Pope Francis spoke to Congress yesterday and addressed the country’s rampant capitalism and worship of money. Democrats and Progressives praised and heralded the pope’s message. Staunch conservatives, on the other hand, took to Twitter with mind-numbing ignorance about the pontiff.
Forgiveness for abortion, adultery and sodomy, but NO FORGIVENESS for capitalism! https://t.co/oCjDEgi7dW
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 24, 2015
The Popes speech was a “Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall” moment. Unfortunately, the “wall” is capitalism. #popefrancis #popeindc #pope
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) September 24, 2015
I am really trying hard not to tweet something that will get me into trouble.
— Andrea Tantaros (@AndreaTantaros) September 24, 2015
Seriously? Number of executions last year: 35 murderers. Number of abortions: 1 million innocents. https://t.co/1U0Da4HNeR
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 24, 2015
Watch Thom Hartmann and Rob Boston address why Conservatives are having such a hard time accepting the Pope’s message
These are just the tip of the iceberg. You can see much more at Crooks & Liars and Salon.
