Message #44097

[Psalm 51:17]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/sarah-palin-pope-francis_n_4277402.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592
11/14/13
Sarah Palin Apologizes For Remarks On Pope Francis

Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin apologized Thursday for her criticism of Pope Francis and his "liberal" statements.

"It was not my intention to be critical of Pope Francis," Palin wrote Thursday on her Facebook page. "I was reminding viewers that we need to do our own homework on news subjects, and I hadn't done mine yet on the Pope's recent comments as reported by the media."

**Uhm, he made these comments clear as day. What more "homework" do we have to do?

She continued, "I apologize for not being clearer in my response, thus opening the door to critical liberal media that does what it does best in ginning up controversy."

**You mean you regard Pope Frankie as a *conservative*?

During a Tuesday interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Palin said she was taken "aback" by some of the Pope's remarks.

"He's had some statements that to me sound kind of liberal, has taken me aback, has kind of surprised me," Palin said. "Unless I really dig deep into what his messaging is, and do my own homework, I’m not going to just trust what I hear in the media."

Read Palin's Facebook post below:

Just to clarify my comment to Jake Tapper about Pope Francis, it was not my intention to be critical of Pope Francis. I was reminding viewers that we need to do our own homework on news subjects, and I hadn't done mine yet on the Pope's recent comments as reported by the media. Knowing full well how often the media mischaracterizes a person’s comments (especially a religious leader’s), I don’t trust them to get it right when it comes to reporting on the Vatican. I do, however, trust my many Catholic friends and family, including some excellent Catholic writers, who have since assured me that Pope Francis is as sincere and faithful a shepherd of his church as his two predecessors whom I admired. I apologize for not being clearer in my response, thus opening the door to critical media that does what it does best in ginning up controversy.

- Sarah Palin

**Wow! Look at the pot calling the kettle black! Why are YOU(Ms. Palin) part of the MSM establishment? And since when has Catholicism been *conservative*?