Margaret Archer knew Bernie was running for president, so why did you invite him?

[Csainvestor]

Margaret Archer contradicts herself, he shouldn't be here, but here is an invite anyway???

I wonder if Margaret Archer would have rejected Bernie, but the pope personally invited Bernie.

[Joob]

1. Shh, we're not supposed to think about it. The pope is being held hostage by Bernie, clearly. nt

[Else You Are Mad]

2. This is the problem with most of Hillary's smears...

...they all fall apart if you look into the back story for the actual facts.

ETA: Hillary's campaign is mostly relying on a pre-internet playbook that relies upon the fact that people cannot look up the facts instantaneously rather than rely on what the media says. It is the same problem that is facing the GOP.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. Has Hillary made a statement about the invitation?

I tried a search, but didn't find anything.

[seattleite]

4. Prior to this Archer woman? Doubt it...

Don't think there's really any way she could make a statement that wouldn't look bad. She's got surrogates to attack for her.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. What is Hillary's link to "this Archer woman"?

[seattleite]

6. I didn't say there was one. She's a British social activist. That's all I know.

[Nonhlanhla]

7. How is this a Hillary smear? nt

[Else You Are Mad]

8. I was speaking generally. Nt

[FlatBaroque]

9. Because people like Hillary and her acolytes lack any positive energy or creativity.

They suck life out of things, and they always fight the prior battle because they do not know any better.

[MineralMan]

10. More information is becoming available, but

I have not seen anything that indicates that the Pope had anything to do with the invitation. It sounds like an internal thing from the organizers of the conference rather than a Papal request to me.

Either way, we're getting more info on the whole thing, so maybe we'll get more clarification on this, too.

[oberliner]

11. You have no idea what you are talking about

The pope did not personally invite Bernie.

Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo invited him.