Speaker John Boehner "is delighting in a dream come true as he prepares for the arrival of Pope Francis to the U.S. Capitol for the first papal address to Congress. 'For a little Catholic boy like me, this is big stuff,' Boehner said in an interview Monday (Sept. 21) ... [N]o one is more excited than Boehner, who first extended the invitation to Pope Francis in March 2014 ... Since then, Boehner’s staff has spent nearly seven months preparing for the papal visit."
Boehner previously announced the pontiff “expressed an interest in making a brief appearance on the West Front of the Capitol” in what has been widely reported as an “inauguration-like setting.”
The Establishment GOP know that this pope supports their war against women and gays.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.: "It's an opportunity of a lifetime for me. Billions of Catholics never get to be in the same city with him, versus being in the same room, so I'm just excited to be there and to hear what he has to say. I just hope that what we hear are things that are less close to specific policies before us than the higher aspirational goals for the world," said Tillis.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a Catholic who is bringing her 88-year-old mother to the address: "My hope is that we will be a dignified, respectful audience for the pope's message. This is not a State of the Union speech where members act in very partisan ways as if it's a high school pep rally at times. Fortunately this pope is very approachable and down to earth and humble so I don't think he will easily take offense," Collins added.
The bilingual Jeb Bush will be at the pope's Mass for the Canonization of Junipero Serra who "has a large degree of responsibility … for the death of approximately 100,000 California Indians and the complete extermination of many Native tribes, cultures and languages.”
It will be a “national event,” the pope stated.
In July, “Bush vowed to launch comprehensive immigration reform, including stronger borders and finding a way for the 11 million undocumented people in the country to make their status legal.”
“I like Jeb Bush a lot,” the prelate of Wall Street, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, said. “I especially appreciate the priority he gives to education and immigration.”
The Establishment GOP and the pope share much of the same rhetoric. In 2015:
Charles Koch offered programs to help “the have nots,” “the least fortunate" and provide “opportunity for all Americans.”
Jeb Bush talked about “helping the least among us.” He “railed against ‘elites’ who have stifled economic growth and innovation” and “lamented that ‘while the last eight years have been pretty good ones for top-earners, they've been a lost decade for the rest of America.’”
Bush is “just the latest GOP White House hopeful to put the plight of the poor at the center of his candidacy.” Mitt Romney said he was “a man interested in running for president because of his desire to address poverty and income inequality” and “described working ‘with people who are very poor to help them get help.’”
“Rep. Paul Ryan started convincing the Beltway media that he’s now committed to ‘fighting poverty,’ en route to inner-city tours, multiple speeches, and a sloppy report on the efficacy of domestic anti-poverty programs.”
The Establishment GOP also know that, by his actions, Pope Francis supports the plutocracy.
8:26 AM PT: This just in: "Three former US ambassadors to the Vatican, all Republicans who served under President George W. Bush, have endorsed Jeb Bush in the 2016 race for the White House. The three are:
James Nicholson, a former chair of the Republican National Committee during the 2000 elections, who went on to serve as secretary for Veterans Affairs after his posting in Rome;
Francis Rooney, an Oklahoma businessman and major Republican donor;
Harvard law professor Mary Ann Glendon, who has held several Vatican positions and currently serves on the board of the Vatican bank."
Those who understand the Church's alliance with the plutocracy know that this means Bush will be the GOP presidential nominee i.e. the "BIG MONEY" has made their decision. The ambassadors endorsed Romney in Jan. 2012 before the debates and primaries had begun and his nomination became a foregone conclusion