I really want to hear a GOPer say "Religion needs to stay out of politics," so secularists everywhere can say, "I KNOW, RIGHT?!?!"
— NonProphetess (@nonprophetess) September 24, 2015
I like the parts of the Pope’s speech that agree with my longstanding policy views. The other parts weren’t as good. Weird coincidence.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 24, 2015
If Pope won't give your hard RW social agenda vocal support, there's an easy solution: Lie your ass off & say he did.
http://t.co/WuJ73y16hL
— Billmon (@billmon1) September 24, 2015
From the Bloomberg Politics article:
… “Pope Francis has been a powerful voice for life at a time when life is profoundly threatened in America,” Cruz said. “Pope Francis has been a powerful voice for marriage at a time when five unelected judges are seeking to tear down marriage laws across this country. And Pope Francis has been a powerful voice for religious liberty at a time when the Obama administration is waging a relentless war against religious liberty.”…
The Texas senator, an outspoken critic of illegal immigration, sounded less moved by Pope Francis’ impassioned call to be compassionate toward people who “travel north in search of a better life,” a reference to the recent wave of undocumented immigrants to the U.S., many of whom have fled violence in Central America.
“When we speak of welcoming immigrants, I believe that should refer to legal immigrants,” said Cruz, who noted that he’s the “son of an immigrant who came from Cuba legally.” He added that “we should celebrate legal immigrants” and “show compassion to people across the globe.”
In his long section on immigration, Pope Francis, a son of Italian immigrants to Argentina, said, “We the people of this continent are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us were once foreigners. I say this to you as the son of immigrants, knowing that so many of you are also descended from immigrants.”…
Waiting for the inevitable outrage that the Pope challenged congress to actually do something resembling a job.
— Bob Schooley (@Rschooley) September 24, 2015
1960: "JFK might take orders from the Pope!"
2004: "Kerry won't take orders from the Pope!"
2015: "Obama might take orders from the Pope!"
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) September 23, 2015
OOPS: Pope Francis didn’t mention Jesus Christ even a single time in his speech before Congress. http://t.co/QLSQKVcXgX
— The Federalist (@FDRLST) September 24, 2015
"By the way I still believe in God," said the Pope, noted God person.
"Do you mean Ronald Reagan?" said the federalist, identifying himself.
— Big Sexy Jeb! Lund (@Mobute) September 24, 2015
im still laughing at mike huckabee trying to complain to a jesuit pope on twitter about obama
— there all is aching (@andymoney69) September 24, 2015
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Programming note: The ‘below the fold’ cheat-code commentor Robert Waldmann and Betty Cracker kindly shared isn’t working on this fershluginer machine, at least as far as I can tell. Sorry about that!
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