ພະ​ສັນຕະປາປາ Francis ໃຫ້ຄຳໂອວາດ ຕໍ່ກອງປະຊຸມ ລັດຖະສະພາ ຄົບຄະນະ ​

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ເປັນທີ່​ຄາດ​ກັນ​ວ່າ ພະ​ສັນຕະປາປາ Francis ​ຈະ​ກ່າວເຖິງ
ບັນຫາຫຼໍ່ແຫຼມ​ສຳຄັນໆ ທີ່​ຮວມທັງ​ເລື້ອງອົບ​ພະຍົບຈາກພາກ
​ຕາ​ເວັນ​ອອກ​ກາງ ການ​ປ່ຽນ​ແປງ​ຂອງ​ດິນ​ຟ້າ​ອາກາດ ແລະ​
ລັດທິ​ທຶນ​ນິຍົມເກີນຂອບເຂດ ເວລາພະອົງ ຊົງ​ກ່າວ​ໃຫ້​ໂອ
ວາດ​ຕໍ່​ກອງປະຊຸມລັດຖະສະພາຄົບຄະນະ ​ໃນ​ວັນ​ພະຫັດ​ມື​ນີ້.

​ຫຼາຍ​ສິບ​ພັນ​ຄົນ ມີກຳນົດທີ່ຈະ​ໄປ​ເບິ່ງການ​ຖະ​ແຫຼ​ງທີ່​ວ່າ​ນີ້
ຈາກ​ເດີ່ນສະໜາມ​ຂອງຕຶກລັດ ສະພາ ແລະ​ອີກ​ຫຼາຍ​ຮ້ອຍ​
ຄົນຈະ​ເຂົ້າໄປເບິ່ງ​ຢູ່​ຂ້າງໃນ​ສະພາ​ຕ່ຳ ​ໃນ​ຂະນະ​ທີ່ພະ​ສັນ
ຕະ ປາປາ Francis ​ຊຶ່ງ​ເປັນ​ສັນຕະປາປາ ຜູ້ທຳ​ອິດ ​ໃນ​ປະ
ຫວັດສາດ ທີ່​ຈະ​ກ່າວ​ໃຫ້ໂອວາດ​ຕໍ່ ສະພາສະຫະລັດ.

ປ. ໂອບາມາ ຕ້ອນຮັບ ພະສັນຕະປາປາ ທີ່ ທຳນຽບຂາວ

​ຂ້າງໃນຂອງ​ຕຶກສະພາ​ທີ່ມີການ​ແບ່ງແຍກ​ກັນ​ນັ້ນ ການ​ລໍຄອຍ​ທີ່​ວ່າ​ນີ້​ແມ່ນ​ຢູ່ໃນສະພາບ
ທີ່ ຕື່ນເຕັ້ນທີ່ສຸດ ​ແລະ​ຈະ​ບໍ່​ມີ​ຜູ້​ໃດ​ກະຕືລື​ລົ້ນ​ໄປ​ກວ່າທ່ານ​ຜູ້ນີ້ ​ຊຶ່ງ​ໄດ້​ເຊື້ອ​ເຊີນໃຫ້ພະສັນ
ຕະປາປາໄປ ກ່າວກໍ​ຄືທ່ານ John Boehner ປະທານ​ສະພາ​ຕ່ຳ ຜູ້​ຊຶ່ງ​ນັບຖື​ສາສະໜາ​ກາ​ໂຕລິກ ຢ່າງ​ເຄັ່ງ​ຄັດນັ້ນ.

​ໃນ​ວີ​ດີ​ໂອ​ພິ​ເສດ ທ່ານ Boehner ​ໄດ້​ກ່າວວ່າ ສະມາຊິກ​ສະພາ ​ແມ່ນ​ມີ​ຄວາມ​ສົນ​ໃຈ ​ໃນ​
ສິ່ງ​ທີ່​ຜູ້ນຳ​ທາງ​ສະສະ​ໜາ​ອົງ​ນີ້ ຈະ​ມີ​ຄວາມ​ຄິ​ດ​ເຫັນ​ຢ່າງ​ໃດ. ທ່ານ Boehner ​ໄດ້​ກ່າວວ່າ
“ການ​ຢືນ​ມື​ເຂົ້າ​ໄປ​ຊ່ອຍ​ພວກ​ທຸກ​ຍາກ ​ແລະ​ຄວາມ​ຈິງ​ທີ່​ຜູ້​ຄົນ​ຄວນ​ຈະ​ມີ​ສາສະໜາ​ຢູ່​ໃນ​
ໃຈ​ຫຼາຍ​ກວ່າ​ນີ້. ພະອົງມີ​ທ່າທີບາງຢ່າງ ທີ່​ຖືວ່າ​ເປັນ​ເລື້ອງ​ນອງ​ນັນ, ​ແຕ່​ວ່າ ພະອົງແມ່ນ
ພະ​ສັນຕະປາປາ.”

ຊາວວໍຊິງຕັນ ຕ້ອນຮັບ ພະສັນຕະປາປາ Francis

ພະ​ສັນຕະປາປາ Francis ​ໄດ້​ກ່າວ​ອອກ​ມາ​ຢ່າງ​ແຂງ​ຂັນ ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ເລື້ອງ​ໄພອັນຕະລາຍ
ຕໍ່​ໂລກ​ຂອງ​ເຮົາ ທີ່​ໄດ້​ຮັບຜົນກະທົບຈາກ​ຄວາມບໍ່​ຍຸຕິ​ທຳ​ທາງ​ດ້ານ​ເສດຖະກິດ ​ແລະ​ການ​
ປ່ຽນ​ແປງ​ຂອງ​ດິນ​ຟ້າອາກາດ ​ແລະ​ວ່າ Vatican ​ຍິນ​ດີ​ກັບຂໍ້​ຕົກລົງ​ກ່ຽວກັບ​ໂຄງການ​
ນິວ​ເຄລຍຂອງ​ອິຣ່ານ.

ທ່າທີ​ຂອງພະ​ສັນຕະປາປາ ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ບັນຫາ​ເຫຼົ່າ​ນີ້ ​ແມ່ນ​ໃກ້ຊິດ​ກັບ​ຄວາມ​ຄິດ​ເຫັນຂອງ​ປະທານາທິບໍດີ ໂອບາມາ ທີ່ສັງກັດ​ພັກ Democratic ຫຼາຍ​ກວ່າທ່າທີຂອງ​ພັກ Republican ນັ້ນ.

ຄຸນພໍ່ Thomas Reese ນັກວິ​ເຄາະອະວຸ​ໂສ ຂອງອົງການລາຍງານຂ່າວກາໂຕລິກແຫ່ງ ຊາດ ກ່າວ​ວ່າ ການສະແດງປະຕິກິລິຍາຂອງລັ​ດຖະສະພາ ​ຕໍ່ການ​ກ່າວ​ຄຳ​ໂອວາດ​ຂອງ
ພະ​ສັນຕະປາປາ Francis ນັ້ນ ​ຈະ​ມີການ​ເປີດ​ເຜີຍໃຫ້ຊາບ.

ຄຸນພໍ່ Reese ກ່າວວ່າ “​ໃນ​ຂະນະ​ທີ່​ພະອົງໄປເຖິງ​ລັດຖະສະພາ​ແລ້ວ ​ແລະ​ຖ້າ​ຫາກ​ພະ
ອົງ​ກ່າວ​ວ່າ ພວກ​ເຈົ້າ​ຄວນ​ຈະ​ຍິນ​ດີ​ຕ້ອນຮັບ​ພວກ​ເຂົ້າເມືອງ ແລະພວກອົບ​ພະຍົບ ພວກ​
ເຈົ້າ​ຄວນ​ຈະ​ເບິ່ງ​ແຍງ​ດູ​ແລພວກ​ຄົນ​ທຸກ​ຍາກ ຫຼື​ວ່າ ພວກ​ເຈົ້າ​ຄວນ​ຈະ​ປົກ​ປ້ອງ​ສະພາບ
​ແວດ​ລ້ອມແລ້ວ ນີ້​ແມ່ນ​ບັນຫາ​ທັງຫຼາຍທັງ​ປວງ ແລະ​ວ່າ ຕອນ​ທີ່​ພະອົງກ່າວເຖິງ ບັນຫາ
ເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ພວກ​ທີ່​ສັງກັດ​ພັກ Democrats ຈະ​ພາ​ກັບ​ກະ​ໂດດ​ຂຶ້ນ​ແລ້ວ​ຕົບມື. ​ແລະ​ວ່າ​ພວກ
ພັກ Republicans ນັ້ນຈະເຮັດຢ່າງໃດ ນັ່ງທັບມືຂອງພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າເບາະ? ແລະຖ້າຫາກ
ວ່າພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າລຸກຂຶ້ນຢືນແລະຕົບມືແລ້ວນັ້ນ ພວກ Tea Party ທີ່ນິຍົມແນວທາງເດີມ
ນັ້ນ ຈະບໍ່ພໍໃຈກັບພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າ, ເພາະສະນັ້ນຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າ ນີ້ແມ່ນທ່າທີ ທີ່
ລະອຽດອ່ອນ.”

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Americans, Obama Welcome Pope at White House

At the U.S. Capitol, anticipation has reached a fever pitch over Pope Francis’ address to Congress on September 24. And no one is more excited than the man who invited him, devout Catholic and House Speaker John Boehner. In a special video, Boehner said lawmakers are very interested in what His Holiness has to say.

“His outreach to the poor, the fact that people ought to be more religious. He has got some other positions that are a bit more controversial, but it is the pope!”

Squirm in their seats

Some analysts say those controversial positions could end up making Boehner regret his invitation. Pope Francis has spoken out strongly about the dangers to our planet posed by economic injustice and climate change, and the Vatican has welcomed the Iran nuclear deal. The pope’s positions on these issues are closer to Democratic President Barack Obama’s views than those held by leading Republicans.

Father Thomas Reese, the senior analyst at the National Catholic Reporter, said Congress' reaction to Pope Francis should be fascinating to watch.

“And when he comes to Congress, if he says you should welcome the immigrants and refugees, you should care for the poor, or you should protect the environment, these are issues that, when he says them, the Democrats are going to jump up and applaud," he said. "And what are the Republicans going to do — sit there on their hands? If they get up and applaud, then the [conservative] tea party people are going to be very upset with them. So I think they are in a very delicate position.”

Republican Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona says he will boycott the speech because of the pope’s focus on what Gosar calls the “fool’s errand” of climate change. Gosar, who is Catholic, wrote, "When the pope chooses to act and talk like a leftist politician, then he can expect to be treated like one."

On the Democratic side, Representative Luis Gutierrez of Illinois contrasted the compassion of Pope Francis for migrants with the harsh, anti-immigrant rhetoric of leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

"In many ways, Pope Francis represents the anti-Trump, the antidote to his venom. I, like a lot of my Democratic colleagues and a lot of my Catholic colleagues — and frankly, the majority of Americans of all faiths and political stripes across the nation — are very much looking forward to the pope’s visit and the pope’s words because our nation needs a counterbalance, a counterweight to what has become the ugliest, most xenophobic, most anti-immigration campaign in anyone’s memory," said Gutierrez.

Billionaire businessman Trump has said some illegal immigrants are "rapists" and "criminals," and that “when Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best."

On other issues such as gay marriage and abortion, the pontiff may say things many Democrats do not like. Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California is also a devout Catholic, but a strong supporter of women's reproductive rights and gay marriage.

ປະທານສະພາຕ່ຳ ທ່ານນາງ Nancy Pelosi ໃນສະພາຕ່ຳ.

Call for unity

Analyst Reese says U.S. Catholics are politically divided, just like other Americans, and that is also reflected in Congress. Reese, however, says he believes Pope Francis will have this message for U.S. lawmakers:

“I think, hopefully, he will also tell them, ‘Get over your partisan politics! You know, it is time to get together, work together to solve the problems of this nation and of the world.’ And at that point, all the American people will get up and applaud!”

It may take more than even a visit by Pope Francis to get members of Congress to stop fighting and work together.