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Hanson’s pope comments sound like Scrooge

Victor Davis Hanson’s comments on the pope’s visit to the United States and address to the United Nations remind me of Ebenezer Scrooge and his dismissal of Father Christmas – hollow, shallow and without compassion for those less fortunate.

Jan Williams, Madera

This story was originally published October 6, 2015 at 10:23 AM with the headline "Hanson’s pope comments sound like Scrooge."

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