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Francis underlined Baroness Thatcher’s commitment to promoting freedom among the family of nations

Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 07:12 UTC
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Pope Francis was saddened to learn of the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and appreciative of the Christian values that underpinned her commitment to service and promotion of freedom. Read full article

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  • brucey-babe

    Oh dear, this will upset CFK.

    Apr 09th, 2013 - 09:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Usurping Pirate

    That's why he said it ........

    Apr 09th, 2013 - 09:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Anbar

    Oh my.

    And here on MercoPress we see so many “Argentines” damning her to the pits of hell, and, yet, the Pope sees it otherwise.

    Somebody remind me: what nationality is this Pope?

    Apr 09th, 2013 - 10:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Boovis

    No normal human mocks or supports the death of anyone, from gandhi to hitler, what does that achieve? It's pathetic and childish. Even when CFK dies, I won't gloat. Irrelevent of her behaviour, someone lives her and someone will mourn her passing, same for Thatcher.

    Apr 09th, 2013 - 10:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Rob the argentine

    The Pope speaks and act according his international position. Worldwide most people is mourning Baroness Tatcher and remember her as one of the great champions of freedom and liberty, also here in Argentina.

    Apr 09th, 2013 - 12:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    @5 So who are the toads getting on here and vilifying her? And who do they represent?

    Apr 09th, 2013 - 01:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Rob the argentine

    @6 those are a few “brain washed” fanatics and fools. Remember we are told that ”Malvinas son Argentinas (don't matter what)” and some argies are not clever enough to investigate for the real history. If you see there are only 50 argies posting here. If the argentine government makes a poll be sure over 50% don't care about Falkland, we have real problems to care about!

    Apr 09th, 2013 - 01:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pirate Love

    “He recalls with appreciation the Christian values which underpinned her commitment to public service and to the promotion of freedom“

    There it is again that word ”FREEDOM”, Argentina what could The Argentine Pope mean....

    SELF-DETERMINATION......A little clue

    Apr 09th, 2013 - 02:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Gordo1

    Thank you, Holy Father, for your recognition of the contributions made by Baroness Thatcher viz “ You recall with appreciation the Christian values which underpinned her commitment to public service and to the promotion of freedom among the family of nations.”

    Apr 09th, 2013 - 02:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    The Argentine pope speaks,

    And Argentina and CFK will applaud his words,

    Unless you wish to upset the pope and be excommunicated...

    Apr 09th, 2013 - 06:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Raul

    Miguel song Piero Cantilo and truly portraying the criminal and genocidal Margaret Thatcher

    LADY VIOLENCE AND CHILDREN

    Lady violence firecrackers clouds
    Words flamethrower and criminal reason
    Architect built a fire of fear
    Machete arrogant and pit scar.
    Lady of the blows and curses
    With hands gillette gun and sex

    Lady violence where will the children of thy womb
    Muscles resistant leather
    Punishing enemies screaming and kicking
    Someone who loves me, killing living.

    Lady violence rages
    Revolution and war, national pretext
    For many people release their anxieties,
    Your sleeping body and animal instinct.

    Energetic lady wild fields
    Patron of the jungles and brutal work
    Lady of the men who grow up in the footprint
    Deformed lady, crazy in the city.

    Where are the children of your womb
    With effervescent lead flakes
    Mistreating animals and felled pine
    Destroying forests, breaking the valleys,
    Withering grass ranging treading.

    Apr 09th, 2013 - 10:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GFace

    @11 any question as to whether or not Raul is an apologist for his “Genocidal” Junta as been put to rest. He's in the tank for them and deeply resents Thatcher for showing him, Galtieri and his fellow countrymen up by ridding them of their problem (not that the Argentine people were planning to get rid of the Junta having voted them back in) and finishing a war that their Junta started and they cynically supported so long a they could pretend that they were winning (sorry Axel, no one believes that the Argentines who opposed the junta can really be expected to have believed that they were welcomed in to the Islands with little “rancour”)

    Apr 09th, 2013 - 11:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • expbrit

    @11 Just listened to the song. It makes about as much sense in Spanish as your English translation - which is to say it makes no sense at all.

    “Deformed lady, crazy in the city” ... I reckon he was having a Mate induced hallucination and had a vision of the future because that line describes Kretina perfectly.

    Apr 10th, 2013 - 02:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • John Troll the 3rd

    @4

    Oh but you will. Because you are British, and your word has the value of a hangnail.

    Just 48 hours ago, all of your Brits swore it was fine and “honorable” to talk shit about a dead person.

    You are the slimiest society in the history of the galaxy.

    Apr 10th, 2013 - 04:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • expbrit

    @14 “Just 48 hours ago, all of your Brits swore it was fine and “honorable” to talk shit about a dead person”.

    ALL Brits??? Not even close!! Millions of people achieved an enhanced lifestyle because of her - except the coal miners of course - but even Arthur Scargill has managed to keep his gob shut so far, so why can't you?

    Apr 10th, 2013 - 05:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • reality check

    @14
    Ahhh! And all because we stand up to you!

    Galaxy now is it? What the whole world not big enough for you any more? No doubt be the universe next.

    Apr 10th, 2013 - 07:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Frank

    The pope will be in the shit with KFC..... he has also told the RG courts to remain impartial.... not quite what the mad bitch was wanting from him.

    Meanwhile... back in Brixton...http://www.cityam.com/article/anti-thatcher-protesters-trash-argentinian-film-festival-display?

    Apr 10th, 2013 - 01:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    the british goverment stated today,
    CFK will not be invited,

    now what will she do,
    1, cry
    2, demand to go,
    3, complain to the UN
    4, stand in a small empty room and scream anti british retoric,
    5, next..lol

    Apr 11th, 2013 - 05:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Usurping Pirate

    Raul , this is a well known topical march that has been “ Google translated ” like your appalling song above .
    A free choripan if you can name it :

    After his cloak of mist,
    not be forgotten.
    cries the roaring wind and the sea.

    Neither of those horizons
    our shows are starting,
    because its target is in the mountains
    and stained in blue sea.

    For absent up
    under foreign flag
    no dearer land;
    of the country in the extension!

    Who speaks here of forgetting,
    resignation, forgiveness? ...
    No dearer land,
    of the country in the.

    Break the mantle of mist,
    like the sun, our ideal:
    in domain and immortal ”!

    And before the sun of our emblem,
    pure, clear and triumphant,
    shine, oh country, your headband
    Southern Pearl loss.

    To honor our emblem
    for national pride
    shine, oh country, your headband
    Southern Pearl loss.

    Apr 13th, 2013 - 06:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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