While delivering the first address from a pontiff to a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday, Pope Francis touched on topics ranging from the plight of immigrants to climate change and the death penalty. Many of his comments were lightly delivered and unlikely to elicit much controversy, though the reaction might be different if they were given
Pope Francis Just Echoed Obama’s ‘Offensive’ Prayer Breakfast Remarks
The pontiff said all religions are susceptible to extremism and violence, just like Obama said in February.