Arizona congressman to boycott pope's address over climate change stance

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Arizona congressman to boycott pope's address over climate change stance

Mahita Gajanan in New York
Friday 18 September 2015 20.43 BST

An Arizona congressman is boycotting Pope Francis’s address to Congress because of the pontiff’s stance on climate change.

While in the US, Pope Francis will speak before the United Nations and Congress and is expected to touch on his encyclical on the environment, by calling for phasing out fossil fuels as a way to combat global warming. But Arizona congressman Paul Gosar wrote in a Town Hall op-ed that he was boycotting Pope Francis’s address to Congress on 24 September.

Gosar expressed concern that the pope’s climate change talk has “adopted all of the socialist talking points, wrapped false science and ideology into ‘climate justice’ and is being presented to guilt people into leftist policies.

“If the Pope wants to devote his life to fighting climate change then he can do so in his personal time. But to promote questionable science as Catholic dogma is ridiculous,” Gosar wrote.

Gosar called himself a “proud Catholic” and wrote that the “earth’s climate has been changing since God created it, with or without man”.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/18/arizona-congressman-paul-gosar-boycott-pope-address-climate-change

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[Renew Deal]

1. How can he be a "proud catholic" if he isn't willing to face the pope.

[tanyev]

2. I'm sure it will come as no surprise to anyone here that he was a big fan of Bibi's visit.

Rep. Gosar Applauds Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Address to Congress

Mar 3, 2015 Issues: Foreign Affairs and Israel, Israel and the Middle East


WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress to voice his concerns with the ongoing negotiations with Iran and their attempts to obtain nuclear production capabilities:

“This morning I was pleased to welcome one of America’s closest friends and ally, Prime Minister Netanyahu. I strongly share in his urgency and belief that the world cannot allow for a nuclear Iran, that the U.S. must enact strict sanctions to hold the corrupt Iranian regime accountable and that Congress must have the final say on any negotiations that are made with Iran.

“While it is easy to be overwhelmed by the darkness that exists in the world today, it is more important than ever to remember and return to the fundamentals that made America great: Faith in God, faith in each other and faith in our allies. Sometimes it is just that simple. That is why I proudly stand with the people of Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu in our joint effort to secure a more stable and peaceful world.”

http://gosar.house.gov/press-release/rep-gosar-applauds-israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu%E2%80%99s-address-congress

[MisterP]

3. Catholic creationists?

[hatrack]

4. Blah blah BLAHBLAHblah blah blah BLAH blah blah blah BLAH BLAH BLAH

Fuck this buffoon.