# Five Year old Girl "Breaks thru barricade"to Give Pope message on Immigraation **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 24, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379 "2015-09-24T05:45:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/1 "2015-09-24T05:45:21Z")
> **[Meet the Little Girl Blessed by Pope Francis](https://abcnews.go.com/US/meet-young-girl-blessed-pope-francis/story?id=33981305)** Well, i’m not one for conspiracy theories and such but this is kinda strange. Of the thousands of people little Sophie manages to get to the Pope. I dont know. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/2 "2015-09-24T05:46:25Z")
Totally set up IMNSHO. ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/3 "2015-09-24T05:50:05Z")
thata how i feel but dam that is chikenshit’ ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/4 "2015-09-24T05:56:58Z")
Comic book fans may remember the Doctor Strange/Doctor Doom graphic novel (quite good, actually) where Doctor Doom stops his car to receive flowers from a little Latverian girl. Set-up? Or honest expression of love for a proud and noble monarch? No way to tell. (I vote set-up.) [ETA: Image link. SFW.](http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maa6pc01QE1qzr7woo1_1280.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Robert163](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/5 "2015-09-24T06:09:29Z")
set up? Is that even really important? ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/6 "2015-09-24T06:19:03Z")
> [@Robert163](#): > > set up? > > Is that even really important? If it was a setup it means it was set up to make a political statement. That is not cool for a visit from the pope. It was a sly attempt to interject an agenda. ---
**Author:** ![Robert163](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/7 "2015-09-24T06:49:27Z")
> [@Klaatu](#): > > If it was a setup it means it was set up to make a political statement. > > That is not cool for a visit from the pope. It was a sly attempt to interject an agenda. A sly attempt to call for more tolerance, acceptance and compassion is “not cool”??? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/8 "2015-09-24T06:54:48Z")
> [@Klaatu](#): > > If it was a setup it means it was set up to make a political statement. > > That is not cool for a visit from the pope. It was a sly attempt to interject an agenda. Since when do popes make major trips _without_ making political statements? ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/9 "2015-09-24T06:57:38Z")
I will give you that robert, but where is the call to crack down on pedo priests, something liberals seem to ignore from this pope I will agree this pope is an activist and thats fine but you have to clear the barn first ---
**Author:** ![Robert163](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/10 "2015-09-24T06:59:18Z")
> [@Klaatu](#): > > I will give you that robert, but where is the call to crack down on pedo priests, something liberals seem to ignore from this pope > > I will agree this pope is an activist and thats fine but you have to clear the barn first Actually I think the Catholic Church does crack down on them pretty hard now. But even if they didn’t, how would that invalidate the the beautiful message of the letter and drawing of this 5 year old girl? ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/11 "2015-09-24T07:01:00Z")
I di like the pope fiat? and the pope jeepmobile ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/12 "2015-09-24T07:05:06Z")
The first thing the Pope spoke on was immigration. It has been foremost on _his_ agenda forever. I guess Taylor Swift has it right (damn it, _not_ a fan): _Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate_. ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/13 "2015-09-24T07:05:50Z")
Gaaa no they dont they get shuffled around they dont do shit…If nothing else I hope all politics aside I hope you understand that the catholic church does nothing to expose and prosecute pedo priests but that is a diff thread apologies ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/14 "2015-09-24T07:08:03Z")
> [@jimbuff314](#): > > The first thing the Pope spoke on was immigration. It has been foremost on _his_ agenda forever. I guess Taylor Swift has it right (damn it, _not_ a fan): > > _Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate_. Well bein the pope is a socialist from Argentina i would expect nothing less ---
**Author:** ![Robert163](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/15 "2015-09-24T07:09:56Z")
> [@Klaatu](#): > > Well bein the pope is a socialist from Argentina i would expect nothing less jesus was a socialist ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/16 "2015-09-24T07:17:12Z")
The New York Times recently published a list of [other visits by popes.](http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/09/17/nyregion/popes-in-america-listy.html) I’m seeing several direct political statements, which didn’t need to be hidden behind some obscure moment involving a child in a crowd. > [@](#): > > “No more war, never again war!” [Paul VI] pleaded in English with a soft Italian accent. “Drop your weapons. One cannot love with offensive weapons in hand.” > [@](#): > > After an hourlong private meeting, the 59-year-old pope [John Paul II] and the president, a born-again Christian, addressed about 10,000 invited guests on the South Lawn. With the Senate considering the strategic arms limitation agreement, the pope issued a strong call for weapons restrictions. > > “Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, I know and appreciate this country’s efforts for arms limitation, especially of nuclear weapons,” he said. “With all my heart, I hope that there will be no relaxing its efforts.” > [@](#): > > His visit concluded in Detroit, where he delivered his strongest anti-abortion language of the trip. > > “If you want equal justice for all, and true freedom and lasting peace, then, America, defend life from conception until natural death.” > [@](#): > > After his first face-to-face encounter with President Bill Clinton, the pope spoke out strongly against the president’s stand on abortion, remarks that appeared to take the White House by surprise. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/17 "2015-09-24T07:21:14Z")
> [@Klaatu](#): > > Well bein the pope is a socialist from Argentina i would expect nothing less So your OP is stating that the Pope was _in on_ the conspiracy? Damn, where have you been for 16 years? Barada nikto-ing? ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/18 "2015-09-24T07:39:07Z")
I was just wondering how that particular little girl Sophie Cruz happened to make it past security and give the pope a missive on immigration yes that was my OP question. that was it. ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/19 "2015-09-24T07:40:32Z")
like ahmed and his clock ---
**Author:** ![Robert163](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379/20 "2015-09-24T07:42:29Z")
> [@Klaatu](#): > > I was just wondering how that particular little girl Sophie Cruz happened to make it past security and give the pope a missive on immigration yes that was my OP question. > > that was it. by walking, placing one foot in front of another? I think at one point one of the secret service agents lifted her up over the barricade… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-year-old-girl-breaks-thru-barricade-to-give-pope-message-on-immigraation/732379.md?page=2)