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shrike3

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13. Only eight percent of the church is in America

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 04:51 PM

Oct 2020

And Pope Francis refused to meet with Pompeo so as not to be used to boost Trump. He also made some very pointed remarks about tax cheats. So saying the Catholic Church in its entirety supports him may be too broad a statement.

Dolan and his ilk are up Trump's behind, but I can tell you that not all the bishops are. Unfortunately, those that are, like Trump, take up all the oxygen in the room. (Dolan's been loathsome ever since Bush. He'll be loathsome when Trump is gone.)

Fifty-two percent of Catholics supported him in 2016. I doubt that'll go up. The vote changed my life, actually. When I found out that white Catholics were the larger portion of Trump voters, I abandoned my old parish and joined one that is largely African-American. One of the better decisions I've made.

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I attended Mass in person this afternoon for the first time since early March. Very moving... [View all] No Vested Interest Sep 2020 OP

Sounds like talking through a little sliding screen door🙏 demosincebirth Sep 2020 #1

Are you referring to confession? I don't get your point. No Vested Interest Sep 2020 #2

I usually don't have a point. I just thought of that. demosincebirth Sep 2020 #3

Well, all right then. Maybe you'll have another thought by and by... No Vested Interest Sep 2020 #4

Same here. 634-5789 Sep 2020 #8

I can't blame you. Many in our parish are opting to remain at home. shrike3 Oct 2020 #15

Thank you for sharing such a blessed experience. Paz RestoreAmerica2020 Sep 2020 #5

A shared experience of facing the overwhelming beauty of life, all the more precious lostnfound Sep 2020 #6

See you there after I get vaccinated. 634-5789 Sep 2020 #7

You're correct: TV Mass is just fine and will have to suffice for most of us, most of the time. No Vested Interest Sep 2020 #12

I've lost faith in my Catholicism since this horrid man came into power. The Catholic church & many onetexan Sep 2020 #9

I share your abhorrence of all the wrongs committed by the current president. No Vested Interest Sep 2020 #11

Only eight percent of the church is in America shrike3 Oct 2020 #13

Like the Masses attended at the hedgerows in Ireland MaryMagdaline Sep 2020 #10

We are resuming mass with masks required (no exceptions) and social distancing shrike3 Oct 2020 #14