Pope Francis is a progressive person
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…
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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…
Will 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Did 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…
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.…
The 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,…
"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…
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…
Politics and its Discontents 2015-01-02 11:29:00
Yesterday, The Mound of Sound had a post on the role that Pope Francis is playing in the climate change debate. Given his growing moral authority and extensive popularity throughout…