2016 Postmortem

Bill USA

(6,436 posts) Mon Apr 11, 2016, 07:44 PM Apr 2016

Vatican: Pope Didn’t Invite Bernie Sanders

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/10/vatican-pope-didn-t-invite-bernie-sanders.html

ROME—Not since Pope Francis’s ill-advised meeting with gay marriage opponent Kim Davis has there been so much “he said, she said” controversy about the pope meddling in American politics.

On Friday, Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders announced that he was “very excited” about having just received an invitation to speak at a small, invitation-only scholarly conference at the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences celebrating the 25th year anniversary of an encyclical, “Centesimus Annus,” written by Pope John Paul II on the evils of capitalism.

Francis is not expected to attend the conference, which will take place April 15 and 16 with around 30 participants, including Bolivian President Evo Morales and Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa. Francis will be traveling to Lesbos, Greece, on the 16th to shed light on the Syrian refugee crisis there.

The Vatican spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, told The Daily Beast that it wasn’t the pope who personally invited the politician. “The invitation was made on behalf of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, not by Pope Francis,” he said. “There is no expectation that the pope will meet Mr. Sanders.” He then added that he could not completely exclude the possibility, but that nothing was on the agenda at the moment.
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Vatican: Pope Didn’t Invite Bernie Sanders (Original Post) Bill USA Apr 2016 OP

Bernie invited himself to the Vatican. Cali_Democrat Apr 2016 #1

It's so great to see Bernie's supporters getting religion redstateblues Apr 2016 #10

Thanks for the article! Lucinda Apr 2016 #2

You Hillary whiners DetroitSocialist83 Apr 2016 #3

Facts don't matter, then? nt MADem Apr 2016 #5

The invitation was made on behalf of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, not by Pope Francis MADem Apr 2016 #4

He's gonna crash the gathering! Bernie's such a party animal! He's bringing the beers. nt jmg257 Apr 2016 #6

I wonder if Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson will be crashing the party as well? itsrobert Apr 2016 #7

Good god, don't you have something new to get outraged over? NV Whino Apr 2016 #8

Daily Beast! Barack_America Apr 2016 #9

Yes, the Vatican invited Bernie. It's a tacit endorsement. CentralCoaster Apr 2016 #11

Yesterdays shit Old Codger Apr 2016 #12

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

1. Bernie invited himself to the Vatican.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 07:46 PM

Apr 2016

How magnanimous of him!

redstateblues

(10,565 posts)

10. It's so great to see Bernie's supporters getting religion

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:05 PM

Apr 2016

and becoming believers! The Pope and the Catholic Church were roundly bashed on BSS dominated DU when he was installed. It's a miracle. Praise the Lord!!

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

2. Thanks for the article!

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 07:47 PM

Apr 2016

DetroitSocialist83

(169 posts)

3. You Hillary whiners

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 07:48 PM

Apr 2016

Are the biggest bunch of sour grapes I have ever seen. One minute you are mad that he got invited, which he did, the next minute you guys are making all kinds of posts bashing the church. If you hate the Catholic Church, and you think sanders has no chance then why don't you just get a life and post something positive about your corrupt criminal wannabe Queen.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

5. Facts don't matter, then? nt

Reply to DetroitSocialist83 (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 07:50 PM

Apr 2016

MADem

(135,425 posts)

4. The invitation was made on behalf of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, not by Pope Francis

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 07:49 PM

Apr 2016

People who tried to say this got their posts hidden by the Bernie Brigade!!!

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

6. He's gonna crash the gathering! Bernie's such a party animal! He's bringing the beers. nt

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 07:50 PM

Apr 2016

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)

7. I wonder if Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson will be crashing the party as well?

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 07:55 PM

Apr 2016

You seen "Wedding Crashers", Now see "Vatican Crashers" coming to a theater near you. Starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, introducing Bernie Sanders in his first feature length motion picture. Watch Bernie use the Pope as a political stunt. It's a laugh riot as Bernie, Owen, and Vince get drunk on the sacramental wine and mistake Pope Francis for Don Rickles wearing a dress.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

8. Good god, don't you have something new to get outraged over?

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:00 PM

Apr 2016

I'm tired of this one.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

9. Daily Beast!

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:01 PM

Apr 2016

RW smears from the Hillary group?

Say it ain't so!

Gosh, I wonder if Breitbart or the Daily Beast has anything to say about Hillary's emails today? Now that those sources are freely welcomed on DU now.

CentralCoaster

(1,163 posts)

11. Yes, the Vatican invited Bernie. It's a tacit endorsement.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:06 PM

Apr 2016

The pope doesn't do invitations, personally.

This is big news for Bernie.

Old Codger

(4,205 posts)

12. Yesterdays shit

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 09:17 PM

Apr 2016

Already been hashed over and proven to be a non starter already.. you may want to do some real actual research before you post this type of trash.. all this does is make you look sillier

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