Pope Francis' approval rating nosedives among conservatives.... he must be doing something right. Jesus said, I came not to bring peace but to divide with a sword.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/poll-pope-francis-popularity-us-120457.html

Blessed Are the Poor: Pope Francis Visits Paraguay Slum

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/blessed-are-poor-pope-francis-visits-paraguay-slum-n390741

Pope Francis declares Islam a religion of peace.

http://www.jewsnews.co.il/2015/06/24/pope-says-koran-is-a-book-of-peace-and-islam-is-a-peaceful-religion/

Vatican Signs Treaty With 'State of Palestine'

http://mobile.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/06/26/world/europe/ap-eu-rel-vatican-palestinians.html?referrer=

People who manufacture weapons or invest in weapons industries are hypocrites if they call themselves Christian, Pope Francis said on Sunday.

http://www.jpost.com/Christian-News/Pope-Weapons-manufacturers-cant-call-themselves-Christian-406704

The religious right’s No. 1 enemy: What Pope Francis’ recognition of Palestine really means

http://www.salon.com/2015/05/14/the_religious_rights_no_1_enemy_what_pope_francis_recognition_of_palestine_really_means/

***** OH WOW. Vatican officially recognizes state of Palestine in new treaty

http://chicago.suntimes.com/nationworld/7/71/602318/vatican-officially-recognizes-state-palestine-new-treaty

SPDF Day 37: Pope Francis: "EEach child who begs for money on the street and who is denied medical care and education is “a painful cry that goes directly to the heart of the Father, and accuses the system that we adults have built.... Children are the responsibility not just of their parents, but of everyone....”

Each child who begs for money on the street and who is denied medical care and education is “a painful cry that goes directly to the heart of the Father, and accuses the system that we adults have built.... Children are the responsibility not just of their parents, but of everyone....”

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-brings-down-hammer-says-dont-mess-with-children-80226/

Pope Francis drives a wedge between Catholic Church, GOP

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/228289-pope-francis-splits-with-gop 

vid. Pope Francis Calls for Action on Climate Change & Capitalism on a Planet "Exploited by Human Greed"

http://www.democracynow.org/2014/12/31/pope_francis_calls_for_action_on

“Inequality is the root of social evil,” Francis tweeted in March, after months earlier slamming “trickle-down” economics as a “crude and naïve” theory.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/228289-pope-francis-splits-with-gop

Pope Francis: "The world tells us to seek success, power and money. God tells us to seek humility, service and love."

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link. “There is only one real kind of poverty: not living as children of God and brothers and sisters of Christ.” Pope Francis

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“There is only one real kind of poverty: not living as children of God and brothers and sisters of Christ.” Pope Francis

Pope’s Lenten message highlights poverty of Christ

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In his first message for the Lenten season, Pope Francis focuses on the poverty of Christ in becoming man, emphasizing that it is our duty to give the same humble witness in our care for the poor.

Pope Francis: "Today everything comes under the laws of competition and the survival of the fittest, where the powerful feed upon the powerless. As a consequence, masses of people find themselves excluded and marginalized: without work, without possibilities, without any means of escape."

Bryce Kuchik shared Working America's photo.

Oh f*ck. Here we go again. Pope Francis' new Spanish cardinal brands homosexuality a 'defect' that can be cure.

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Pope Francis: Love is concrete. en.radiovaticana.va

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Pope Francis: Christian love is concrete

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Pope Francis: Christian love is concrete

Home Depot Founder Threatens Catholic Church, Charities Over Pope Francis' Economic Comments. forwardprogressives.com

Right Off A Cliff

Absolutely pathetic.

http://bit.ly/HomeDepotPope

Home Depot Founder Threatens Catholic Church, Charities Over Pope Francis' Economic Comments

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Did Pope Francis know (or even care) that calling out the massive flaws with trickle-down economics would send many conservative Americans right off the deep end? The Pope didn't once say capitalis...

Voice for the Needy in the Capitol? It’s the Pope’s. nytimes.com

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Popular Voice in the Capitol? It’s the Pope’s

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Democrats and Republicans alike are seizing on Pope Francis’ messages of economic justice and tolerance.

Wealthy Americans Prove Pope Francis’ Point by Threatening Economic Blackmail. politicususa.com

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Wealthy Americans Prove Pope Francis’ Point by Threatening Economic Blackmail

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Home Depot founder Ken Langone complained that the Pope is being mean to rich Americans because unlike rich people in other countries, American rich

He is Very Christlike, Loving, Universal Family. At first Christmas as pope, Francis urges openness to God. chicagotribune.com

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At first Christmas as pope, Francis urges openness to God

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis , celebrating his first Christmas as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, on Tuesday urged people to shun pride and selfishness and open up their hearts to God and their fellow man.