Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumAbout that note from Pope Francis...it was addressed to the Conference as a whole...
CROSS-POSTED TO GD-P. PLEASE REC UP HERE:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511744398#top
The note explained that Pope Francis HAD intended to stop by the Conference, but that he was prevented from doing so at the last minute "because he had to get to bed to rest up for his trip to Greece tomorrow."
That's what was announced on MSNBC just now.
They also said that he was obliged to send the note, NOT because of the presence of the Bern, but because some notable and close Latin American friends of Pope Francis are there.
IOW, if the Bern hadn't barged his way in there, Pope Francis would've gone over to see his Spanish-speaking bros.
In diplomatic terminology, it is OBVIOUS that Pope Francis purposely stayed away to avoid the impropriety of the appearance of papal interference in US politics.
SunSeeker
(53,157 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Joy Behar: "You're meeting with the Pope?"
Bernie Sanders: "Yup".
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)In record time I might add!
Thanks!
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)IamMab
(1,359 posts)Heckuva job, Bernie.
MBS
(9,688 posts)-Margaret Archer- was so obviously teed off.
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)and organize his socks!
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)dlwickham
(3,316 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,467 posts)report. http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/15/bernie-sanders-at-vatican-city-calls-for-a-more-moral-economy/?_r=0 The note was actually sent to and read aloud by Msgr Sorondo.
I sincerely believe that your take is correct. Pope Francis would likely have stopped by to see the South Americans at least. But after the Kim Davis affair last fall, he very likely wanted to avoid any appearance of impropriety, especially one so flagrant, in another instance of being used to further the ends of a US politician.
So Bernie & co hopped back on their plane to fly back to the US shortly after getting this news. Hope that they stop by Vermont to dig out those pesky taxes.
mcar
(43,194 posts)Halo's getting a bit rusty, isn't it?
LisaM
(28,299 posts)The whole thing is absolutely ridiculous.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)Now even the Pope doesn't like him. Is there anyone left???
UtahLib
(3,179 posts)he will have had time to devise his own spin by the time he arrives home. He's becoming so proficient at twisting the words of others that he should open a pretzel factory.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)Hekate
(93,581 posts)I think Il Papa wants to stay well away from our mishigas.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)I can't believe that shmendrik tried to dupe the Pope. The bleeding Pope. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF HILLARY HAD TRIED SUCH A DIRTY TRICK?
OMG! Her political epitaph would be on the front pages as we speak.
Hekate
(93,581 posts)COLGATE4
(14,791 posts)Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)Actually, he's a perfect candidate for both epithets. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
COLGATE4
(14,791 posts)Princess Turandot
(4,814 posts)knows how frail the man is! Yep...it makes perfect sense....
A new entry in the boorish sub-category of 'The Ugly American'.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)That said, he DID find a time and place to meet with attendee Morales, the Bolivian statesman, the night before.
Francis DOES have his priorities, after all!
Yes, Sanders re-defines the concept of "The Ugly American", as the gate crasher at the Vatican, trying to exploit the papacy for political gain.
Fla Dem
(25,199 posts)Pope Francis handled it admirably.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)MBS
(9,688 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)during the debate. LOL!!