What, like a pope is going to call for continued war and kidnappings? This story should be that the new pope is practicing ineffective actions of former popes.
Lol what are you demanding here? Do you want him to order the Swiss Guard to invade Israel or Russia? Should he threaten everyone with the Vatican’s secret nuclear arsenal?
That is terribly simplistic and myopic. Francis served those in need to his very end, he called that church in Gaza every day and he requested that the popemobile be converted into a mobile aid distribution truck for Palestinians in Gaza, in his final will. The church does more than preaching.
I appreciate your sense of hopelessness bc I empathize, and I understand your turn towards cynicism bc we all struggle with it. But you’re chastising the Pope for calling for peace in Ukraine and Gaza and that’s ultimately adding negativity where it’s not necessary or helpful.
I mean, the Pope has no power politically. Let’s be real. Politicians don’t care about religion, they only pretend to care when it suits them. Religion was never the problem, the rhetorical use of religion to justify crimes against humanity is. But what the Catholic Church could do, it did.
Saying this as an anti-clerical atheist, and what I wanna point out is that the Pope can’t do shit. If those with the power to stop all of this don’t want to stop it, what can he possibly do? He doesn’t have an army, and has no power on other countries.
I genuinely ask he tell the Nazi party in the US to disband and repent of their grievous sins against God and people.
That he presch on the at least 92 Scriptures about treating "the foreigner" WELL.
... AND describe what happens to unrepentant evildoers (spoiler: eternal, painful, fiery death).
#GAZASTARVING
#GENOCIDEinGaza
ISRAHELL BLOCKED ALL FOOD AND ALL HUMANITARIAN AIDE FOR GAZA FOR MORE THAN 60 DAYS ALREADY....
Israeli parliament: " I WANT to STARVE GAZANS COMPLETELY"👇👇👇
But no mention of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the intent to kill or eject coming on 2 million people. Few of whom are Catholics. To be fair. Though catholic does imply all embracing. And popes have shown common humanity. At times.
The facts are clear and belatedly after my observation we get a bland pallid incisequential hand wringing. Religionists are a pain more concerned with promoting their ludicrous supernatural fantasies.
Nothing to do with my liking. Genocide is being visited in the Gazans. Ayone with a shred of decency would reflect on their suffering and dying. Catholics should be apalled at his seeming lack of concern.
Catholics ARE appalled and protesting this. Also, Pope Francis was one of the first people to call it what it is on like November of 2023, aka a genocide. I’m not a Christian anymore, but the Pope has called for peace and a stop to this genocide multiple times. And he can do nothing else anyway.
Seems no one's picking up. All jet-setting, opining, influencing, for games of irresponsible, sub-sentient, behaviour. That people are born pay for. To pass crime, hostilities, hatred, & genocidal bombs around, happily killing women & children, and giving bad examples, instead.
Who taught them?
A ceasefire... !
On what conditions do the Pope want peace and a ceasefire to be founded on?
It not BREAKING news, if he makes unsustained postulates. You must dig into that @apnews.com.
Oh yeah -- the #HamasHostageCrisis that the AP almost never reports on, and the Russian genocide of Ukraine, which the AP reported looked hopeful when known Russian asset Trump sided with Putin against Ukraine!
Maybe we need Leo to talk about this ALL the time so the AP reports on it occasionally!
Literally most of the world's Jewish organizations disagree with you. Nearly all of the non-Jewish organizations disagree with you. The only people who do are making a fortune in propaganda and Nazis.
Leo XIV will not threaten anybody. That is DT's method. Jesus never threatened anyone. But he might hold Jesus' message of Mercy&Help, of Love for the near&far seriously high and audible. Imho. 🌿
Don't know details of this case you are mentioning. Excommunication is a theological part. -Threatening is something else. Jesus didn't. Popes are human, too. Right? Like you&me, our families, neighbours. I would have to read about context& background. But it isn't on me to judge a Pope's decision.
He didn't threaten. He got them away from the temple. Why? Do you know the reason? "My house shall be a house of prayer", not a business house. Please get the story there, not mixing up the context and meaning of the Gospel.
He had a whip, was flipping tables, and physically throwing people out. He certainly threatened. Because people who use religion for personal gain are not to be tolerated. Otherwise you get Christo-fascism like the Nazis or what's happening now in the US if you let it go grow enough.
Please, you mix up the context and intention. The situation. Cleaning the Temple from greed&profit actions. Read the wholes story if you are interested. Jesus furious? Yes. For only one reason which I mentioned already. Read then the story of the poor widow. You will understand, I think.
Sadly a "genuine and just peace" will only result with Moscovy's defeat so they don't just pause then attack again with their imperial ambition intact. They must face what they've done to begin to change, just like Germany had to to become a democracy.
We'll see what he actually does and if his calls for "just peace" are anything other than immediate Russian withdrawal back to Russia, as that is the only "just peace" if "just peace" is to have any meaning at all.
Leo should have actually called for Russia to leave Ukraine (all of it, including Crimea), return all of the seized children they've been "Russiafying", pay reparations for their genocide and destruction of buildings, and hand over Putin and his ilk to stand trial for their war crimes. THAT is peace
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That he presch on the at least 92 Scriptures about treating "the foreigner" WELL.
... AND describe what happens to unrepentant evildoers (spoiler: eternal, painful, fiery death).
He's also against same-sex marriage. Literally not "woke" in the slightest.
#GENOCIDEinGaza
ISRAHELL BLOCKED ALL FOOD AND ALL HUMANITARIAN AIDE FOR GAZA FOR MORE THAN 60 DAYS ALREADY....
Israeli parliament: " I WANT to STARVE GAZANS COMPLETELY"👇👇👇
Not LGBTQ or women friendly at all.
Who taught them?
On what conditions do the Pope want peace and a ceasefire to be founded on?
It not BREAKING news, if he makes unsustained postulates. You must dig into that @apnews.com.
Maybe we need Leo to talk about this ALL the time so the AP reports on it occasionally!
Pope Francis excommunicated Greg Reynolds for advocating for women and gay people.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleansing_of_the_Temple
No condemnation of the mass murder of innocent children.
Or the occupation.
Or the hostages also held by Israel including children.
This is pathetic for someone who is meant to be a moral leader.
We'll see what he actually does and if his calls for "just peace" are anything other than immediate Russian withdrawal back to Russia, as that is the only "just peace" if "just peace" is to have any meaning at all.
Does he have the balls to say that? If his creator Francis is any indication he will not.
Well. I guess that's a start.
others are as well: https://www.globalr2p.org/publications/unified-call-to-confront-famine-in-gaza-launch-the-diplomatic-humanitarian-convoy-now/
and CA State students hunger strike:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-students-enter-seventh-day-hunger-strike-gaza