Conservative bomb-thrower Ann Coulter managed to offend another entire religion and kick up a social media twit-storm for this week’s visit of Pope Francis to the United States.
The firestorm comes fresh off of getting blasted last week for her tweet just after CNN’s Republican debate, asking, “How many f—ing Jews do these people think are in the United States?”
The conservative author and columnist attracted a flurry of Twitter responses with a series of tweets and re-tweets criticizing the pope’s emphasis on politically left-leaning causes like open-door immigration policies, critiques of capitalism and embracing the idea of climate change.
I’m an American and this is why our founders (not “immigrants”!) distrusted Catholics & wouldn’t make them citizens. https://t.co/7IV6J7ODAv
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 23, 2015
That was in response to this tweet from David Limbaugh, younger brother of Rush Limbaugh and a conservate writer in his own right.
I’m not a Catholic, but I agree with those Catholics who’ve said Pope’s statements on abortion/life are in his domain but economics are not.
— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) September 23, 2015
Conservative American Catholics — and conservative non-Catholics — have been disappointed by some of the pope’s positions as they’re described in the mainstream media, but no one take kindly to a hit on their religion. (Coulter being a Presbyterian surely didn’t help.)
@anncoulter Founders of conservatism: Russell Kirk, Catholic; Buckley, Catholic; also, your hero, Phyllis Schlafly, Catholic
— Matthew Balan ن (@MatthewJLB) September 23, 2015
@AnnCoulter @DavidLimbaugh are you fucking serious? So the pope saying something means that the founders were right not to trust Catholics?
— Michael Hurley (@MichaelHurley_) September 23, 2015
@AnnCoulter Ann – I assure that not all catholics are progressive leftists though that branch of my church is firmly in control w/ #Pope F.
— lisaed (@LisaedLisa) September 23, 2015
Coulter tried to clarify her beef wasn’t with American Catholics, but with Francis’ South American — and European — brand that conflates the church’s duties to the poor with left-wing, socialist politics.
THIS Pope’s philosophy of worshiping the poor, blaming the rich leads to Latin American poverty. American Catholicism leads to success.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 23, 2015
Yes & American Catholics now one of richest, most successful demos in U.S. by becoming American Catholics, not RCs. https://t.co/QtxTGynMvC
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 23, 2015
And she had a lot of support.
@tim_timomalley @AnnCoulter Ann is not always right, but she is on this one. Pope needs to stick to Catholic doctrine, avoid economics.
— Rod (@Bell9115211) September 23, 2015
@AnnCoulter I bet the poor didn’t build those 2 jumbo jets he flew in on.
— The Teatarian (@teapartytempest) September 23, 2015
@AnnCoulter The #Pope was starting out on a real good footing, but fell hard once he started in with the socialism stuff. It’s sad really.
— Verona83 (@Verona83) September 23, 2015
@AnnCoulter American Capitalism always has been underestimated for what good it has to the poor in the world
— john hancock (@johnhan79583770) September 23, 2015
As long as there are popes and politics (which is to say, forever), there’s going to be a conflict in American democracy.
No, I’m attacking the Pope. So did Martin Luther. So did America’s settlers. So did Dems when it was John Paul II. https://t.co/fMO4Pb09HZ
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 23, 2015
And the pope isn’t all the Dems attack. In the end, everybody knows which party stands for what.
@AnnCoulter@TheMadHessian@dmataconis Wasn’t it the Dems who were booing God at their last convention?
— Kathy (@justplainsanity) September 23, 2015
It sure wasn’t the Republicans.
Coulter’s ‘immigrants – church – pedophiles’
crack draws hell of a Catholic response
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