If the Bishops don't welcome Obama, but the Pope does ...


	If the Bishops don't welcome Obama, but the Pope does ...

masbury

7-2-2009 5:19 PM

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abortion, obama, pope

masbury says:

After some bishops derided Notre Dame for hosting Obama, the Pope invites him to the Vatican. What's the Pope teaching here?

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7-3-2009 4:09 AM

darkeforce

The Catholics are so busy sticking their noses in and declaring who's bad, that they aren't paying any attention to their own bad behaviour. As ludicrous the idea of there being a singular leader for any faith, I applaud the pope giving those hypocrite bishops a slap in the face.

7-10-2009 12:25 AM

Kreuzberg-Jakob

Obama will be glad, not to be faced with the whole carnival troops.

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