Photographed with a cardboard cutout of Pope Francis at the 149th St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Cleveland on a very pleasant Thursday, March 17, 2016, afternoon.

As an activist, I (Satinder P. S. Puri) plan to welcome our Republican friends when they come marching into Cleveland as part of their convention to be held at the Quicken Loans Arena from July 18-21, 2016.

Being a liberal and a “Bernie Sanders for President” supporter – I have very little in common with our Republican friends. However, they are coming to our fair city, this summer, as our guests and I plan, along with others, to welcome them.

Note: The second photograph was taken outside the City Club on Euclid Avenue on March 23, 2016.VATICAN BLESSES “WELCOME REPUBLICANS JULY 2016” CAMPAIGN LED BY BERNIE SUPPORTER!VATICAN BLESSES “WELCOME REPUBLICANS JULY 2016” CAMPAIGN LED BY BERNIE SUPPORTER!