#9 - Pope Francis refuses to meet with Pompeo// Religious group erases Amy Coney Barrett// Hate groups hijack medieval symbols

<p>Tony Minear offers both religious and spiritual insights concerning these timely issues from the week of October 5, 2020:</p><p><strong>Link for 1 Article: </strong></p><ul><li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/world/europe/pompeo-pope-francis-china.html">Rebuffed by Vatican, Pompeo Assails China and Aligns With Pope’s Critics</a>  by Jason Horowitz and Lara Jakes </li></ul><p><br><strong>Links for 2 Headlines: </strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/30/people-of-praise-amy-coney-barrett-website">Religious group scrubs all references to Amy Coney Barrett from its website</a> by The Associated Press</li> <li> <a href="https://www.history.com/news/how-hate-groups-are-hijacking-medieval-symbols-while-ignoring-the-facts-behind-them">How Hate Groups are Hijacking Medieval Symbols While Ignoring the Facts Behind Them</a> by Becky Little </li> </ul><p><br><strong>Links for 3 quotes:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/notre-dame/2020/08/27/notre-dame-football-coach-lou-holtz-rnc-biden-catholic-name-only/5640601002/">Notre Dame president challenges Lou Holtz's RNC speech: We must never question another’s faith</a>  by Dana Hunsinger Benbow </li> <li> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/with-a-truce-brokered-over-zoom-one-dc-neighborhood-goes-nearly-100-days-without-a-shooting/2020/08/21/69f010a8-e183-11ea-b69b-64f7b0477ed4_story.html">With a truce brokered over Zoom, one D.C. neighborhood goes nearly 100 days without a shooting</a>  by Peter Hermann</li> <li> <a href="https://religionnews.com/2020/09/24/demonizing-white-evangelicals-wont-solve-our-political-divisions/">Demonizing white evangelicals won’t solve our political divisions</a>  by Arthur E. Farnsley II</li> </ul>