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Bernie Sanders had high praise for Catholic social teaching.
Bernie Sanders at Vatican conference in Casina Pio IV, April 15, 2016. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.
Vatican City, Apr 15, 2016 / 01:51 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis didn’t attend U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (D-Vt.) speech at the Vatican, but the presidential candidate provided a long reflection on Catholic social teaching, as he saw it.
Sanders spoke Friday at a conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s “Centesimus Annus.” The senator commented:
“With the fall of Communism, Pope John Paul II gave a clarion call for human freedom in its truest sense: freedom that defends the dignity of every person and that is always oriented towards the common good.”
The April 15-16 conference was sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, which fosters dialogue between scientists, politicians and various experts.
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/bernie-sanders-didnt-meet-pope-francis-but-he-had-high-praise-for-catholic-social-teaching-82312/