{"id":11053,"date":"2015-09-20T00:32:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T00:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=11053"},"modified":"2015-09-20T00:32:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-20T00:32:00","slug":"pope-francis-set-to-make-some-uncomfortable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=11053","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis set to make some uncomfortable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pope Francis speaks like a humble man.<\/p>\n

His message, though, is lofty beyond imagination.<\/p>\n

He’s landed in Cuba, where he’ll tell the communist rulers of the island nation to give the Catholic Church there freedom to preach the word of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

Then he’ll come to Washington, where he’ll speak to a joint session of Congress and will tell lawmakers that the world mustn’t worship capitalism and, yes, it must deal with global crises, such as climate change.<\/p>\n

Pope coming to the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Holy Father’s critics call him a Marxist. There’s been some talk that a few Republican lawmakers will boycott the speech on Capitol Hill. That would be a mistake, just as it was a mistake for Democrats to stay away when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to a joint congressional session to argue against the Iran nuclear deal brokered by the Obama administration.<\/p>\n

The earthly leader of a great Christian denomination needs to be herd by legislators who help govern the world’s greatest nation, even if he says thing that make them uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

The good news, at least as far as I’m concerned, is that the congressional chamber will be full.<\/p>\n

Indeed, it’s not every day that the pope comes to Washington.<\/p>\n

Welcome to the United States of America, Your Holiness.<\/p>\n

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