Print Friendly The visit of Pope Francis to the United States, speaking to both the US Congress and the UN General Assembly, placed the moral foundation of policy front and center in the public dialogue. It is important for the social movement to be based on values that show our moral and ethical character to […]
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Indigenous Leaders To Pope: Rescind Doctrine Of Discovery
Print Friendly Above photo: MARIELLE OLENTINE | THE HUFFINGTON POST The Doctrine of Discovery, a tool of imperialism and colonialism which allowed taking indigenous land 500 years ago, still underpins Indian law in the U.S. Ahead of Pope Francis’ arrival in Philadelphia, indigenous leaders from across the Americas — from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in upstate […]
GOT JESUS? POPE FRANCIS PREACHES GOSPEL OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
ESPECIALLY GLARING WAS THAT POPE FRANCIS HAD NOT ONE WORD FOR THE 4 HOSTAGES SUFFERING IN AN IRANIAN PRISON RIGHT NOW. “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring […]
The Pope’s Yard Sale
Don Boys, Ph.D Pope Francis has often indicated his desire to help the poor and he often criticizes capitalism so it is only fitting that he sell off the church’s incredible assets at a massive yard sale. According to the The Vatican Billions by Avro Manhattan, “The Vatican has billions of shares in […]
Obama and the pope defend ‘religious liberty’ but where and for whom?
Pope Francis made an impassioned defence of religious freedom at the White House on Wednesday in remarks that were swiftly interpreted as a warning shot over demands for exemptions from the law on the grounds of faith. The issue of “religious liberty” has become a flashpoint between the Obama administration and faith campaigners, […]
California Friar Who Colonized Native Americans Canonized By Pope
Print Friendly (Photo: Olivier) Note: At the Washington basilica today Pope Francis will canonize Junipero Serra, who brought Christianity to California some 300 years ago. This act is a cleansing of the colonizing of North America by Euro-Americans who imposed their will on Indigenous peoples, imprisoned them or erased them from their lands. The Pope […]
Pope Francis Wrongly Accused
Netanyahu’s speechwriter and adviser on Christianity, Dror Eydar, has accused the pope of attempting to nail the entire Jewish people to the cross. Pope Francis’ cross is tactfully tucked under his “obi,”out of sight, when in cross-hating company Bibi Advisor Accuses Pope Francis of ‘Nailing Entire Jewish People to the Cross’ In an open letter […]
Dangerous liaison: Israel and fundamentalist Christians
On 14 May, Pope Francis officially recognised Palestinian statehood in a new treaty. The Palestinians refer to this day, 14 May, as Nakba Day or the Day of the Catastrophe when nearly a million Palestinians were forced from their homes and villages into exile. Nakba Day, in the Gregorian calendar, is the day following Israel’s […]
When Pope Francis recognises the state of Palestine
This year, the (67th) anniversary of the Nakba was accompanied by Pope Francis’s announcement that the Vatican officially recognises Palestine and his call to start direct negotiations between the Roman Catholic Church and the Palestinian territories. The Vatican’s thought process serves as evidence to suggest that it is willing to deal with Palestine as a […]
Pope Francis: ‘many powerful people live off war’
When asked Monday why some powerful people do not help schools, Pope Francis didn’t bite his tongue. “Many powerful people don’t want peace because they live off war,” he said, according to Ansa. The pope was speaking at the Vatican, and his comment was a part of a stark indictment of the arms industry and a […]