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Excellent. Oh my goodness.
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Excellent. Oh my goodness.
Cardinal Kevin Farrell of the Apostolic Chamber announced the Pope's death early Monday, stating that at 7.35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father.
Cardinal Kevin Farrell of the Apostolic Chamber announced the Pope's death early Monday, stating that at 7.35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father.
Stating that his entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his church, the Cardinal praised Francis as a man who taught us to live the values of the gospel with fidelity, courage, and universal love, especially in favor of the poorest and most marginalized. Francis, who was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was elected in March 2013 after Pope Benedict XVI resigned.
Stating that his entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his church, the Cardinal praised Francis as a man who taught us to live the values of the gospel with fidelity, courage, and universal love, especially in favor of the poorest and most marginalized. Francis, who was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was elected in March 2013 after Pope Benedict XVI resigned.
He was the first Latin American pope, and his papacy often adopted progressive tones but also upheld the church's conservative doctrines on abortion, gay marriage, and gender ideology. Despite his criticisms of the Trump administration for its immigration policy, one of the last people the Pope met was Vice President J.D. Vance, who visited him the day before his passing on Easter.
He was the first Latin American pope, and his papacy often adopted progressive tones but also upheld the church's conservative doctrines on abortion, gay marriage, and gender ideology. Despite his criticisms of the Trump administration for its immigration policy, one of the last people the Pope met was Vice President J.D. Vance, who visited him the day before his passing on Easter.
During President Trump's first term, he sat down with the Pope at the Vatican in 2017. Trump responded to the Pope's death early Monday, saying, May God bless him and all who loved him.
During President Trump's first term, he sat down with the Pope at the Vatican in 2017. Trump responded to the Pope's death early Monday, saying, May God bless him and all who loved him.
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Well, 100%. We wouldn't have the United States without Christianity, which is not to say that we ought to be dismissive toward the wonderful and unique religious pluralism we have in the United States, to put a fine point on that. Obviously, people of other faiths, particularly those who are Jewish, were also vital to the American founding and they're vital to the United States today.
Well, 100%. We wouldn't have the United States without Christianity, which is not to say that we ought to be dismissive toward the wonderful and unique religious pluralism we have in the United States, to put a fine point on that. Obviously, people of other faiths, particularly those who are Jewish, were also vital to the American founding and they're vital to the United States today.
But the worldview that created the ideology, the philosophy, which undergirded the founding of the United States was explicitly Christian. And I think revitalizing that in the 21st century is essential as we revitalize most of the institutions in the United States.
But the worldview that created the ideology, the philosophy, which undergirded the founding of the United States was explicitly Christian. And I think revitalizing that in the 21st century is essential as we revitalize most of the institutions in the United States.
The one which is profoundly the case and has been for the last two generations is a proper understanding of freedom. From the understanding of freedom that most Americans understood at our founding, they would say that freedom is the right to do what we ought. which confers a moral obligation to community, a moral obligation to other.