Pope Francis puts up Syrian refugee family

[Turborama]

Source: AFP

Pope Francis is putting up a Syrian refugee family from Damascus in a Vatican apartment, aides revealed Friday.

The Christian family is the first of two that the Catholic leader has promised to find space for as part of a broader Church effort to help shape Europe's response to an ongoing migration crisis partly caused by the conflict in Syria.

The family arrived in Italy on September 6, the day the pope called on every Catholic parish across Europe to find space for at least one family of refugees.

The family being housed in the Vatican is to remain anonymous until Italian authorities have ruled on their asylum request.

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[eissa]

1. This guy walks the walk

Happy for that family.

[YabaDabaNoDinoNo]

2. Yup he gets respect for that I don't agree with him on many issues but he does walk the walk and

That is good enough for me

I respect anyone who talks the talk and walks the walk

One does not have to agree with all those who do but one should show respect to those that do

If democrats had more in the ranks who talk the talk and walk the walk we would be sitting in high cotton as a nation

[roguevalley]

6. its like bernie said. We don't agree on everything so let's find out where we do agree

this pope is a good man

[Comrade Grumpy]

3. Let him be an example for Europe's leaders.

[Brainstormy]

4. That's rich, she says facetiously

How can the Vatican possibly afford it?

[maxsolomon]

5. Shelter a 1000 families and then I'll be impressed, RCC

And not just Christians.

[Turborama]

10. What have you done to help the refugees that will impress?

You're not impressed by this or someone buying an island as a refuge, what's your big plan of action?

[maxsolomon]

11. Am I the fucking Pope?

Do I have billions in the bank, untold centuries of treasures, property around the world, and a global organization that goes back 2000 years? His "big plan of action" is to have the laity take on the burden. Whoop de doo, the RCC has more capacity than that.

My "big plan" is to let them immigrate to America and settle them in Crawford TX and Jackson Hole WY, on the street across from the 2 war criminals who sowed the wind.

[jamzrockz]

12. Yea

when you think about it, the family would probably be put to work very quickly to earn their keep. It may not even cost the Vatican any money in the end.

These people would have prefereed to stay back in their countries and live in peace instead being made to beg for a new home and resources to rebuild. I think if this Pope gave a shit about any of the refugees, he would be making stops at Saudi Arabia, Qatars, Jordan, Turkey and beg them to stop their support for the Islamic state. But I guess he is too big to beg.

Just 2 families? what a fail.

[TwilightGardener]

8. This is nice.

[Gloria]

9. Whoopie....open up the Vatican bank a bit

and put up a few thousands..

This pope is just a publicity guy...actually, not much changes with the RCC