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(14,881 posts)Bernie Sanders plans short hiatus from New York campaign trail to speak at the Vatican
NEW YORK Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, an enthusiastic fan of Pope Francis's work, plans to step off the campaign trail next week to speak at a conference hosted by the Vatican on social, economic and environmental issues.
The senator from Vermont is planning to head to Rome immediately after a high-profile debate scheduled here with Hillary Clinton on April 14. He'll speak at the gathering hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, Sanders said.
I am grateful to the Vatican for inviting me to talk about an issue that is very dear to my heart, which is how we create a moral economy that works for all of the people rather than just the top one percent, Sanders said in an interview. I will also in my remarks be addressing the planetary crisis of climate change and the moral imperative to make sure we leave this planet in a way that is healthy and habitable for future generations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/08/bernie-sanders-plans-short-hiatus-from-new-york-campaign-trail-to-speak-at-the-vatican/
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(51,907 posts)Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, an enthusiastic fan of Pope Francis's work, plans to step off the campaign trail next week to speak at a conference hosted by the Vatican on social, economic and environmental issues.
The senator from Vermont is planning to head to Rome immediately after a high-profile debate scheduled here with Hillary Clinton on April 14. He'll speak at the gathering hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, Sanders said.
I am grateful to the Vatican for inviting me to talk about an issue that is very dear to my heart, which is how we create a moral economy that works for all of the people rather than just the top one percent, Sanders said in an interview. I will also in my remarks be addressing the planetary crisis of climate change and the moral imperative to make sure we leave this planet in a way that is healthy and habitable for future generations.
Sanders, who would be the nations first Jewish president, often refers to Francis on the campaign trail, praising his leadership on economic and environmental issues. Sanders said he believes he will be the only American public official speaking at the gathering.
I think the Vatican has been aware of the fact that, in many respects, the popes views and my views are very much related, Sanders said. He has talked in an almost unprecedented way about the need to address income and wealth inequality, poverty and to combat the greed that were seeing all over this world, which is doing so much harm to so many people. For me, it is an extraordinary honor to receive this invitation.
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