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FFL (GOP Delenda Est)12/29/2019 9:06:38 am PST

re: #124 sagehen

It’s weird how they insist they’re “following the teachings of their faith” when they vehemently oppose any legislation that disagrees with the Pope about gays or abortion (and OMG, it’s religious bigotry to suggest they shouldn’t be motivated by sectarian teachings, their faith is the most important thing in the world to them and informs all their political views); yet they just as vehemently support legislation that directly contradicts everything the Pope has ever said about immigration, refugees, health care, income inequality, or environmental protection (and OMG, it’s religious bigotry to wonder why they’re not driven by sectarian teachings on these issues, how dare anyone question that they have minds of their own and their faith doesn’t drive all their views).

Pope’s Christmas message talked about mistreatment of immigrants and refugees. And called out mistreatment of Christians in a few specific places. But skipped mentioning the US treatment of Catholics along the southern border I think.

(Though perhaps he is not interested in “interfering” with US internal politics. After all, the conservatives in 1960 claimed that electing Kennedy was going to make the Executive be under Papal control.)