Boehner invites Pope Francis to address Congress

[Joe Republic]

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... even if Boehner and his party don't really care about the first four of those.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Hypocrisymeter just broke up.

[Zioneer]

Methinks Boehner hasn't thought this entirely through, considering the kinds of people the Pope has been railing against for the last year.

[Frodo]

Methinks Boehner hasn't thought this entirely through, considering the kinds of people the Pope has been railing against for the last year.

He probably knows well enough -John Boehner is not known for being either stupid or ignorant.  This is just a gesture of good-will on his part, from one Catholic to another. 

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Part of me thinks that Francis clearly has far better things to do but part hopes that he comes and spends the entire address talking about Dorothy Day or something.

[Maistre]

I think we should invite Ian Paisley instead.

[BaconBacon96]

If the Pope does come to address Congress, he'll sound a lot more like Elizabeth Warren then he will any Republican.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

It might surpass the Super Bowl in tv ratings.......I'd watch it from start to stop.  The pubs would be squirming in their seats. 

[Randy Bobandy]

I would absolutely love to see this. The Pope is a rad guy, but I don't know why so many Republicans are all of a sudden acting like they care the first thing about the elderly, the poor, etc.

[Potatoe]

I think we should invite Ian Paisley instead.

That Bigot from NI? Ugh.

[Cassius]

I think we should invite Ian Paisley instead.

That Bigot from NI? Ugh.

At last we agree on something =D

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Clearly Boehner has been compromised by the dark tentacles of Popish influence in the americas.

You sound like what a lot of the conservatives in my church would say.  They would say that prophecy has been fulfilled by this.

[justfollowingtheelections]

It is rather amazing that:

- The Vice President is an RC
- The President pro Tempore of the Senate is an RC.
- The Speaker of the House and the Minority Leader are both RCs.
- 6/9 SCOTUS judges are RCs.

I wonder what Al Smith's opponents would think if they had a time machine and they knew that.

[Antonio the Sixth]

It is rather amazing that:

- The Vice President is an RC
- The President pro Tempore of the Senate is an RC.
- The Speaker of the House and the Minority Leader are both RCs.
- 6/9 SCOTUS judges are RCs.

I wonder what Al Smith's opponents would think if they had a time machine and they knew that.

Yeah, Papists have definitely taken over America.

[they don't love you like i love you]

Most of Al Smith's opponents weren't against him because of Catholicism and didn't believe in any Papal conspiracy theories. It's like saying most anti-Obama people are against him because he's black, it was a motivating factor amongst a lot of the uneducated population and redneck types but it certainly wasn't the primary factor or motivation of the core opposition to him. 1928 was going to be a Republican year no matter what as well.