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Shameless
June 30, 2009 | 4 Comments
With Pope Benedict XVI set to receive President Obama in a couple of weeks, surely progressive Catholics have too much self respect to try to make some sort of bizarre political hay out of the visit.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Last week witnessed Michael Sean Winters doing what Michael Sean Winters does best: writing logically strained, caricature-laden articles declaring that conservative Catholics have been put to shame by the Pope.
Eh, that’s mere little league stuff compared to this: The Catholic Democrats have announced their latest propaganda effort, titled the “Pope Greets Hope” Campaign. One can only stand in awe of the rhetorical brilliance of that one.
So, what are the Catholic Democrats saying in their letter to the Pope? I’m sure they have a long list of meaningful, orthodox requests.
We support your mutual efforts to:
- Build true understanding among nations;
- Eliminate nuclear weapons;
- Promote economic justice and reduce the poverty that diminishes the dignity and potential of people across the globe;
- Work toward the common ground of promoting the sanctity of all life;
- Encourage the world’s great religions to greater dialogue and understanding, thus promoting peace and tolerance;
- Support programs and policies that preserve God’s creation.
Well, at least they threw in something about the sanctity of all life, so they got that going for them.
We shouldn’t belittle the Catholic Democrats, after all this is similar to the initiative Catholic Republicans spearheaded during their “The Rottweiler meets the Decider” campaign last year. You remember that, right? There’s a link somewhere I’m sure. Just Google it.
I do wonder who the Catholic Dems think should be kissing whose hands.
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What a damned joke.
Could be worse…they could be encouraging liplock.
It would be interesting to witness an encounter between the Pope and the President.
Pelosi doesn’t strike me as being as confidently egocentric and prideful as the President. I suspect the upbraiding that she received was met by her with some of the sheepishness appropriate to the occasion. I can’t imagine the same being true of President Obama.
I wonder… would he seek to lecture B16? Would he do the whole raised eyebrow and shaking finger thing?
I_love_this_line: “I do wonder who the Catholic Dems think should be kissing whose hands.”
Recall the President almost fell over bowing down to the King of Saudi. Let’s see what respect he shows the Pope.