🇪🇺 Paul Schoonhoven 🍋🍉Feb 21

'Pope Leo XIV will spend July 4 visiting a Mediterranean island known for migrant crossings into Europe.

The Vatican announced this week that the first American leader of the Catholic Church will visit Lampedusa, a small Italian island that has for years served as a gateway for migrants traveling to Europe from Africa and the Middle East.'

Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Migrant Crossing Island | TIME
https://time.com/7380294/pope-leo-july-4-trump/

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Show threadDoug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦Feb 21
@vosje62 He COULD go to the US: unless you’re an American Indian…you’re basically a migrant.
Show thread🇪🇺 Paul Schoonhoven 🍋🍉
@SonofaGeorge the pope is free to choose his destination on any day, including July, 4th... 😅
Feb 21 at 11:02pmWeb
Show threadDoug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦Feb 22
@vosje62 Trump might be too stupid to get the message, eh? The old Queen used very subtle things to send messages; for example, the one time she HAD to meet Trump she wore a broach. Now, the Queen probably had 1,000 broaches. The one she wore? It was a gift from the #Obamas. Nicely played, wot? Perfect Britishness. Likely wasted on Agent Orange.
Show thread🇪🇺 Paul Schoonhoven 🍋🍉Feb 22

@SonofaGeorge this was a message to Vance who asked the Pope to be there on the 250th year of 4th of July.

As Vance is very much Catholic, he gets the message...

Show threadDoug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦Feb 22
@vosje62 Yes, I'm aware. People forget that the Catholic church, for all its sins (of which there are many) has a high degree of diplomatic skills.
Show threadJoyful JonnyFeb 22
@SonofaGeorge like covering up centuries of murder, burning women and priests molesting and raping kids?
Show threadDoug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦Feb 22
@Tenor2JT Yah. Or here in Canada spending, what, $26M on a cathedral when court-ordered damages for child molestation went unpaid. Yah, like that. Don't get me started.