Pope Francis decided not to chew the coca leaf when he was in Bolivia. At least so far. He did drink a tea made from the coca leaf. According the Daily News "The Pope was served a traditional tea made from coca leaves, chamomile and anise."
Supposedly it was medicinal because the Pope lost the use of one lung in childhood and the high altitude would affect him adversely.
So the pontiff decided to fight the high altitude with a high attitude.
There is of course no truth to the rumor that the Pope would like to move the Vatican to Cuba. Or Miami.
At least I hope not.
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I miss Benedict. He was my kind of Pope. So he had to go. Let's face it, mediocrities hate hate HATE the quality. And Benedict was quality, all the way. "No foundation, all the way down the line," was how Saroyan put it.
So he showed good sense.
As I say, I think this guy is very badly advised.
He's coo coo for coca leaves.
There went his chance to put "shaman" on his resume.
Did you see that the Bolivian president gave him a “communist crucifix” – a carving of Christ crucified on the hammer of a hammer and sickle?
May I inject a little reality here?
This is a news report of how the "Communist Crucifix" got pressed into the Pope's hands:
La Paz, Bolivia, Jul 9, 2015 / 10:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- When leftist Bolivian president Evo Morales on Thursday presented Pope Francis with a “communist crucifix” – a carving of Christ crucified on the hammer of a hammer and sickle – the Pope appeared to say, “This is not ok,” while shaking his head.
Shortly after his July 8 arrival at the Bolivian administrative capital of La Paz, Pope Francis made a courtesy visit to Morales at the Palace of Government. At such meetings, the leaders customarily exchange gifts; Pope Francis gave the Bolivian president a mosaic of the Marian icon of the “Salus Populus Romani,” her role as patroness of Rome.
Morales explained what his gift to the Pope was as he gave it to him. In the video, filmed by the Vatican Television Center and transmitted throughout the world, the Pope appears to be saying “No está bien eso” – “This is not ok” – while shaking his head.
The Pope looks fairly grim at the moment.
I know, I know. The Pope should have better advance men, and everything should have been vetted and scripted. But sometimes a Latin American politician being an asshole is just a Latin American politician being an asshole, and needs no collusion with the Pope.
TTB - Obama would have been thrilled to receive a communist crucifix.
It also showcases, again, that communists are communists first, second and last. Any humanity or authentic respect for theology/religion/higher non-materialistic power is way down the list.
Here, Pope, I made you a golden calf. Do you like it?
Oh those evil capitalists***
Well, here's a Tweet about the Pope donating the holy bling he received in Bolivia. The "crucifix" (capitalization consciously omitted) was not among it.
https://twitter.com/Cindy_Wooden/status/619500583226068992
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