Jophiel wrote:
I was chuckling more at the Republicans reaction during the speech than making a statement about the Pope's interest in human life.
And I was pointing out that the Democrats reactions were similarly mixed based on what he was saying. They were just as much cheering the parts that supported their ideological positions, and not doing so during the parts that didn't. So I'm not sure (other than partisan bashing) why you'd make such a point of singling out Republicans for this. The Dems did the same thing.
It's like trying to make fun of a group of fans because they cheer when their team scores a touchdown, but not when the other team scores. Um... The fans of the other team do the same thing, just in reverse, right? So it's kind of a non-statement.
EDIT: Oh. And just because it might be relevant. You are aware that a greater percentage of Democrats in Congress are Catholic than Republicans, right? So it's not like there's some assumption by the GOP that the Pope is "on their side", or that they should be cheering the Pope more than the Democrats. Maybe some liberals might think so, and might even make hay every time the GOP members didn't cheer something the Pope said, but that would be silly.
Edited, Sep 25th 2015 8:00pm by gbaji