the world has sodomy been more strongly pushed?

He can pronounce an anathema just as easily from the Vatican as from DC. And that’s the ONLY thing the Congress (and the Executive) (and the SCOTUS) needs to hear from him.

[Mastador1]

Wouldn’t it be awesome if he accepted and then called out all the baby killers and especially all the “so called” Catholics like Pelosi, etal.

[delchiante]

Coming to visit another Babylonian outpost.....