Congressman Tancredo Blasts Pope on His Pro-Immigrant Stance

[megimoo]

"This guy has a huge set of b*lls to call the pope on this matter and he is correct to do so.But the Pope is calling from a different set of rules than American politicians."
 
Usually, when you see staunch anti-immigration Reps. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.) and Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) engaged in conversation, you assume they're talking about one thing: kicking illegal immigrants out of the country. Pope Benedict's embrace of immigrants in the United States has one congressman seeing red. (AP Photo) But Wednesday night, at a birthday reception for Pope Benedict XVI at the Italian Embassy, Tancredo and Bilbray were locked in a heated discussion about something else -- their entourages. (That's how they roll, y'all.) Tancredo, who was raised Catholic but left the church, was with his wife, Jackie, and about nine of...snip
Even though Tancredo attended the pope's birthday reception, he was not happy with Benedict -- at all.

The pope on Wednesday called for welcoming immigrants to the United States and even issued a statement in Spanish telling the Latino community he would urge President Bush to grant legal status to illegal immigrants living in the states.

That's the kind of thing that makes Tancredo, who staked his now-defunct presidential campaign on an anti-immigration platform that included building a gigantic fence along the border of Mexico, go ballistic, to put it mildly.

Basically, Tancredo doesn't want Pope Benedict meddling in U.S. policy matters. "It is not in his job description to engage in American politics," Tancredo said.Our guess is that Tancredo will remain a lapsed Catholic.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/04/congressman_tancredo_blasts_po.html

[DixieBelle]

And how many of those Latinos are Catholic? Umm hmm.....

The Pope has the right to come here and do whatever it is he does as a Pope. But meddling in immigration? Nope!

[Chris_]

And how many of those Latinos are Catholic? Umm hmm.....

The Pope has the right to come here and do whatever it is he does as a Pope. But meddling in immigration? Nope!

The RCC has been pro-illegal once it hit the tipping point where Latinos made up more of it in the USA than not.  It is in its financial interest and part of its very survival.

[DixieBelle]

And how many of those Latinos are Catholic? Umm hmm.....

The Pope has the right to come here and do whatever it is he does as a Pope. But meddling in immigration? Nope!

The RCC has been pro-illegal once it hit the tipping point where Latinos made up more of it in the USA than not.  It is in its financial interest and part of its very survival.

Not surprising at all. I have a friend who is a liberal to the core. She is also from Central America and she has a lot of issues with the RCC. Specifically the way they "prey" upon Latinos. I take everything she says with a grain of salt but the immigration stuff is apparently right on.

[Dixie*Darling]

The RCC has been pro-illegal once it hit the tipping point where Latinos made up more of it in the USA than not.  It is in its financial interest and part of its very survival.

True.  You can't swing a cat in any of the local Catholic churches near me without hitting a mexican.  Masses here (NC), as well as social services via the church, are geared toward them. 

That and my inability to hear the service (HOH) have kept me out of church longer than I need/should be. 

[Chris_]

The RCC has been pro-illegal once it hit the tipping point where Latinos made up more of it in the USA than not.  It is in its financial interest and part of its very survival.

True.  You can't swing a cat in any of the local Catholic churches near me without hitting a mexican.  Masses here (NC), as well as social services via the church, are geared toward them. 

That and my inability to hear the service (HOH) have kept me out of church longer than I need/should be. 

I think the new guy reinstituted High Mass -- Latin might draw me back.  Really.

[Bondai]

The RCC has been pro-illegal once it hit the tipping point where Latinos made up more of it in the USA than not.  It is in its financial interest and part of its very survival.

True.  You can't swing a cat in any of the local Catholic churches near me without hitting a mexican.  Masses here (NC), as well as social services via the church, are geared toward them. 

That and my inability to hear the service (HOH) have kept me out of church longer than I need/should be. 

I agree...I was babtized Catholic but I can't deal with the Mexican take over....

[megimoo]

And how many of those Latinos are Catholic? Umm hmm.....

The Pope has the right to come here and do whatever it is he does as a Pope. But meddling in immigration? Nope!

The RCC has been pro-illegal once it hit the tipping point where Latinos made up more of it in the USA than not.  It is in its financial interest and part of its very survival.

Not surprising at all. I have a friend who is a liberal to the core. She is also from Central America and she has a lot of issues with the RCC. Specifically the way they "prey" upon Latinos. I take everything she says with a grain of salt but the immigration stuff is apparently right on.

Sounds like along with being liberal she is also communistic .
As for preying on latinos I would imagine she is talking about their faith in god as being a sort of brainwashing.They the poor of latin America are really poor not like American 'poor' !What would the RCC be able to get out of poor latinos except for a few pesos each week ?

[DixieBelle]

And how many of those Latinos are Catholic? Umm hmm.....

The Pope has the right to come here and do whatever it is he does as a Pope. But meddling in immigration? Nope!

The RCC has been pro-illegal once it hit the tipping point where Latinos made up more of it in the USA than not.  It is in its financial interest and part of its very survival.

Not surprising at all. I have a friend who is a liberal to the core. She is also from Central America and she has a lot of issues with the RCC. Specifically the way they "prey" upon Latinos. I take everything she says with a grain of salt but the immigration stuff is apparently right on.

Sounds like along with being liberal she is also communistic .
As for preying on latinos I would imagine she is talking about their faith in god as being a sort of brainwashing.They the poor of latin America are really poor not like American 'poor' !What would the RCC be able to get out of poor latinos except for a few pesos each week ?

She is totally a communist! You hit it on the head without much detail given. Funny how that works huh?

[megimoo]

And how many of those Latinos are Catholic? Umm hmm.....

The Pope has the right to come here and do whatever it is he does as a Pope. But meddling in immigration? Nope!

The RCC has been pro-illegal once it hit the tipping point where Latinos made up more of it in the USA than not.  It is in its financial interest and part of its very survival.

Not surprising at all. I have a friend who is a liberal to the core. She is also from Central America and she has a lot of issues with the RCC. Specifically the way they "prey" upon Latinos. I take everything she says with a grain of salt but the immigration stuff is apparently right on.

Sounds like along with being liberal she is also communistic .
As for preying on latinos I would imagine she is talking about their faith in god as being a sort of brainwashing.They the poor of latin America are really poor not like American 'poor' !What would the RCC be able to get out of poor latinos except for a few pesos each week ?

She is totally a communist! You hit it on the head without much detail given. Funny how that works huh?

It's simple, just the usual 'buzz'words for all of the commies !