Nolte: Those 40-Foot Vatican Walls Are Logs in the Eyes of Bannon-Bashing Bishops Settled in the middle of Rome, Vatican City serves as the Catholic Churchâs headquarters and is also the Churchâs very own 110-acre sovereign state. And while you are always welcome to enter St. Peterâs Square, that is as far as you are […]
Star-struck Trump promises peace push after âfantasticâ pope meet.
ATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) â US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to use his presidency to promote peace around the world after what he depicted as an inspirational meeting with Pope Francis. Meeting face-to-face for the first time, the two leaders sidestepped profound differences over a string of issues ranging from the environment to […]
Pope Francis welcomes Trump at the Vatican.
Head of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Francis today welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump to the Vatican for their first face-to-face meeting. The two leaders have diametrically opposing views on issues as varied as immigration, climate change and arms sales. According to the New York Times, yesterday Cardinal Peter Turkson, a top Vatican official with […]
Trump departs for Middle East on first foreign trip.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, wave as they board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, May 19, 2017, prior to his departure on his first overseas trip. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON â From Riyadh to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Rome, Brussels and Sicily, Donald Trump left a swirl of domestic […]
Pope Francis: âMuslim Terrorism Does Not Existâ
In an impassioned address Friday, Pope Francis denied the existence of Islamic terrorism, while simultaneously asserting that âthe ecological crisis is real.â âChristian terrorism does not exist, Jewish terrorism does not exist, and Muslim terrorism does not exist. They do not exist,â Francis said in his speech to a world meeting of populist movements. What […]
Pope Francis: ‘Muslim Terrorism Does Not Exist’
Pope Francis Pope Francis visits the University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy – 17 Feb 2017 (Rex Features via AP Images) It’s not that Pope Francis is an idiot who doesn’t believe that Muslims commit terrorist acts. Far from it. The pope is an idiot who believes that Muslims don’t commit acts of terror in the […]
How Pope Francis Betrayed His Name
When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the new Catholic pope in 2013, he chose the name of Francis to indicate that his pontificate would be one of mercy and compassion for the poor and needy. Such is the reputation of his eponym, Saint Francis of Assisi: “the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man […]
Pope Francisâ Comparison of the âIdea of ConquestâŚin the Soul of Islamâ and Jesusâ Words in the Book of Matthew May Not Sit Well With You
Pope Francis recently addressed fears of Islam and the religionâs âidea of conquestâ in an interview with French Catholic newspaper La Croix, proposing that some people might also see the call for conquest as being inherent in Matthewâs gospel. âToday, I donât think that there is a fear of Islam as such but of ISIS and its […]
Justice Scalia Was More Catholic Than the Pope
On Saturday night, a lunatic by the name of Jason Brian Dalton went on a weekend killing spree in Michigan. The next day, contradicting the official Catholic Catechism, Pope Francis called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty. The pope doesnât have to worry about Dalton getting the electric chair or a lethal injection. […]
About Those Vatican ‘Walls’
In his short pontificate, Pope Francis has become the Catholic primate non-Catholics love to hate. Whatever you think of the Pope’s very Jesuitical mind and his near-Franciscan notions about humanity, however, the most recent flap about “walls and bridges” once against illustrates several truths: The Pope is not an American politician. The Pope’s remarks are best […]
Trumpâs Surprised Heâs Leading Every State Heading Into Iowa
Reflecting on his place in the polls, Donald Trump says, âI do close the deal, I do win, but I never thought Iâd have 24 point leads in different states.â Appearing Sunday on ABCâs âThis Week,â host George Stephanopoulos asked Trump if he ever imagined that on the eve of the Iowa caucus he would […]
Farrakhan Supports Trump On Muslim Immigration
In a little-noticed interview with radio talk show host Alex Jones, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan praised Donald Trump for an unwillingness to be bought like most politicians and sympathized with his proposal to bar Muslim immigrants. Farrakhan suggested keeping them out of this country is prudent given all the anti-American hatred that U.S. foreign […]
Bernie Sanders Vows to Lead Fight Not Against Jihad Terror, but Against âIslamophobiaâ
Once again, the party of treason is leading the fight not against those who are waging a holy war to destroy us, but against those who oppose jihad terror. The Hill reported that âSen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)16%( I-Vt.) on Wednesday invoked his ancestorsâ deaths in Holocaust concentration camps as he embraced a Muslim student and […]