Belloc, you're on your own with this Pope.

**FromMyColdDeadHand** · 07-13-15, 19:00

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...07-13-10-01-45

Let's just assume that AP has this right.

The crucifix was a replica of one designed by a Jesuit priest, the Rev. Luis Espinal, who was tortured and killed by Bolivian paramilitary squads in 1980. Francis prayed at the site of Espinal's assassination upon his arrival in Bolivia.... Espinal was well-known among his fellow Jesuits as a proponent of the Marxist strain of liberation theology.

Sound like the only problem is they didn't burn him at the stake.

During a news conference en route home to Rome on Sunday, Francis said he interpreted Morales' gift through the prism of Espinal's Marxist bent and viewed it as protest art.

I heard Moses was thinking of taking a similar stance on the Golden Calf- you know, people were hungry and Moses had been gone awhile and people started protesting. Moses decided to go a different way with it.

Galileo and JPII are up in heaven shaking their heads over the science and marxist stances. I'm Irish-Catholic and I demand a mulligan on this guy.

I still can't come up with any evidence that this guy literally isn't the anti-Christ. It would be ironic if this is the one thing that gets me sent to hell, but listening to this guy makes me less and less certain that the forever-retirement plan is real.

**SteyrAUG** · 07-13-15, 19:09

We already had the anti christ.

**FromMyColdDeadHand** · 07-13-15, 19:14

Originally Posted by SteyrAUG

We already had the anti christ.

He just looked like the anti-christ. Ratzinger was way closer to JPII on the whole east-west thing and helped keep the leftists in check.

**Frailer** · 07-13-15, 20:43

Waitaminnit...

Most of the population is whining about being offended by everything under the sun, and we jump on the guy who *isn't* offended? Read the article. He didn't say he liked it, he didn't say he supported it. He just said he wasn't offended by the gift.

If you want *controversial*, check out some of the stuff that guy Jesus Christ spouted.

**Arik** · 07-14-15, 11:04

Originally Posted by Frailer

Waitaminnit...

Most of the population is whining about being offended by everything under the sun, and we jump on the guy who *isn't* offended? Read the article. He didn't say he liked it, he didn't say he supported it. He just said he wasn't offended by the gift.

If you want *controversial*, check out some of the stuff that guy Jesus Christ spouted.

This.

Also this is what leaders in the public eye do. One leader gave another leader a gift. The pope did the right thing and accepted it as such......a gift. Nothing more, nothing less.

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**FromMyColdDeadHand** · 07-14-15, 11:49

This is like giving a Jew a Swastika, but with a nice little Star in the middle. Sorry about the whole trying to kill you off thing, hope we can get past that. Would a Confederate flag with MLKs picture on it appease the left?

If you don't see the disconnect between now and JPII, I can't help you.

**SteyrAUG** · 07-13-15, 21:01

Originally Posted by FromMyColdDeadHand

He just looked like the anti-christ. Ratzinger was way closer to JPII on the whole east-west thing and helped keep the leftists in check.

Look at the picture man, he's got horns.

**SeriousStudent** · 07-13-15, 21:14

First, last, and only note from mods/staff on this thread:

At the first sign of personal attack or general motarditry, I'm locking this thread and infracting people.

Seriously.

**FlyingHunter** · 07-13-15, 21:36

Originally Posted by SeriousStudent

First, last, and only note from mods/staff on this thread:

At the first sign of personal attack or general motarditry, I'm locking this thread and infracting people.

Seriously.

TOP DEFINITION
Motard
A alteration of the USMC term Moto. This word is used to describe some overbearing marine who extremely loud and obnoxious all the time. He is so motivated even in the shittiest situations that everyone wants to kick him in the teeth.

Had to look up Motard. Interestingly, my Google search for the action verb Motarditry yielded only 2 results. Two! Both from M4C. My linguistic playbook is enriched.