Free Republic has lost its collective shit over Pope Francis.

[Drunken Irishman]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3096231/posts

[MADem]

1. How marvellous! I think the POTUS needs to go visit Europe and swing by the Vatican,

so he can get a nice hug and a kiss from Frank, there...that'll make their heads pop like a pimple!

[Democracyinkind]

2. A good thing for them that they don't remember progressive catholicism as it existed mid-century...

They'd be devastated...

[ancianita]

6. Progressive Catholicism is what the Kennedys were about.

[lostincalifornia]

3. so now that the repukes have thrown out Women, gays, minorities, and now Catholics, wonder how that

will go for them in the next election

[Elwood P Dowd]

4. You forgot the poor, the elderly, the unemployed, the homeless, the teachers, the union members,

the disabled, and the scientists. About all that's left for them are the upper middle class to rich white male republicans.

[KG]

5. plenty enough people in all those catagories vote repub to keep in them in power.

[lostincalifornia]

20. you are right

[jmowreader]

11. This is why 2010 was so critical to them

Republicanism sells in really small towns where the "real Americans" live. Redistricting allows you to dilute the influence of Democrats.

[DetlefK]

7. "Pressure needs to put on the Vatican to reign this Pope in..."

Did you know that the Vatican supports islamic terrorists, wants to acquire nuclear weapons AND has large oil-fields that should be liberated?

[Victor_c3]

12. +1 n/t

[Laelth]

8. They think religion is their home turf.

Somehow they forgot that Pauline Christianity is quite liberal on economic issues like the ones upon which Francis seems intent to focus.

-Laelth

[WinkyDink]

16. No need to cite Paul when it was Jesus with the Sermon on the Mount.

[davidpdx]

9. I can only hope they continue to lose it

and find the nearest cliff. It would be a great service to society if they jumped.

[bearssoapbox]

10. I listened to OxyRush for about 15 minutes or so.

When he was going on about that. There were times I thought (hoping?) he was going to choke.

It's really funny when he tries to sound sincere and/or intelligent.

Sounds like he's back on the Teabilly heroin.

My Catholic relatives listen to OxyRush 24/7 and they have been very quiet about this. Haven't answered any of my queries.

Very odd for them.

I love it.

[Victor_c3]

13. I'm going to have to take some of those terms from you

I love the term "teabilly heroin" and "OxyRush".

[bearssoapbox]

14. Be my guest.

Some have said that we should show respect or restraint.

Phhhht!

They brought it on themselves.

[sendero]

15. If it lost it's shit..

... there would be nothing left. So color me skeptical

[stevenleser]

17. The economics of Christianity are pretty clear from the gospels.

It's about time the Vatican acknowledged that.

[treestar]

18. can there be more fail summed up in one post?

t’s amazing to me that as soon as the Pope talks money, Rush Limbaugh sits up and takes notice. The Pope can have whatever opinion he wants on the economy. He isn’t an economist and doesn’t set economic policies or enact economic laws. He is wrong on this, but what can he do about it? Obama surely isn’t going to listen to the Pope. He got rid of the Vatican embassy in Washington. The socialist leaders in this world do not usually have much reverence for the Pope.

[SidDithers]

19. He's got them fooled too...nt

Sid