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nolawarlock

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5. Interesting you should mention the Vatican and flames
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 02:02 AM
Apr 2016

They burned Giordano Bruno in 1600 in the Campo de' Fiori of Rome for preaching science, among other things. They burned countless so-called heretics, brought about the crusades that slaughtered untold numbers of innocent people. They have done much good, to be sure, but they are not an organization without blemish so I do not know that I would be putting them on so lofty a pedestal nor do I want to see them manipulating our elections.

The Pope was only a factor in Bernie's mind. Skid Rogue Apr 2016 #1
Hmmm, Pope Francis is enormous. The question was whether Hortensis Apr 2016 #22
Maybe he should have gone a little easier on Israel. n/t nolawarlock Apr 2016 #2
Both. nt Skid Rogue Apr 2016 #3
Bernie's the only presidential candidate... GoldenThunder Apr 2016 #4
Interesting you should mention the Vatican and flames nolawarlock Apr 2016 #5
If Clinton had an audience with the Pope how would you react? That Guy 888 Apr 2016 #31
On the contrary ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #32
I'm no longer a member of the Catholic Church , but the current Pope is the best one I've seen That Guy 888 Apr 2016 #35
Perhaps ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #37
There are a lot of reasons I'm not a Catholic and that article hits a lot of them. That Guy 888 Apr 2016 #38
Well there is that. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #39
Yeah, Hillary won the Catholic Vote in New York! Cha Apr 2016 #6
Yay! nolawarlock Apr 2016 #7
Well, there's this! Cha Apr 2016 #8
'magine that! nolawarlock Apr 2016 #23
Strongly. And the Protestant vote. But Bernie carried the vote pnwmom Apr 2016 #14
And, she won the Jewish vote.. Cha Apr 2016 #18
Does that mean the frustrated_lefty Apr 2016 #9
Lol! nolawarlock Apr 2016 #10
He went there to speak on an issue important to him. Punkingal Apr 2016 #11
This is untrue. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #12
You are pitiful, like I said. Punkingal Apr 2016 #15
Lol! nolawarlock Apr 2016 #17
He spoke on income inequality at the Vatican, which is an issue he speaks on EVERY DAY. Punkingal Apr 2016 #19
This rage is unhealthy. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #26
What rage is that? Punkingal Apr 2016 #27
Damn nolawarlock Apr 2016 #21
I didn't call you a name. I offered you sympathy for your sad state. Punkingal Apr 2016 #24
Ah. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #28
He was speaking at a conference celebrating a 25 year old encyclical about how capitalism pnwmom Apr 2016 #16
The Pope said if anyone thought the handshake was political pnwmom Apr 2016 #13
That doesn't mean squat ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #29
Mind you, nolawarlock Apr 2016 #30
The pope is ok, but he's no George Clooney. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #20
LOL. pnwmom Apr 2016 #25
It backfired! NurseJackie Apr 2016 #33
Appears some of the posters here prefer David Brock to Pope Francis. That says a lot. Impedimentus Apr 2016 #34
Apples and Dinosaurs nolawarlock Apr 2016 #36
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