I am glad Pope Francis is such a widely

Posted: Sep 26, 2015

As the leader of the Roman Catholic religion he obviously has a great following and his thoughts mean "the world" to many, many people. I am glad for his ability to speak about humanity and the subjects that so desperately need to be illustrated and explained to so many in the United States. The "so many" in the United States seem to be predominantly conservatives, but not exclusively. There is plenty of corporate greed and corruption in both parties, and he spoke to the evil in that also. Bernie Sanders said regarding Pope Francis' speech to Congress: Pope Francis is clearly one of the important religious and moral leaders not only in the world today but in modern history. He forces us to address some of the major issues facing humanity: war, income and wealth inequality, poverty, unemployment, greed, the death penalty and other issues that too many prefer to ignore. I was especially impressed by the great American leaders he cited, particularly Dorothy Day, the founder of the Catholic Worker movement, a progressive newspaper and organization which protected the poor, organized workers and stood up to the wealthy and the powerful. In citing Dorothy Day, the pope gave us a wonderful example of the never-ending struggle for justice in our country and the world. And this is some of how Bernie Sanders crosses party lines and appeals to people of all "so-called" parties. ;