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Francis in Bolivia greeted as a 'brother' with 'a message of hope and liberation'

Thursday, July 9th 2015 - 06:51 UTC
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Pope Francis greeted Bolivia with a message of inclusion, a central theme of his three-nation tour to his home continent, as he arrived in South America's poorest nation. Landing in La Paz early in the evening, thousands of faithful -- many of whom had spent a chilly night outdoors waiting for him -- welcomed the pope as choirs sang in the indigenous Aymara language. Read full article

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  • ChrisR

    So The Cow Pat gave the Popesicle a neck pouch?

    If they like things around their neck I think I would like to see these two “brothers” competing in a double hanging as to who could meet his 'God' first. The problem being of course it would be a void race, there is no 'God'.

    Both of them are parasites on society, only the scale is different and the Popesicle wins that one, 'praise be to God'.

    Jul 09th, 2015 - 11:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • lrios99

    To help the poor, The Pope must start teaching the freedom come from GOD not from Government, and their problem is the Government so large. They need to understand that there are slave because the ideological of Socialism and Communist.

    Jul 09th, 2015 - 12:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • CaptainSilver

    England all out for 450 this morning. This has more significence than the fake Pope addressing a million brainwashed impoverished people.

    Jul 09th, 2015 - 12:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Enrique Massot

    It is very significant that a Roman Catholic pope comes to Latin America with a message of inclusion and liberation.
    In the past, religious representatives preached resignation and promised rewards in the afterlife. The upper classes loved it because it had employees and domestic would working for peanuts, ensuring the continuation of regressive, exclusionary social conditions.
    The push-ahead of Pope Francisco coupled with progressive government leaders will ensure long overdue changes finally take place in Latin America.

    Jul 09th, 2015 - 04:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britworker

    I feel sorry for these muppets and their beliefs, they are so gullible its frightening.

    Jul 09th, 2015 - 06:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • golfcronie

    @4
    Have you ever seen GOD, fucking grow up.

    Jul 09th, 2015 - 06:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    Francis in Bolivia greeted as a 'brother'

    Why then don't this pope offer his Brother a cash free loan to help them out,

    pour billions of Vatican money in, and then Bolivia would not be the poorest in south America, would she, Brother !

    Jul 09th, 2015 - 07:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Skip

    While I have no religion and don't believe in the God espoused by any religion, I hardly think insulting people who do believe is very becoming Golfcronie.

    Castigate people like Enrique for posting Peronist propaganda is all well and good but being an unbelievably rude c*nt when he posts a thought provoking and logical post just puts you in the dumbass category.

    Jul 09th, 2015 - 11:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • golfcronie

    @8
    “ but being an unbelievable rude c*nt ” Is that not hypocritical? You have done exactly the same as my post @6

    Jul 10th, 2015 - 09:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    @ 8

    You are of course welcome to your view regarding religion but perhaps you need to revisit your statement in the light of previous posts of yours on different topics that were no different to golfcronie.

    I have been at the highest level of non-ordained people assisting the Church of England, in fact we ran the church for the Vicar. Then I woke up to the hypocrisy redolent in that church and especially the RCC which combined with my training in physics, etc. I dismissed 'God' and all the other claptrap for what it is: nonsense and playing on the weakness of their own congregation and 'believers'.

    The only thing 'thought provoking' as you claim it to be, is how fucking stupid and what a craven coward Kiki is.

    Jul 10th, 2015 - 11:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • golfcronie

    If there is a GOD why are there so many poor in the world? Surely GOD has an answer.

    Jul 10th, 2015 - 12:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ilsen

    Has anyone. ANYONE, who posts here, ever bother to read Barthomelo de las Casas or Bernal Diaz ?
    Enrique talks so meekly about “past religious representatives” in Latin America.
    The utter coward.

    Enrique, why do you not mention the Catholic Conquistador genocide of 20 million or more indigenous peoples that took place?

    “religious representatives” indeed!

    Jul 10th, 2015 - 12:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Mendoza Canadian

    Greeted with a message of hope and liberation...and a hammer and sickle crucifix...I told you they were all a bunch of commies.

    Jul 10th, 2015 - 01:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ilsen

    @13
    OMG!
    Did anyone else see that!

    Jesus Christ nailed to a hammer & sickle crucifix! !!!!!

    What twisted lunacy is this?

    What new madness lies ahead?

    Jul 10th, 2015 - 04:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    Calm down everyone, calm down,

    everyone knows god is an Englishman.

    so they say.sshhh

    Jul 10th, 2015 - 06:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Mendoza Canadian

    #4...Henry...“The push-ahead of Pope Francisco coupled with progressive government leaders will ensure long overdue changes finally take place in Latin America.” Progressive government leaders? Now that is an oxymoron. Progressive only in their belief that they are right and the only ones capable of making change. Why else do they want to stay in power forever? Other than the money they steal that is.

    Jul 10th, 2015 - 06:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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