***** Pope Francis Address to Joint Meeting of Congress - LIVE Blog *****

[L. Coyote]

http://www.c-span.org/video/?328063-1/pope-francis-address-joint-meeting-congress

Airing LIVE Thursday, Sep 24 10:00am EDT on C-SPAN

Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff in history to deliver an address to a joint meeting of Congress.

Watch heads explode live!

[L. Coyote]

1. White House website - Pope Francis is in Washington - Top Videos

https://www.whitehouse.gov/campaign/pope-visit

Watch some of the top videos of the Pope's visit so far.

Follow Along with the Pope's Trip

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2. The President Welcomes the Pope to the White House

Published on Sep 23, 2015

President Obama delivers remarks welcoming His Holiness Pope Francis to the White House during the Pope's first visit to the United States.

[monmouth4]

3. Thanks for this, watching now. No BriWi with the constant talking....n/t

[ChisolmTrailDem]

4. Notice how some congress critters that rarely bother to show up on Capitol Hill these days are

damn sure there this morning?

Yes, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, I'm looking at you.

[L. Coyote]

5. Alright, good close-up shot of Bernie Sanders.

At least C-SPAN realizes he is up to something.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

6. So, looks like 5 Justices didn't show up? nt

[Siwsan]

36. I heard that Scalia, Thomas and Alito wouldn't be attending

Who else is missing?

[Baitball Blogger]

92. Scalia didn't attend!

Now we know he's a Catholic poser.

[randys1]

101. Pope loves poor people, Scalia HATES them, so no surprise there.

[L. Coyote]

7. The Supreme Court, the President's Cabinet.

Good close-ups of John Kerry. Notice how Boehner is hogging the podium even though Biden is in the House.

[monmouth4]

8. And a special handshake to John Kerry. Gets no better than that....n/t

[L. Coyote]

11. Yes, the Sec. of Stateand a Catholic too.

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9. "Mr. Speaker, the Pope of the Holy See"

Rock star applause!

[ChisolmTrailDem]

10. Nice reception. nt

[onehandle]

12. Waiting for the 'You Lie!' moment from one of these assholes. nt

[restorefreedom]

27. so far it looks good

but with some morons, you never know....

[L. Coyote]

13. Standing ovation after first sentence. "...land of the free and home of the brave."

[monmouth4]

15. I couldn't understand him too well and wondered what that sentence was. Thanks...n/t

[L. Coyote]

14. "...the common good, the chief aim of all politics."

Wow, he hasn't been in Washington very long!

[ChisolmTrailDem]

16. To the greatest page. nt

[Drunken Irishman]

17. Dorothy Day gets a shout out as a great American.

She truly was. Look her up!

Though that won't help with the 'Pope Francis is a Communist' talk.

[mentalsolstice]

65. I often tell people I'm a Dorothy Day/Oscar Romero type of Catholic.

"The Long Loneliness" is one of my favorite books. He also mentioned Thomas Merton.

[treestar]

18. He's using English

Looks like mostly reading, but English is not a comfortable language for him.

[jberryhill]

22. How can he read the Bible if he doesn't speak English?

[treestar]

24. lol!

At least he knows he has to speak American when he's in America!

[L. Coyote]

108. He reads Latin and doesn't need a British bible.

[jberryhill]

115. I understand that he is a Latin American

But he should read the Bible in the original English.

[L. Coyote]

116. After all, Jesus spoke in English, as did Julius Ceasar and Cleopatra. Just watch the movies, right?

You forgot the sarcasm drip.

[jberryhill]

117. Well none of them were Latin American either

So they wouldn't speak Latin.

[L. Coyote]

119. He should have spoken in Spanish, at least the parts about immigration.

Oh wait, he probably doesn't know Spanish because he's a Latin American.

[dembotoz]

19. Boehner looks worried

[meow2u3]

30. Boehner's trying to hold back anger

He's pissed off that His Holiness is stressing the common good.

Doesn't Pope Francis know he's supposed to support the rich over the poor?

[yellowcanine]

111. Boehner always looks worried. It is his natural state of being.

He has a lot to be worried about.

[jberryhill]

20. Why does he want to combat violins?

[treestar]

26. Emily!!!!

[jberryhill]

29. I can't figure out why the head of Paypal is addresssing Congress anyway

But I'd like to know whether he thinks the buyer protection program is working.

[roody]

54. Duzy!

[OriginalGeek]

28. obviously

they are a danger to America's natural race horses.

[jberryhill]

32. Now he wants to build a swan of common goo

I think I'm going to have to read the transcript.

[Kelvin Mace]

113. Sax AND Violins

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21. Boehner is crying already.

[restorefreedom]

31. on this one moment

i am going to cut him a break. he is a lifelong catholic and this is the third pope in 20 years he has tried to get to do this. plus he tends to be a weeper. so he gets a one day pass from me no swipes. good for today only.

[lostnfound]

100. One day pass here too

This is good to see.

[L. Coyote]

107. And tomorrow he'll be back at defunding Planned Parenthood. Well, maybe a one hour pass

would have been a better idea. He's blown his nose already and is back at it.

[restorefreedom]

110. lol. i should have made it "a.m. only." nt

[gateley]

40. I've been crying for 3 days straight -- I am so moved by this man.

And I'm sober and a SERIOUSLY lapsed Catholic (more or less atheist, actually).

[monmouth4]

46. Haha, welcome to my pew...n/t

[gateley]

50. ...

[onehandle]

23. Just called out religious extremist ideology. nt

[L. Coyote]

33. Fundamentalism in every form. I guess that includes Republicans.

[meow2u3]

34. I'm sure the "Christian Right's" heads are exploding

Especially the RW so-called Catholics who think Jesus died and left them in charge instead of the Pope.

[bananas]

25. Time Warner Cable has a special Papal Visit Channel streaming live

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016132799

[kelliekat44]

35. Dorothy Day

http://www.biography.com/people/dorothy-day-9268575

Bio

[starroute]

96. Also this -- she was both a Catholic and an anarchist

http://anachro-anarcho.blogspot.com/2013/06/dorothy-day-pissing-off-church-by.html

[meow2u3]

37. His Holiness just called out the anti-immigration bigots

He said we were once foreigners and most of us are descendents of immigrants.

https://twitter.com/FrEdwardBeck/status/647054578215710720

[randys1]

102. Good, now he needs to evolve on Gay rights. I will give the guy credit where due, and

I will not rest until he grows up on the Gay issue and Women's rights.

If any Pope could grow up or evolve on these two issues, it is him.

[L. Coyote]

38. We the People of these continents are not fearful of foreigners ...

[jberryhill]

39. Huckabee upset that he's not addressing rampant suppression of Christianity in this country

The man is immune to irony.

[L. Coyote]

109. Actually, he's giving the Christian genocide of the Americas a huge pass, with

that we cannot judge the past by present standards. When exactly did they add "Thou shalt not kill" to the Ten Commandments, after the Little Big Horn? Yes we can judge the past by today's standards because we have the same standards now for thousands of years. And the Pope was the one who divided the world between the Christian kings and got a 20% cut on all the plunder.

[meow2u3]

41. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

Amen!!!

[jberryhill]

42. The Golden Rule "Do unto others.." APPLAUSE

Well, they got the first part nailed down.

Not sure why "It is snot what we want from our children". Don't we get enough of that?

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43. "Let us remember the golden rule. Do onto others as you would have them do onto you."

Standing ovation. "If we want security, let us give security."

"The yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time uses for us"

[Skidmore]

44. And he just lost me.

A woman's body is her own.

[Siwsan]

51. I think that was expected.

I agree with what you have written, but I think that this is the first Pope, in my lifetime, who has been so vocal on the part of the poor and disenfranchised so I can't dismiss him.

[gateley]

60. This man embodies and imparts the teachings the genesis of most faiths --

Love one another, judge not, do unto others...

He, the Dali Lama, Desmond Tutu, I'm sure there are others, give off that same vibe, but Francis's reach and message seems to be reaching so many more.

Unfortunately, the centuries of doctrine color some of his beliefs, but he gets the important stuff.

[Siwsan]

63. Absolutely my view, too

I have immense respect for this Pope.

[LynneSin]

93. As a woman I have to agree. I give this guy a pass on his pro-life stance...

because unlike those anti-choice assholes he is speaking to, the Pope is truly Pro-life. I know this Pope also cares what happens to the fetus after it is born because he wants us to do better with helping the poor. I know this Pope is against war and against the Death Penalty. So I'm fine with his stance on choice.

I know I won't agree with good people on all the issues. But when someone is working this hard for helping those who are poor and against war - not going to stand in their way.

[Siwsan]

95. He is a man who walks the walk, not just talks the talk

In a way he reminds me of the first Pope John Paul and how I imagine his papacy would have evolved. I have the utmost respect for Pope Francis.

[Kelvin Mace]

114. I would be willing to give him some slack on this point

IF he emphasizes to these clowns that capital punishment is WRONG and that the criminal's life is just as sacred as the fetus. Short of that, he gets no pass from me.

UPDATE: And he appears to have done that, so I now officially give him a pass on the issue. (I know he will be relieved).

Seriously, I am very happy to hear him denounce the death penalty.

[LynneSin]

118. This is all new territory for Catholics

this guy is going to revolutionize the faith or die of some mysterious circumstances. Should be interesting.

[Kelvin Mace]

120. I am an ex-Catholic

now atheist who is very cynical about the church. I would like to be wrong for once.

I am anxious for the Pontif's safety while he is in our heavily-armed country.

[Renew Deal]

45. Just called for the "abolition of the death penalty"

[randome]

47. Holy crap! This is not your father's Pope!!

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[no_hypocrisy]

97. Yup

[restorefreedom]

48. workers and social justice

this should be good

how about a living wage mr speaker?

[bklyncowgirl]

49. Calls for preservation of life at all stages then calls for abolition of death penalty.

Loud applause for preservation of life. For abolition of death penalty not so much,

[meow2u3]

55. Abolition of the death penalty IS pro-life

So is lifting people out of poverty, abolition of unjust income inequality, care for creation--and that includes protecting the environment so everybody can enjoy the fruits of the Earth, and justice to the wage earner.

Who's calling whom cafeteria Catholics, RWNJs?

[bklyncowgirl]

64. The seguay from a general "preservation of life theme" to "abolish the death penalty" was so quick

was so quick I could almost think that his holiness was messing with their heads.

[onpatrol98]

56. He was consistent...

They weren't...

[meow2u3]

52. "...raise people out of extreme poverty"

Are you listening, Boehner?

[restorefreedom]

53. ending the cycle of poverty

where the hell is the applause?

environment...yeah!

[L. Coyote]

57. the creation and distribution of wealth ... modern, inclusive and sustainable economics

business can be a fruitful source of prosperity ... creation of jobs an essential part of its service to the common good

[meow2u3]

61. Take that, greedheads!

[Fred Sanders]

58. I see a boatload of excellent clips to use in campagin ads whenever a GOPers starts talking shit

about the poor, the economy, science and the environment.

This is a gift that will keep on giving.

Watching all the glum fascist faces as they take blow after blow contrary to their insane religious based political and social policies, such as they are, makes me happy.

[L. Coyote]

66. The Rs are squiriming big time. They know this moment is going to impact American politics

for a long time ahead. This is a pivotal Pope in Catholic politics, reclaiming the Catholics ensnared by American propaganda. Hate is evil, and too many good people have been led down that evil path of hating and fearing others instead of behaving like Christians.

[restorefreedom]

76. he is pretty much slamming it

kind of like the teacher that scold you but does it in a really nice way

[restorefreedom]

112. that is a great idea

although my brief visit to "another site" a couple of minutes ago was quite appalling if not surprising. if i didnt want to see their traffic increase i would recommend people seeing for themselves.

we think the infighting at du has gotten bad? we aint seen nothing yet. the vile and putrid filth directed at the dem nom and progressives will be the worst imo we have ever seen in this country.

but i think the ads will definitely help to point out the bigoted hypocrites that they are..

[dembotoz]

59. suck on that climate deniers

[restorefreedom]

62. tweet from david corn

David Corn
David Corn – Verified account ‏@DavidCornDC

This Pope far more fixated on social justice & envt'al protection than abortion/gay rights/dogma. Sorry, conservatives. #PopeOnTheHill
7:40 AM - 24 Sep 2015
19 RETWEETS14 FAVORITES

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72. Tags to follow: #PopeinDC #PopeinUSA #PopeontheHill #PopeFrancis

"Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society?”

[restorefreedom]

75. yup. nt

[dorkzilla]

67. I’m wondering how many in attendance today have ANY IDEA what il Papa is saying

They hate foreigners so much they probably haven’t heard anyone speak with an accent without subtitles...they’re only applauding when the others do.

[restorefreedom]

68. i checked out that other site

communist is the kindest thing they said about him.

i wont repeat anything else.

[L. Coyote]

77. "A nation can be considered great when it defends liberty"

when it strives for social justice. ... a land which has inspired so many people to dream. God bless America."

[restorefreedom]

81. hard to argue with that

but the wingnuts will try.....

[bklyncowgirl]

69. Stop the arms trade.

[meow2u3]

70. He just called out the arms trade

The arms trade is all about money--money from the blood of innocent people (I know it's not his exact words, but did I get the gist?).

[restorefreedom]

74. from david corn

David Corn
David Corn – Verified account ‏@DavidCornDC

Pope calls for stopping the global arms trade. Congress applauds. US is a top exporter of arms. #PopeOnTheHill
7:49 AM - 24 Sep 2015
19 RETWEETS23 FAVORITES

[Renew Deal]

71. Who was the guy crying?

[dorkzilla]

78. I actually saw a lot of tears there...

mostly from guilt complexes.

[Renew Deal]

79. Probably

They flashed a guy up and I couldn't remember who he was.

[dorkzilla]

82. I saw that - I have no idea who he is either though I know the face, I couldn’t place it. nt

[countingbluecars]

104. There was a shot of Marco Rubio

who appeared to be crying.

[kelliekat44]

73. Thomas Merton

http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2015/01/26/7-ways-thomas-merton-changed-the-world/35955

[dembotoz]

99. thanks i had no idea at all who he was talking about

[onehandle]

80. And of course as soon as the Pope is out the door...

...the Republican House passes a bill to lower taxes for the 1%.

Figures.

[restorefreedom]

84. sadly, so many quips

have roots in truth.

i have no doubt the wingnuts will try and tear his message apart while they pass that tax cut and bang the war drums.

[randys1]

103. And slashes benefits to the homeless and hungry. Fucking American Taliban teaparty

are fucking terrorists.

[restorefreedom]

86. text of it here

http://time.com/4048176/pope-francis-us-visit-congress-transcript/

[restorefreedom]

89. it was good

i might watch again with the text. it will help since his english is sometimes hard for me to understand

[Duval]

105. Thanks for the link. eom

[obnoxiousdrunk]

85. Thanks for the thread.

Is it over ?

[restorefreedom]

87. yup.

text link


http://time.com/4048176/pope-francis-us-visit-congress-transcript/

[L. Coyote]

106. No doubt this will be available for replay on C-SPAN soon.

It's not over until Boehner blows his nose and dries his tears.

[onehandle]

90. Big crowd outside. A preview of what it will be like here in Philly this weekend.

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[restorefreedom]

91. i love that he is praying in spanish

must be driving the wing nuts beserk

[Siwsan]

94. I very much loved his all inclusive request

for prayers and good wishes. He gets that the best way to build a strong bridge is to NOT keep pushing people off of it.

[restorefreedom]

98. yes, addressing non believers

. very nice