http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/02/1389997/-Rick-Santorum-to-Pope-Francis-Leave-science-to-the-scientist?detail=email
Rick Santorum, who once said he would not bow to the liberal orthodoxy of climate change, did an interview yesterday with Talk Radio 1210 WPHT when he made a stunner of a statement—Pope Francis should leave science to the scientists:
“The perception that the media would like to give of Pope Francis and the reality are two different things…I’m a huge fan of his, and his focus on making sure that we have a healthier society…I support completely the Pope’s call for us to do more to create opportunities for people to be able to rise in society and care for the poor. That’s our obligation as a society.”
Seeing that it is expected by many that Pope Francis will release an encyclical on climate change, Santorum says he disagrees with what he expects to hear in it.
“The Church has gotten it wrong a few times on science, and I think we’re probably better off leaving science to the scientists and focus on what we’re really good on, which is theology and morality. When we get involved with political and controversial scientific theories, then I think the church is probably not as forceful and credible.”
okay what we have here is a stumbling over his own feet. he says that Pope Frankie should leave science to scientist, while his party confesses to not being scientist but telling Americans that they know best that climate change is a hoax and the 97% of scientist who say it's real don't have clue. he has a reputation for being a religious zealot but now he challenges the head of his religion in favor of republican effort to deny it so they can argue against regulations protecting us from them.
more devout republican denier than devout Catholic parishioner, guess we know who and what he prays for if he does pray. saying the church has gotten it wrong a few times is still a better record than getting it wrong all the time actually lying about vit all the time more appropriate.
