Re: Anthropogenic Global Warming
Reply #442 –
Bull$#(). The Pope had ONE chance to govern this country. That was when John Kennedy (a Roman Catholic) got elected.
Heck, he didn't even have much of a chance then. The only way JFK could get elected was to assuage fears that an RC president wouldn't secretly allow the Pope to really govern the country. That's a large part of where our present separation of church and state comes from today. The Pope can say what he likes--- the government will respectfully listen--- then go on with the affairs of government as if the Pope had never spoken.
The rest of our presidents-- from George Washington to Obama-- have been some form of Protestant, and if the Pope wants to think he can give any of them orders--- good luck with that. Heck, a lot of our recent presidents don't even seem to listen to their own denominations much, still less the Pope.
Right now, the only reason you have the illusion-- that's all that it is-- that Obama is paying attention to the Pope is that they just happen to be on the same page regarding AGW. Get Republican in next time--- or even some Democrats who aren't quite so "party line", and see how well they follow Papal dictates.