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EDITOR'S NOTE: The opinions expressed in the following conversation are those of the book's author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of LifeSiteNews. September 1, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Journalist Maike Hickson conducted an interview with author George Neumayr on his new book, The Political Pope. Neumayr offers insights into communist influences on Pope Francis.  Maike Hickson: Throughout your book, you make references to Pope Francis' relationship with communism or with certain communists in particular. Could you describe for us in general his attitude toward communism? George Neumayr: He tends to speak of communism in benign terms. He told the Italian press that he wasn't "offended"...

San Antonio police department pilot Eddie Ramirez is used to talking shop with fellow aircraft enthusiasts. He's just never met one who could potentially be the next pope. Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga is visiting from Honduras. Being an avid pilot he wanted to stop at Stinson Airfield to see the police department's blue eagle. “The cardinal sat in chopper for the first time and he did a real quick blessing. Now I’m really blessed,” Ramirez said. Ramirez is counting those blessings. Especially after the blue eagle he was in last year had engine failure and crashed into an H-E-B...