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This is the first Pope who hears "Peter" and "Francis" and doesn't think about prior Popes but instead thinks "Geraci"

anyway one thing we can keep doing is actively trying to build the world we want, with each other and for each other. that option is never gone, the roadblocks just shift. your community is the same one you woke up with yesterday

It took this long to project?

We are called to vote, even if we don't like the candidates. As per the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it is "morally obligatory to pay taxes, to exercise the right to vote, and to defend one's country" (CCC 2239-2240).

Candidates may be *disqualified* if their platform "promotes an intrinsically evil act". Both major candidates promote intrinsically evil acts as defined by the USCCB, so "one must choose the lesser of two evils", as stated by Pope Francis ( https://t.co/fFUzqcB8he).

"As Catholics we are not single-issue voters. A candidate’s position on a single issue is not sufficient to guarantee a voter’s support" ("Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship").

When asked about them, Pope Francis responded: "I have never understood the expression 'non-negotiable values.' Values are values, and that is it. I can’t say that, of the fingers of a hand, there is one less useful than the rest" ( https://t.co/2UEnNYaEYL).

There is no such thing as a "non-negotiable" value. While organizations like EWTN and Catholic Answers may promote these, they are not rooted in truth.

While I'm unaware of any similar comparison for other offices, you can use the same principles covered in "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship" when looking at any candidate. Some other notes that are not covered on that site:

Catholic friends, here is a great rundown of how each major Presidential candidate's views align with Catholic teaching, along with references - it goes point-by-point through Part II of the USCCB's "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship": https://t.co/5APZe7EOg8

The Chicago Stars will join the ranks of the Willis Tower, Guaranteed Rate Field, and 875 N Michigan

Montrose Harbor. I am in awe. #ilwx @NWSChicago @cubsweather

What a rollercoaster of a game this is

I have never heard a ballpark so upset at a home team win

Do they still play the blues in Chicago

"How Chicago are you?" Currently eating an Italian beef at a concrete beach along Lake Michigan

One stop into the route (Lawrence/Ashland) and there are already three 9 buses bunched together. @cta how?

Top 10 catches of all time

They got some runs

corn sweat