Il Papa è atterrato!

[da man]

More politician than pope.

Pope has been a political position for, what, 1,000 years now?

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Pope says the death penalty must be abolished.

Pope Calls On Christians To Abolish Death Penalty

 

[SnarkShark]

Pope says the death penalty must be abolished.

Pope Calls On Christians To Abolish Death Penalty

He's consistently pro-life.

 

[Starman]

Our government, and a handful of others around the world, believes it has the right, under certain particular circumstances, to kill a large number of not the majority of the people in the world, for no specific individual reason.

If any government has the right to kill millions or billions of people for no specific reason, certainly it should have the right to kill one individual for the proven commission of heinous crimes or for continuing to present a threat against the populace.

 

[SnarkShark]

Our government, and a handful of others around the world, believes it has the right, under certain particular circumstances, to kill a large number of not the majority of the people in the world, for no specific individual reason.

If any government has the right to kill millions or billions of people for no specific reason, certainly it should have the right to kill one individual for the proven commission of heinous crimes or for continuing to present a threat against the populace.

Huh?

 

[Starman]

Any government which believes it has the moral justification to kill people in war, especially large numbers in nuclear war, must certainly feel it has the right to execute individuals.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

The Vatican ambassador to the US has reportedly been fired because the Pope wasn't happy about the Kim Davis meeting.

 

[User 4332]

Well isn't that something:

Pope Francis urges greater acceptance of homosexuals, non-traditional families - CNN.com

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Well isn't that something:

Pope Francis urges greater acceptance of homosexuals, non-traditional families - CNN.com

Very curious to see how this plays. On one hand, for the rest of the world, there has been no grading on a curve. Either full-throated backing of gay marriage or accusations and assumptions of bigotry and homophobia. This Pope may be the only one to change the rules.

 

[User 4332]

Very curious to see how this plays. On one hand, for the rest of the world, there has been no grading on a curve. Either full-throated backing of gay marriage or accusations and assumptions of bigotry and homophobia. This Pope may be the only one to change the rules.

I expect that the experience of the Anglican Communion will serve as a portend: Strong resistance from the conservative dioceses - particularly in Africa. Of course, there are two major differences. First is the hierarchical structure of the Catholic church. Second is that the pope hasn't gone as far as some member churches of the Anglican Communion.