At the risk of putting my foot in a pile of unsavoury stuff: apparently, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has felt it necessary to congratulate the President of Death for his (yes, I still blink incredulously when I hear it) Nobel Peace Prize (h/t LifeSiteNews.com):
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued the following statement, congratulating President Barack Obama on being honored with the Nobel Peace Prize:
"In the name of the Catholic Bishops of the United States, I would like to offer congratulations to President Barack Obama on his receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. As he has graciously said, much of the work of realizing a more peaceful and just world for all persons and nations remains to be done; but the prize was given because as President of the United States he has already changed the international conversation. [...]"
Okay. I know that it's the modus operandi of the USCCB (or its mouthpieces) to be diplomatic in all circumstances (at least to those on the political left), and I'm certainly no strong advocate of turning rhetorical flamethrowers on people; but, for the love of all that's holy, why say anything at all??? Does anyone truly think that the rest of the world was waiting, with hands on hips and tapping foot, for the USCCB to add their comments to the body politic? They had every opportunity simply to keep quiet and let the absurdity speak for itself... but no: they had to try to invest the moment with some "gravitas" (but, fortunately in this case, the USCCB hasn't much of it to invest). Argh. Common sense, anyone?
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Catholics must be SO proud!
Do you believe Obama to be the anti-christ, Paladin?
Do you believe Obama to be the anti-christ, Paladin?
No... mainly, because I wouldn't expect Antichrist to be so inept and obvious, and teleprompter-dependent. He's certainly of the same worldview, though...
Thanks, Paladin. The reason I asked is because a recent poll showed a significant proportion of Republicans in America believe that he is the antichrist.
If you have the time and interest, I'd be really interested in a post about Obama's health care proposals. Particularly the public option.
Hey, they're improving...they used to say the Pope was the anti-christ.
Ha!
I think the Bishops are trying to show the pro-Obama Catholics(1) that they are not opposed to Obama, just to certain of his policies. Showing they are not opposed to Obama himself might help them fight those policies in the future, or at least convince some of their flock that the fight is over policies, not personalities or races.
(1) I heard an estimate that Obama got 54% of the Catholic vote.
The fact that so many "catholics" voted for the Zero shows that there is something very wrong in the Church of Rome. Cavey had my favorite quote from such a "catholic" on his blog.
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