He extended a hand of friendship towards all religions including Islam. He urged Israel to live in peace with Palestinians and accept two-state solution. Now he is speaking up on Global Warming.
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Montreal Simon: Pope Francis and the Wolves in the Vatican
As you may know Pope Francis' encyclical on climate change has been leaked to the media before its scheduled release on Thursday. Pope Francis will this week call for changes in lifestyles and energy consumption to avert the “unprecedented destruction of the ecosystem” before the end of this century, according to a
Continue readingWill Republicans keep invoking God if the Pope keeps pissing on their philosophy?
American politicians are particularly prone to invoking their Christian faith as a guide to their political beliefs. Although members of both major parties freely trot out scripture at the drop of a writ, conservative Republicans are especially inclined to pepper their appeals with references to their faith, God and Jesus.
Continue reading350 or bust: Pope Francis: The Encyclical
Some fun the week before Pope Francis releases his much-anticipated encyclical on the environment. * Why the climate is such a hot topic for Pope Francis Angry US Republicans tell Pope Francis to ‘stick with his job and we’ll stick with ours
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Real Reason Pope Francis Humiliated Stephen Harper
Well now we know why Pope Francis ruined Stephen Harper's little photo-op at the Vatican the other day.By giving Harper only ten minutes of his time, compared to the fifty minutes he gave Vladimir Putin.And looking like he couldn't wait to get rid of him.But the reason Harper looked so green
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: From The Heartland
When moral imperatives and climate change denial meet head on, you know who feels they occupy the higher ground when The Heartland Institute is involved. The following video captures their reaction to the upcoming encyclical by Pope Francis on climate change. My favorite comment is made by the gentleman who
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Pope Francis Humiliated Stephen Harper
Well it seems that it was as I predicted yesterday. Pope Francis was indeed not too happy to see Stephen Harper.And couldn't have made his feelings more obvious. Harper’s 10-minute meeting with the Pope Francis was unusually short by Vatican standards. Russian President Vladimir Putin had a nearly 50-minute private audience with
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Stephen Harper Stared Down the Russians
It had to be one of the scariest confrontations in the Baltic Sea since the darkest days of the Cold War.Or one of the most ridiculous.For there was Stephen Harper, on day five of his mega tour of Europe, in feverish pursuit of the ethnic vote… You know, the mega
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Pope Just Doesn’t Know His Place
At least. that’s what I infer from the blather of Catholic League President Bill Donohue: No doubt, obeisance to the corporate agenda is what Donahue and his ilk expect from any self-respecting pontiff. Recommend this Post
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: The Not So Comfortable Pews
http://mic.com In the latest edition of The New York Review of Books, Gary Wills writes that Pope Francis is making the billionaires — particularly Catholic billionaires — quake. On the eve of his encyclical on climate change, they are mounting what they hope will be a pre-emptive strike: Now,
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Koch-Funded ‘Think-Tank’ Traveling to Vatican to Convince Pope Climate Change Isn’t Real
In the previous post the matter of the Pope’s commitment to standing up for the environment and shining a light on the realities of climate change were raised. Cowichan Conversations reader Sharon Lawrence responded Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Pope Francis Steps Up Campaign on Climate Change — Conservatives Alarmed
Climate Change concerns have been swept under the rug as much as possible by those despoiling our planet for profit. Resistance has been widespread and gathering credible currency as the drought in California, water shortages Read more…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: A Growing Chorus Demanding an End to Denialism.
Climate change denial is immoral. Who says? A growing chorus of voices in the United States for starters. California governor Jerry Brown slammed radical Republican, Ted Cruz, for his denialism arguing it made him “absolutely unfit” for the office of president. “That man betokens such a level of ignorance and
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: The Book On Pope Francis
Dennis Gruending judges. The result: Pope F is pretty good when it comes to gays, the poor, and the Climate (very good there, actually, IMHO). Not so good when it comes to wymen. Also hasn’t done much to roust out the Church Pedos. But better than the last guy, who
Continue readingDid he really say that?
How does he get this stuff out of his mouth? Pope Francis, I mean. In a recent audience in St. Peter’s Square, he declared that couples who choose not to have children are “selfish.” He went on to pontificate that, “A society with a greedy generation, that doesn’t want to
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – MisterDeity responds to the Pope.
Sometimes the Pope makes a error when speaking. We all do. But this was not one of those times and Mr.Deity unabashedly and quite colourfully rips into the perfidious pontiff over his comments about the recent murders in France. *Strong Language Warning* I’m not sure what the pope was thinking
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Great Pope Francis: Not as Good As Advertised
I did have such high hopes for him. He did seem to be the best Pope I have ever seen.He did say some great things about capitalism and climate change. But it turns out Pope Francis is not as good as I thought. Just more of the same.Or just another old
Continue readingThe pope’s diminished freedom of speech
Did the pope just display an iota of sympathy for the zealots who massacred Charlie Hebdo staff? In response to a question about the attack, he replied, “One cannot provoke, one cannot insult other people’s faith, one cannot make fun of faith.” The pontiff justified his position by stating that
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: "Man Has Gone Too Far." Pope Francis Comes Out Swinging.
What better place to speak out against climate change than the severe storm ravaged Philippines? Wading into the climate change debate on board the papal plane, the Pope told journalists he hoped negotiators at the next round of climate change talks in Paris in November would take a courageous stand
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Pope Francis Is On The Right Track, But Not With The Right Wing
You know that when Fox News starts howling, someone is doing something right. The reactionary network is issuing dire warnings: Fox News reported on Pope Francis’ upcoming action on climate change by promoting climate change denial and suggesting that the pope is aligning with “extremists who favor widespread population control
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