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Francis leaves Philadelphia with “a heart full of gratitude and hope”
Pope Francis left Philadelphia and is headed back to Rome on Sunday night, bringing his historic trip to the U.S. and Cuba to a close. The pope's airport farewell included appearances from Vice President Joe Biden, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, as well as a performance by a high school band. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesThe principles that Pope Francisco has promoted during his visits to Cuba and the U.S. will have lasting ripple effects across the world.
Sep 28th, 2015 - 12:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0He has indeed marked a path that follows more closely the original principles of the Catholic Church.
That path may transform the institution in a force for change as opposed to past backward, socially conservative stances.
...umm... he's not really that important ... unless you believe in the Sky-Fairy too...
Sep 28th, 2015 - 01:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Reekie, he is only saying what the rest of the UK, USA, Oz, NZ, Canada and some European nations have thought and said for years and years. Please dont get carried away.
Sep 28th, 2015 - 02:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What is remarkable IS that it comes from an Argentinian!
Come on guys......we all can do better than these measley ass insults to those of faith. Put forth you best display of intelligence by come up with the best insult yet for those how believe.........I know the multi-screen named trolls can do it!!
Sep 28th, 2015 - 02:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@1 Reekie
Sep 28th, 2015 - 05:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“He has indeed marked a path that follows more closely the original principles of the Catholic Church.”
Indeed, the RC Church will carry-on being a successful commercial enterprise, re-inventing itself every time it needs a boost in its number of 'followers'.......but I doubt it will cause any “lasting ripple effects across the world”...
Captain, the arrogance of religious followers of any faith with the belief that they can lecture everyone on morals is what generates responses like ours. Especially when disgusting revelations emerge about their priests and officials. No-one realy needs religion to live a decent life.
Sep 28th, 2015 - 06:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0So 45% of the US population can now point the finger at the 50% who are RCC and ask WTF was the purpose of The Dope coming other than self promotion of the RCC and raising finances?
Sep 28th, 2015 - 06:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Did The Dope make sure any, just ONE paedophile, went to prison? NO? Why not?
Did The Dope reimburse the US RCC with U$D 1.9 Bn that it is costing just 12 dioceses to buy the victims off? NO AGAIN? Why not as the RCC is the wealthiest mumbo-jumbo organisation on the planet? I wonder how many more Dioceses are going to go tits up in the next five years?
So all mouth and no trousers, literally as he wears a dress!
Still, he can kid himself it was all for a good cause: the RCC no less.
Hypocrite In Chief suits him.
The 5% are atheists who admit to being atheists. Within the 45% it is estimated that the majority MAY be atheists or non-believers. Oh dear, never mind.
The RCC is bleeding followers year on year according to their own stats. Not really a surprise that, is it?
@7 You need to work on your nick names. 'Dope' means very good, excellent or 'cool' in modern parlance.
Sep 28th, 2015 - 06:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@8
Sep 28th, 2015 - 07:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“ modern parlance ” whos “ modern parlance ” is that then. Dope means “ fool ” in English.
What gets me with all these religious nutcases and not just the head nutcase the Pope. Is the fact that when they have children and the children get to a certain age the religious nutcases tell their offsprings that there is no such thing as fairies and fairy stories and then proceed to tell them the biggest fairy story the world has ever heard and then proceed to tell them they must believe it. No wonder the kids grow up confused.
Sep 28th, 2015 - 08:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 8 ElaineB
Sep 28th, 2015 - 09:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And you need to work on your reality if you consider many thousands of RC paedophiles a minority: clearly you do not have children.
@11 Oh, stop trying to pick a fight with me.
Sep 28th, 2015 - 09:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I have never defended child abusers, whether connected to a religion or otherwise - yes, they are not all members of the Catholic church.
We all get that you have a personal gripe with the Catholic church that you like to expose here frequently and in repeated graphic language. They are your demons to fight.
@9 Language is constantly evolving.
@ 12 ElaineB
Sep 29th, 2015 - 07:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oh dear, back to me, me, me then?
I am not trying to pick a fight with you, I really couldn't care less.
However I am intrigued by any parent who thinks that even a minority of paedophiles is acceptable. So what is the number, clearly 8,000 or less apparently.
So now I have demons! You are really something else, that's for sure.
If you think that ridiculous definition is 'modern parlance' you are REALLY on the wrong side of the tracks! Just who are you mixing with, rappers? Bit down bank to the US government even though they have plenty of 'dopes', thankfully NOT in the modern parlance. LOL.
”He said he was leaving the U.S. with “a heart full of gratitude and hope.”
Sep 29th, 2015 - 08:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Of course-he wasn't bothered by CFK in the USA (unless YET another CFK/pope meeting has taken place)?
One idiot curmudgeon down....a few more to go.
Sep 30th, 2015 - 02:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0Controversially the Pope met with Kim Davis and praised her.
Oct 02nd, 2015 - 01:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0@16 Hippy
Oct 02nd, 2015 - 02:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0So ? what's your point ?
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