In Your Face

Allegedly, the White House plans an "in your face" guest list for Pope Francis' upcoming visit to the USA.  Supposedly a transvestite, a pro-abortion nun and a pro-homosexual marriage priest will be among the guests.  Also, it is said the Vatican is not pleased.  Comments?  Confirmations?  (Sent from my iPhone, more later from me).

Confirmed!

I have found several websites which confirm this "guest list" for Pope Francis' upcoming visit to the White House this week...

The UK Daily Mail reports:
Pope Francis's first visit to the White House next week is shaping up to be a doozy, as President Obama has arranged for several opponents of traditional Catholic teaching to be among those greeting the pontiff.
Francis is known for his tolerance, having urged Catholics against condemning those with non-traditional lifestyles such as homosexuals and pro-choice advocates.
But this may test even Francis's famous papal patience.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3238538/Pope-Francis-d-like-meet-pro-choice-nun-gay-bishop-transgender-woman-eclectic-guests-White-house-reception-week.html

Breitbart.com reports:

In a stunning show of political indecorum, Obama has invited a series of individuals who publicly flout Catholic teaching, including a pro-abortion religious sister, a transgender woman and the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, along with at least two Catholic gay activists.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/09/16/white-house-invites-trio-catholic-dissenters-greet-pope-francis/

The Wall Street Journal reports:
On the eve of Pope Francis’s arrival in the U.S., the Vatican has taken offense at the Obama administration’s decision to invite to the pope’s welcome ceremony transgender activists, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop and an activist nun who leads a group criticized by the Vatican for its silence on abortion and euthanasia.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/vatican-disputes-white-house-guest-list-for-papal-visit-1442533549

Catholic Vote comments:
This is beyond President Obama’s typical Chicago-style politics.  This is beyond the more vile tenets of the Alinsky catechism.  Hell, this is beyond the bozo Soviet nonsense that John Paul II had to put up with.
No, what we have here is special.  We haven’t seen such a raw, naked attempt by a secular head of state to manipulate a pope in centuries. 
https://www.catholicvote.org/the-presidents-plot-to-exploit-the-pope/

I, for one, hope that Pope Francis does not take this sitting down and uses the situation as an opportunity to (tactfully) put President Obama in his place.  President Obama would not (and has not) deliberately invited guests who would be offensive to Islamic leaders who have visited, why this blatant show of disrespect to Catholics?  I would even favor Pope Francis deciding to skip the White House visit and comment to reschedule at a time and under a host who would be more respectful of the Catholic Head of State (the Vatican, afterall, is a nation-state). 

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4 comments:

  1. CathApolSunday, September 20, 2015 11:27:00 AM

    Does anyone have any references beyond secular media and non-Catholic (Protestants, Evangelicals, etc.) who are as frustrated and/or upset with President Obama's disrespecting this religious world leader? Aren't they a little worried about who's next?

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    1. The Militia GuyFriday, September 25, 2015 1:01:00 AM

      Scott, we're beyond the political solution. It's too corrupted and bought. The youth have no future so it's come down to God and Guns (the State Militias called for by the Second Amendment). If the youth don't understand that, then I can only tell then "Enjoy your enslavement to debt b/c it will only get worse if you don't take action now. We the People ARE the Militia. If you are too cowardly to take action, then you deserve the police state you live in. Sow what your reap."

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    2. CathApolSaturday, September 26, 2015 12:31:00 PM

      I don't think guns are the answer in this debate. While I agree things have gone from bad to worse, going to guns, especially at this point, will only bring bloodshed and won't put an end to what is happening - people will die, and the government would roll on. I am cautiously optimistic for 2016, and hope it's not as disappointing as 2008, 2012 and 2014.

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  2. CathApolSaturday, September 26, 2015 10:17:00 AM

    Interestingly, it appears that Pope Francis snubbed President Obama's attempt at "in your face" by going to dinner with the homeless instead of the state dinner. In the secular media you're hearing a bunch of crickets over that one.

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