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Thekla:
Personally, I doubt that he was thrilled to hear that politicians were claiming a connection to him when they had histories with anti-Catholic bigots, elitist tendencies in governance, and had caused the deaths of innocents worldwide.

It’s really a shame that politicians attempt to use the Holy Father and claim that he is on their side. It’s equally sad when their supporters do the same.
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He wasn’t a hermit, he was a Pope. Church history shows that Popes reach out to world leaders. They don’t shun them.
 
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Edwin1961:
Yeah, go and tell THAT to Clinton.
It was reported that he was seen on the streets of Rome, while the Bushes’ kept a low-key profile.

At least the Bushes remembered WHY they were in Rome/Vatican City.
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Are **you **heckling President Clinton for his attendance at the funeral?
 
Lisa N:
Well I am sure the brave “boo-ers” would stand firm when terrorism invades their homeland and would not want the US to come and help. They can call the French next time.

Honestly how tacky and tasteless.

Lisa N
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Just to be clear. There was no connection between Iraq and the September 2001 attacks on the USA. Did France opose the invasion of Afghanistan where al Qaeda actually was based?
 
that I object to. They should be meeting with and reaching out to the Holy Father and he should be doing the same. However, when they claim a closeness or a moral understanding with the Holy Father that likely exists mainly in their political game plan, I don’t like it. Now that he’s dead, it’s terribly false to claim a connection for which there is no evidence other than wishful thinking.
 
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Thekla:
that I object to. They should be meeting with and reaching out to the Holy Father and he should be doing the same. However, when they claim a closeness or a moral understanding with the Holy Father that likely exists mainly in their political game plan, I don’t like it. Now that he’s dead, it’s terribly false to claim a connection for which there is no evidence other than wishful thinking.
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Clinton had social issues in common and Bush had pro-life issues in common:ehh: Why do you find it scandalous?
 
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Matt25:
Just to be clear. There was no connection between Iraq and the September 2001 attacks on the USA. Did France opose the invasion of Afghanistan where al Qaeda actually was based?
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And just to be even more clear, there was a great big connection between Iraq and the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Defense secretary Cohen under the Clinton Administration had a letter which clearly stated a promise from Suddam Hussein to Osama bin Laden that the Iraqi government will do all it can to aid al-Qaida.

The Bush administration is doing the anti-terrorist clean-up work neglected under the Clinton Administration.
 
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Lisa4Catholics:
Clinton had social issues in common and Bush had pro-life issues in common:ehh: Why do you find it scandalous?
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There is one catch though:hmmm: If you are murdered before birth social programs will not do anything for you:whistle:
 
The attendance of the Bush delegation at the funeral was an insult to the memory of John Paul II.
 
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leonardoboff:
The attendance of the Bush delegation at the funeral was an insult to the memory of John Paul II.
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Wow that was mean:eek:
 
Kevin Walker:
And just to be even more clear, there was a great big connection between Iraq and the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Defense secretary Cohen under the Clinton Administration had a letter which clearly stated a promise from Suddam Hussein to Osama bin Laden that the Iraqi government will do all it can to aid al-Qaida.

The Bush administration is doing the anti-terrorist clean-up work neglected under the Clinton Administration.
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Which US government department has published this purported letter? Approximately how many times has GWB mentioned it in public? To the nearest zero.
 
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leonardoboff:
The attendance of the Bush delegation at the funeral was an insult to the memory of John Paul II.
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They were there to pay their respects. The president, first lady, and secretary of state kept low profiles and avoided the media. 👍

Clinton, however, gave an interview to a reporter while he was there and commented about the pope leaving behind a “mixed legacy.” :eek:
 
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Matt25:
Which US government department has published this purported letter? Approximately how many times has GWB mentioned it in public? To the nearest zero.
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Hello Matt25,

The letter was published in the 1998 Washington Post in an article by Roland Scarborough: QUOTE: “Al-qaida will work cooperatively with the government of Iraq…” which was found out by Cohen, President Clinton’s defense secretary.

1.) freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1165515/posts

2.) weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/152lndzv.asp?pg=2

Iraq is a proven sponsor state of terrorist attacks against the U.S. The Bush Administration had every right to have gone into Afghanistan and Iraq (and hopefully Iran, Syria, and North Korea or any other terrorist sponsor state).
 
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leonardoboff:
The attendance of the Bush delegation at the funeral was an insult to the memory of John Paul II.
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That was very unnecessary.
 
I think that it was John F. Kennedy who said that we should not pray that God is on our side, but rather we should pray that we are on God’s side. It’s not so profound or likely even the first time that anyone said it, but ever since I heard it, it has really stuck with me.

That’s what I hear from leaders in our government; claims that the Holy Father agreed with THEM instead of the other way around. I find it generally dishonest and quite distasteful for non-Catholics to be claiming that the Holy Father was on THEIR side. First of all, I don’t believe that that is the way for any of us to be conducting ourselves and second, I find it very cheap for people not in the Church to be putting claims on him after his death.
 
That may be evidence that a lot people in the the Middle East know one another and are “connected” and that a lot of world leaders are connected to bad guys. Besides, it’s not enough to just have stuff or to be connected, you have to prove intent and the means to carry it out.

People just need to get over the fact that one of the only honest claims (as close as anyone’s come) about Iraq’s weapon’s programs came from the Iraqis themselves in their paperwork to the UN. But it didn’t matter because they were going no matter what for their own yet to be explained reasons.
 
Well, Bush might have deserved the boos. I am glad he showed respect for the deceased Pope by attending his funeral! He is walking on the fence politically and socially concerning Catholics. During his first campaign for presidency he went to a political rally at racist and anti-Catholic Bob Jones University, which until recently publicly condemned interracial marriages and still to this day says Catholics are in league with the Devil! Plus according to the Catholic (and Papas) position he started an unjust war. Also, is Bush really anti-Abortion or did he say he was to gain votes?
 
It was inappropriate and impolite to boo the President or anyone else at the Pope’s funeral. Btw, Clinton had protesters arrested at his venues. I guess we forget such things very quickly. But I would never have publically disrespected a President, even Clinton. The President is our Chief of State regardless of his party.
 
Kevin Walker:
Hello Matt25,

The letter was published in the 1998 Washington Post in an article by Roland Scarborough: QUOTE: “Al-qaida will work cooperatively with the government of Iraq…” which was found out by Cohen, President Clinton’s defense secretary.

1.) freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1165515/posts

2.) weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/152lndzv.asp?pg=2

Iraq is a proven sponsor state of terrorist attacks against the U.S. The Bush Administration had every right to have gone into Afghanistan and Iraq (and hopefully Iran, Syria, and North Korea or any other terrorist sponsor state).
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Which terrorist attacks against the USA specifically has Iraq been proven to sponsor? The dates, times and places please.

Which government department has published this purported letter? How often have President Bush, Dick Cheney or Condi Rice mentioned it in public?

The fact that the same intelligence forces which failed to defend the USA against the September 2001 attacks and wrongly accused Iraq of having WMD also alleged on the basis of ‘sources’ that there was a link between Iraq and al Qaeda does not constitute proof.

President Bush has himself, and in public, said that there was no proven link between Iraq and the September 2001 attacks. Now why would he do that if he possessed this devastating letter?
 
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