Well this strikes PopeWatch as a very bad idea:
Go here to read the rest. The Pope is a head of State as well as the Church, but the idea of having the Pope address Congress leaves PopeWatch feeling queasy. Such a political forum, at its worst a den of thieves, does not seem a fit venue for the Vicar of Christ. However, Saint Paul did address the Athenian Areopagus to preach the Gospel, so perhaps the qualms of PopeWatch are misplaced. It certainly would be fun to see anti-Catholics of all persuasions go berserk as a result up and down this great land!
Apart from the absurdity of talking to a set of men and women who are incapable of handling ordinary affairs (and whom unfortunately we elect to represent us time after time), Pope Francis is utterly incapable of saying anything unchaotic and tangled to an already addled governing body. Better he try and clean up his act teaching us Catholics without ambiguity rather than speak Italian to a body that finds it hard to understand English.
Dear Pope Watch, i do believe, that for the first time in recorded history, anti Catholics are
Growing fond of the Roman Catholic Pope! When did we.ever see the Holy Father featured
In a kindly fashion on the cover of
Prestigious journal like ‘The Rolling Stones’? Sorry to throw cold water on the fun aspect.
I agree with Sydney. Congress and Pope would understand each other perfectly. Most of
Us would not comprehend, due mostly to the ambiguities
cast back and forth in the two tongue
Newspeak.
Trouble with your
I agree with Sydney. The idea of Pope Francis having anything clear, concise and thoroughly Catholic to say to members of Congress is just plain laughable.
Pope Francis addressing Congress in Washington DC and visiting Philadelphia….there are some rather terrible ideas.
Congress needs to be addressed by a lion tamer with a whip and a chair. As for visiting Philadelphia….dear God, no. The priest abuse scandal there was worse than in Boston. A priest was convicted and put in prison, later freed on appeal. The Philadelphia Archdiocese has been closing parishes and schools left and right and is likely to face countless lawsuits. The anti Catholic vitriol that would be stirred up there would be enormous.
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