Pope Francis Has Antonin "Opus Dei" Scalia's Undies in a Bunch

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BuzzFlash at Truthout has written dozens and dozens of columns on the mis-wired circuitry of Antonin Scalia's brain and his bizarre legal pronouncements over the year. In a Supreme Court review of the right of Troy Davis (who was subsequently executed) to receive a new trial due to potentially exonerating evidence, Scalia wrote an opinion that there was nothing in the US Constitution that prevented an innocent man from being put to death by the state. Now, there's little one can do when confronted with such diabolical thinking than pray that Zeus might return and teach a lesson or two to such a destructive mortal.

So now there is a new Pope in town. Pope Francis, if he continues on his present course of pronouncements, is going to make life increasingly uncomfortable for the self-appointed Pope of the Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia.

A Pope who expresses scorn toward capitalism run amuck! Scalia's undies are certainly in a bunch.

Poor Antonin, there is only room for one Pope, and that one -- the one in Rome -- is embued with the doctrine of Papal Infallibility: "In Roman Catholic theology, the doctrine that the pope, acting as supreme teacher and under certain conditions, cannot err when he teaches in matters of faith or morals."

There is no doubt that the jury is still out on how much, if any, Pope Francis will change the institutional anachronisms and injustices of Catholicism as a male hierarchy that generally supports entrenched power. But he is certainly providing a lot of lip service leading in that direction, and clearly has taken a position that finds capitalism critically deficient -- specifically targeting the "trickle-down" theory that has been disseminated, institutionalized and become the dominant economic force in the United States for more than four decades.

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1. I wish someone would flat out ask him......

How he rectifies using his religion as his reasoning behind being pro-life and thinking that's o.k., but then ignoring his religion when it comes to the death penalty.

I'd like to ask that of all right wing Catholics but since he's the most famous one and unfortunately the one with the most actual power in his hands.....

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2. Pope Francis is definitely calling out Scalia and the rest of those money grubbing frauds:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/18/pope-francis-trashes-the-prosperity-gospel-pompous-christians-are-ugly-pagans/

to DonViejo

Ryan, Gingrich, Boehner, Paul and Gingrich cannot help but know he's calling them out. The Romney and Koch lovers will not be able to call themselves Christians anymore to decieve the flock. Which is mainly the poor and those suffering whom they have sought to harm. Those frauds have a lot fo answer for.

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3. May the Pope shoot a bushel of rockets up Anton's ass on a weekly, if not daily, basis