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Pope Appears to Back Native Tribes in Dakota Pipeline Conflict
Reuters ^
| February 15, 2017
| Philip Pullella
Posted on 02/15/2017 4:22:26 PM PST by BlessedBeGod
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis appeared on Wednesday to back Native Americans seeking to halt part of the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying indigenous cultures have a right to defend "their ancestral relationship to the earth".
The Latin American pope, who has often strongly defended indigenous rights since his election in 2013, made his comments on protection of native lands to representative of tribes attending the Indigenous Peoples Forum in Rome.
While he did not name the pipeline, he used strong and clear language applicable to the conflict, saying development had to be reconciled with "the protection of the particular characteristics of indigenous peoples and their territories"...
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To: BlessedBeGod
Relationship with the earth? That sounds so New Age.
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02/15/2017 5:10:59 PM PST
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MNDude
(God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat)
To: BlessedBeGod
Pope Frankie is a horse’s ass
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02/15/2017 5:13:47 PM PST
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RightGeek
(FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
To: Alas Babylon!; WilliamIII; BlessedBeGod
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02/15/2017 5:21:46 PM PST
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Mrs. Don-o
("It's better to be slapped with the Truth than kissed with a Lie." - Russian Proverb)
To: impimp
It’s been reported by multiple sources, including FoxNews.
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02/15/2017 6:38:42 PM PST
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onedoug
To: BlessedBeGod
"Immigrants or illegal immigrants? Theres a distinction, you ignorant journalists."
Nothing wrong with that, but do they own or use any petroleum based products?
To: clearcarbon
CORRECTED POST:
"indigenous cultures have a right to defend "their ancestral relationship to the earth"."
Nothing wrong with that, but do they own or use any petroleum based products?
To: BlessedBeGod
The Pope is embarrassing Catholics around the world.
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02/16/2017 3:28:50 AM PST
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trebb
(Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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