tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post8660017370091289022..comments2024-03-28T20:30:10.681-04:00Comments on southern orders: POPE FRANCIS TO ITALIAN POLITICIANS: THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING A SINNER AND BEING CORRUPT (AND THIS HOMILY ON THE SAME DAY AS PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA VISITS HIS HOLINESS)Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-6975423036803366422014-03-27T17:51:51.692-04:002014-03-27T17:51:51.692-04:00Diplomacy with a rat is not an honest act. I’m n...Diplomacy with a rat is not an honest act. I’m not sure why our popes feel compelled to meet with “gentlemen” like Clinton and Obama, not to mention any number of foreign leaders and make joint public appearances with them displaying friendliness and camaraderie. If you don’t have the courage to tell the truth about a person’s beliefs then don’t give scumbag politicians the opportunity for valuable photo ops. The only thing that meetings like this accomplish is to confirm in the minds of the tepid Catholic population that the pope must like Obama so I can continue to vote for baby butchers and sodomite supporters. The homily you mention may have some link to the basketball player’s visit, but it’s not a very sharp connection. I heard Obama’s remarks after the meeting and of course it dealt with their mutual concern for the poor. That is exactly the kind of thing I was afraid would happen and I think that Obama probably is close to the truth in his description of their conversation. The pope should spend some time discussing the causes of poverty rather than trying to figure out the best ways to slice up what he believes to be a finite pie. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com