Fresh cannolis every day?
Strolling mandolin and accordion players?
Espresso?

Sounds great but what happened?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

If a war happens, it happens but it will not be the result of Mike Pompeo being the United States Secretary of State. However, he does have his enemies and is hated by all the “right people.”(leftists)
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The far left Right Wing Watch is not happy that Mike Pompeo will be the next Secretary of State. RWW says he’s too hard on Islamists and too much of a Christian.
Far Left Groups Outraged at Pompeo’s Promotion – Proving He’s the Right Man for the Job
“This threat to America,” Pompeo told vimeo.com/192276878 a church group in Wichita in 2014, is from a minority of Muslims “who deeply believe that Islam is the way and the light and the only answer.”
“They abhor Christians,” Pompeo said, “and will continue to press against us until we make sure that we pray and stand and fight and make sure that we know that Jesus Christ is our savior is truly the only solution for our world.” Mike Pompeo
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LGBT Activists Are LIVID About Trump Naming CIA Director Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State
-- He has vowed to continue his fight abortion, marriage equality, and related matters "each and every day": "As a Kansan, I hold a deep reverence for the sanctity of life, the solidarity of family, and the solemnity of marriage. I will continue the fight to uphold these fundamental ideals each and every day. I am, and always will be, pro-life and will defend life from conception to natural death. I will continue to oppose any taxpayer funding for abortion. I also fully support the traditional institution of marriage. Strong families are the most important building block of our Republic, and we must preserve them for the sake of our community and our culture."
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In 1986, Pompeo graduated first in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point where he majored in Mechanical Engineering. From 1986 to 1991, Pompeo served in the U.S. Army as an Armor Branch Cavalry Officer, reaching the rank of Captain. He served as a United States Cavalry officer patrolling the Iron Curtain before the fall of the Berlin Wall. He also served with the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry in the 4th Infantry Division in the Gulf War.

Saving the best for last.
Mike Pompeo is of Italian ancestry.

It is a pity to see that the inmates have literally taken over the asylum resulting in the degeneration that has occurred to the once very popular and respectable GTV.
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Por la venas de Jesus corre Sangre Pagana

Translation
If we take the words "through the veins of Jesus runs pagan blood" from the context in which they were said, it is likely that some may feel scandalized, that is why you should never remove any word of context. Especially since the word "pagan" is synonymous for some of someone bad. That is not the biblical meaning of the word. In the Bible is called pagan (or Gentile) to everyone who does not belong to the people of Israel, for example, St. Paul calls himself, the apostle of the pagans (Gal 1,16 and 2,7).

For the Jew of that time (and some in this one) we are pagans or Gentiles. To understand what the Pope said, we must take into account that it was a preaching on the Gospel of the Mass of the day. In the Gospel of the Mass that day, the genealogy of Jesus was detailed, that is, the list of Jesus' ancestors. Both St. Matthew and St. Luke, in the first chapters of his gospels, detail us these data to let us know that Jesus is the promised Messiah and is a descendant of the most important characters in the history of Israel, among which stand out Abraham, Isaac , Jacob, and King David.

But San Mateo, also gives us a detail by mentioning in that list of ancestors of Jesus, two women who are not Jewish. The first of these is Rahab, of which the book of Joshua speaks to us in chapter 2. She was a prostitute who lived in Jericho and welcomed the envoys of Joshua, when she tried to enter the Promised Land. Rahab, who was not an Israelite and lived in Jericho, He hid them in his house and asked them to promise that they would respect his life and that of his family when they conquered the city. For having carried out the work of hiding from Joshua's emissaries the life of Rahab and his family was forgiven. Rahab and his people, from that moment became part of the people of Israel. According to Matthew 1,5 "Salmon fathered from Rahab to Boaz." Both Salmon and Boaz are ancestors of Jesus, and this woman, through whom pagan blood flows, also became an ancestor of Jesus.

The other pagan woman mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus is Ruth, of whom he speaks a whole book. Ruth was a Moabitess that is, a pagan woman who married an Israelite and with whom she lived in the territory of Moab, east of the Promised Land. When she was widowed, she decided to follow her mother-in-law Naomi, who had been widowed 12 years before and when her children died, she wanted to return to Israel. In Israel, Ruth married Boaz, a relative of her husband, to comply with the law of the levirate and thus give offspring to her husband who had died. From the marriage between Boaz and Ruth was born Obed, who would later be the grandfather of King David.

This is what Pope Francis refers to when he says that "through the veins of Jesus runs pagan blood." It is not an error, much less a heresy. It is a biblical truth. Among the ancestors of Jesus there are very holy men, but also great sinners, like King David, who committed adultery and murder; and a couple of pagans. In the Blood of Jesus runs all the Blood of man as it is because we all came to redeem.Benditions + COPYRIGHT 2018

I'm not a fan of the Hollywood, liberal, hotart Ms. Perry but the nuns did not receive judicious advice from their counsel. The case made big headlines but for the good sisters this was not a worthwhile (forgive the expression) 'hill to die on.'

Gomez wanted the sale to go through and he's the boss in that godforsaken land of fruits and nuts.

fond memories of Fr. Marcel Guarnizo

You brought up the Democrat Shill/ Never Trumper Guarnizo (for the second time on GTV). Guarnizo would have no problem voting for the 'abortion party or its champion Hitlery Clinton. Therefore, your comment could not stand unchallenged particularly in light of his bizarre writings before the election and his failure to apologize or modify his statement afterward. Your “fond memories” of this strange man are yours. Perhaps Hillary will run in '20 when you and Guarnizo can vote for her then.

If you are a "one issue" voter there's this:

Protecting life
In his first week, Trump reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy that blocks some $9 billion in foreign aid being used for abortions.
Worked with Congress on a bill overturning an Obama regulation that blocked states from defunding abortion providers.
Published guidance to block Obamacare money from supporting abortion.

and this.
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There's much much more.

This is bringing back fond memories of Fr. Marcel Guarnizo

Based on your own experiences, your memories of this man are fond. My memories of him are not.
A Catholic's Response to Father Marcel Guarnizo

BrTomFordeOFMCap

This Tremendous Lover www.amazon.com/…/096759782X

The survey found that the biggest reason young Catholics bailed was that they no longer believed in God.

So, what concrete measures do the geniuses propose which can resolve or at least reduce the flow of members leaving the church?

Essentially, these types of studies are examining the corpse of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church along with all Christian Churches have experienced a downward spiral regarding their membership for decades. As a result, some pointed headed know-nothing from some usually Catholic university is commissioned and comes up with several reasons why what is happening is happening.

Gays or no gays, that must be it. The Church must be more inclusive and give communion to everybody including pagans. Get married and divorced...scratch that. Forget the marriage part and just cohabitate Married priests? It's happening as we speak. Sin? Hahahahaha There ain't no more sin therefore we're all going to heaven so who in the hell needs church in the first place.

Try as they do, the academicians don't know although the answer is obvious. Get back to teaching the basics and forget the progressive distractions. They can begin by teaching/preaching from the following

The Life of Christ

Imitation of Christ
www.amazon.com/…/1617956767

This Tremendous Lover
www.amazon.com/…/096759782X

Afterward, begin to read the mystics. San Juan de la Cruz and www.amazon.com/…/0960087664 continually using Scripture as reference.

Don't neglect Mental Prayer and the Exercises of a Retreat
Liguori www.amazon.com/…/1499206348

Pope Francis, who kneels only when dealing with Muslim refugees in front of TV cameras

Pope Francis must like dark meat, and beach balls, and playing the fool, and puppets/tango masses, and kissing the hand of and concelebrating mass with a pro-homosexual activist priest etc.

These and other acts of Francis show a disregard for his title as the supreme pontiff / Bishop of Rome, and ex officio the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. What an embarrassment he is to the Catholic Church and to the respect, dignity and the authority the Church once had in the world.

Mens sana in corpore sano
[You should pray for] a healthy mind in a healthy body.

The phrase (Mens sana in corpore sano) is widely used in sporting and educational contexts to express the theory that physical exercise is an important or essential part of mental and psychological well-being.

Whether or not the Archbishop has a healthy mind is debatable. However, there's no reasonable excuse for this proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/