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Eugene

(61,900 posts) Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:00 PM Feb 2016

Trump lashes out at “very political” Pope Francis for daring to visit Mexico

Source: Salon

FRIDAY, FEB 12, 2016 9:48 AM -0500

Trump lashes out at “very political” Pope Francis for daring to visit Mexico

“I don’t think he understands the danger of the open border that we have with Mexico"

SOPHIA TESFAYE

Pope Francis has traveled to Mexico where he will spend nearly a week in the the world’s second largest Catholic country and the Republican presidential frontrunner, Donald Trump, is now criticizing the pontiff for daring to reach out to his flock.

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During an interview with Fox Business’ Stuart Varney on Thursday, Trump went after Pope Francis’ decision to visit Mexico while Trump’s campaign continues to rile supporters’ anti-immigrant anxieties with promises of a giant border wall to keep out Mexicans.

“Pope Francis is gonna stand at the border with Mexico, standing with the migrants. What do you make of that?” Varney asked Trump.

First calling Pope Francis “a very political person,” Trump then insisted the religious leader “doesn’t understand the problems our country has.”

“I don’t think he understands the danger of the open border that we have with Mexico,” Trump told Varney.

“I think Mexico got him to do it because they want to keep the border just the way it is. They’re making a fortune, and we’re losing.”

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Trump lashes out at “very political” Pope Francis for daring to visit Mexico (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2016 OP

You've got to admit - COLGATE4 Feb 2016 #1

Ayep. He knows his customers, that's for damn sure. Volaris Feb 2016 #4

I hope Pope Francis distributes Holy Communion (Eucharist) through the border No Vested Interest Feb 2016 #2

A lot of people here in NM are scrambling for tickets to his mass across the border in Juarez Warpy Feb 2016 #9

Well, he can now forget the OldHippieChick Feb 2016 #3

Dirt-poor white anglo-saxon protestants. Volaris Feb 2016 #5

Believe it or not, there are some conservative Catholics who believe Pope Francis is No Vested Interest Feb 2016 #6

I'm sure you're right, but sometimes it's like OldHippieChick Feb 2016 #8

he's trying to ride the anticatholic constituency? MisterP Feb 2016 #7

Well, at least the Pope has the juice to visit Mexico. Eleanors38 Feb 2016 #10

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

1. You've got to admit -

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:08 PM

Feb 2016

T Rump is the perfect candidate for the 'Know Nothings' of 2016, even down to the vile anticatholicism. He is truly the Kind of the Know-Nothings.

Volaris

(10,272 posts)

4. Ayep. He knows his customers, that's for damn sure.

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:19 PM

Feb 2016

Too bad what they want to buy is ignorance and hatred, but I'll give credit where it's due.

No Vested Interest

(5,167 posts)

2. I hope Pope Francis distributes Holy Communion (Eucharist) through the border

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:14 PM

Feb 2016

fences, as did Cardinal Sean O'Malley when he visited the US-Mexican border.
I'm sure Pope Francis will give his Papal blessing to the visitors while there.

Like Jesuit Pope Francis, Cardinal Sean O'Malley is a member of an order, the Capuchins, who live humbly and aim to be Christ-like in their daily life.

Warpy

(111,275 posts)

9. A lot of people here in NM are scrambling for tickets to his mass across the border in Juarez

Reply to No Vested Interest (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:55 PM

Feb 2016

If they were ever for Trump, they won't be any longer. Trump might actually drive a wedge between Catholics and Protestants, uneasily united since that old fool Reagan got religion. This is a good thing.

OldHippieChick

(2,434 posts)

3. Well, he can now forget the

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:19 PM

Feb 2016

Roman Catholic vote. Who has he not insulted and why do they keep supporting him?

Volaris

(10,272 posts)

5. Dirt-poor white anglo-saxon protestants.

Reply to OldHippieChick (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:21 PM

Feb 2016

Because they're too dumb to know they're being played for suckers that's why.

No Vested Interest

(5,167 posts)

6. Believe it or not, there are some conservative Catholics who believe Pope Francis is

Reply to OldHippieChick (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:28 PM

Feb 2016

wrong in his support for justice and love for all humanity.
Yes, some prefer Pope Benedict, and believe Benedict was pushed out in order to install Francis.

OldHippieChick

(2,434 posts)

8. I'm sure you're right, but sometimes it's like

Reply to No Vested Interest (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:44 PM

Feb 2016

saying something bad about your spouse or children - it's okay for you, but no one else better say anything. He is still the leader of the RC and coming from a self-described Presbyterian (though he's hardly that) they will not take to this well as those same conservatives dislike Presbyterians as I can personally attest. I think the Pope "trumps" the apostate.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

7. he's trying to ride the anticatholic constituency?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:36 PM

Feb 2016

maybe say it was good that JFK was popped off before he could hand the country over to the Vatican?
https://archive.org/details/freethinkerspict00hest

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)

10. Well, at least the Pope has the juice to visit Mexico.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:01 PM

Feb 2016

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