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From Reuters:
The Vatican said on Wednesday it had denied a request from Mike Pompeo for an audience with Pope Francis, and accused the Secretary of State of trying to drag the Catholic Church into the U.S. presidential election by denouncing its relations with China.
hlthe2b
(102,357 posts)mobeau69
(11,156 posts)grumpyduck
(6,255 posts)That's from Yandex Translate - probably close enough.
I can imagine the Pope chanting it and having Pompeo cross himself.
sandensea
(21,664 posts)Or as they'd say in his native Argentina: Andá a cagar!
"Go take a shit!"
These two need it:
"Look, Donald - it says here mallow tea is good for that."
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)Pompousman is a raging catholic so I hope it really is a whack on the weenie for him.
LisaM
(27,830 posts)I'm glad the Pope is calling this out. Maybe he can shame them into ending their fixation with abortion and focus more on helping the poor.
He's not perfect, but I do like this Pope (and I share a birthday with him!)
no_hypocrisy
(46,182 posts)begged "pretty please".
I'm happy.
Grins
(7,228 posts)Some say...
bottomofthehill
(8,346 posts)His third Wife in good catholic tradition, his then mistress as he was cheating on his second wife while impeaching Bill Clinton over a Blow Job. She was in the Chorus at the National Shrine (Big Catholic Church in DC) and on the House Payroll while working for a gay Member of Congress.
LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)still_one
(92,382 posts)their political involvement to their congregations and on social media
KS Toronado
(17,316 posts)Fla Dem
(23,741 posts)have taken all over one issue, abortion. Texas priest said if you voted Democrat youre not Catholic. His bishop supported him. Happened in CT too. Ive stopped going to church.
mdbl
(4,973 posts)and I thought a church involved in or advocating political positions were supposed to lose thier non-profit status and supposed to be paying taxes? Have we learned nothing from other countries run by religious nuts?
crickets
(25,983 posts)Klaralven
(7,510 posts)There must be some Cardinal in the Vatican's organization of equal rank with Pompeo.
sarge43
(28,945 posts)MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)The Pope can tell when he's being used as a political prop, and he declined the dubious honor. Makes you wonder why our sage pundits of the political class can't see it.
TexasTowelie
(112,406 posts)process. Of course it can be difficult when he gets pinned down without an escape route.
pandr32
(11,611 posts)Treat Trump's 'appointees' as the illegitimate sycophants they are.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)We know he's looking forward to evicting the Gingrich clan very soon.
KY...........
McKim
(2,412 posts)Bless Pope Francis. You can imagine what he thinks of Newt and Callisto, with their sterling moral records! Good job Pope Francis!!!!!! A slap to all three and richly deserved.
peggysue2
(10,839 posts)He doesn't mess around with fools.
Traildogbob
(8,795 posts)Will denounce Auntie Amy as a Catholic and a Supreme Court Judge with any sense of Justice.
PubliusEnigma
(1,583 posts)The door is closed.
You sail with the Trumptanic.
world wide wally
(21,754 posts)LymphocyteLover
(5,654 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,382 posts)Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)...it's vaulting over the lowest fucking bars he can find.
He's not our friend. He's not our ally.