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In reply to the discussion: Pope Francis wants 'poor Church for the poor' [View all]Smilo
(2,056 posts)families - keep on pushing out those babies because that is the Catholic/Christian thing to do. There is no beauty in being poor - a la Mother Theresa - she who garnered millions in donations but nary a cent was given to the poor - who were treated abysmally - as she pushed her anti-abortion/no population control message. Her Homes for the Dying were overcrowded and primitive, patients sharing beds. But hey lack of medicines and used (until beyond blunt) needles, etc. were okay because according to Mother Teresa it is "the most beautiful gift for a person that he can participate in the sufferings of Christ". People saw her as a "saint" - this woman was far removed from that. Poor should never be equated with beauty the way she did.
So Pope Francis are you going to follow the teachings of Jesus and not politics and treat people far better than has been done in the past, and what about letting anyone marry who they want to marry and while you are at it let people use contraception. Abortion - we can let that wait awhile, but in the meantime you could lessen the rhetoric.