Tag Archives: Pope Francis

Feeding the Seven Billion

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Late last month there was a conference in Rome organized by the UN food agency (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO). One of the attendees was the pope. The Daily Mail reports: The 77-year old said the world had ‘paid … Continue reading →

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The Pope Goes To Strasbourg

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Pope Francis gave a speech at the EU parliament last week. There were the usual leftist themes that we have come to expect from this pope (“we encounter certain rather selfish lifestyles, marked by an opulence which is no longer … Continue reading →

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The Pope and the Sandinista

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Fox News from 2009: UNITED NATIONS – The outspoken U.N. General Assembly president on Tuesday accused the United States of demonizing Iran’s president and criticized the International Criminal Court for issuing an arrest warrant for Sudan’s leader on war crimes … Continue reading →

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Pope vs. Pot

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

From a week or so back, CNN reports: That’s the message Pope Francis seemed to be sending lawmakers Friday, saying the growing worldwide trend toward legalizing recreational drugs is a very, very bad idea. “Drug addiction is an evil, and … Continue reading →

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Pressing Some Buttons

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Raw Story: The Vatican has formally recognised the International Association of Exorcists, giving its blessing to a group of 250 priests in 30 countries who claim to save the possessed from Satan. The association’s practice of exorcism is now … Continue reading →

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Longer Spoon Needed

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Reuters: Pope Francis, whose criticisms of unbridled capitalism have prompted some to label him a Marxist, said in an interview published on Sunday that communists had stolen the flag of Christianity. The 77-year-old pontiff gave an interview to Il Messaggero, … Continue reading →

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Papal Economics, Again

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

A week or so ago (yes, I’ve been away) Pope Francis’s views on economics took an even deeper turn into the swamplands of conspiracy theory. Business Insider reports: The 77-year-old leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics said some … Continue reading →

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Wenski Demands Action: Please Fill My Pews

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s Miami’s Roman Catholic archbishop Wenski writing from, so to speak, his tax-exempt pulpit, with an attack on the position that the Republican-controlled House has taken on immigration ‘reform’: As the Archbishop of Miami, a region with more than one … Continue reading →

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Populist Pope, Populist Religion

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Washington Post reports: VATICAN CITY — A darling of liberal Catholics and an advocate of inclusion and forgiveness, Pope Francis is hardly known for fire and brimstone. Well, if that is what he is “hardly known for”, people have … Continue reading →

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Idol Words

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

There are those who think that Europe’s appalling unemployment problem can be explained by overly rigid labor markets, the spiraling energy costs that greenery has brought in its wake and, of course, the ill-judged introduction of the euro. Pope Francis … Continue reading →

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