“Genghis Khan was a mass murderer, but at least he wasn’t an American Catholic Reactionary!”

No wars of conquest in all of history killed as many people as those of Genghis Khan: an estimated 40 million dead, an amount that wouldn’t be reached (in absolute numbers) until the Second World War, though never surpassed in proportion to the global population at the time.

So, what did Francis do? Well, he praised Genghis Khan, of course, in his visit to Mongolia. He says he was a promoter of “religious freedom” (he forgot to say, of those who were tolerated), though, of course, not exactly the freedom of the millions slaughtered, starved, or left to die.

So, a “despot” can be an anti-Catholic freak, such as the bloodiest tsars, and he (or she) will be praised by Francis; he can be the greatest mass murderer in history, and he’ll also be praised by Francis.

But there is one unpardonable crime: being a believing American Catholic. That is a no-no.

The rest of the Genghis Khan keyword, sorted:

Archaeologists Uncover an Ancient Palace That May Be the Long-Lost Summer Home of Genghis Khan's Warrior Grandson [08/02/2022]
Mystery of Genghis Khan's Death Considered Solved [02/06/2021]
Report: Xi Jinping Ordering Erasure of Genghis Khan from Chinese History [11/11/2020]
Archaeology breakthrough: 'Significant' Genghis Khan discovery ends decades-old debate [07/14/2020]
John Kerry's comments on foreign leaders during 2004 election resurface amid Trump-Ukraine<tr> [10/08/2019]
Brutal 13th-Century death pit from Russian 'city drowned in blood'...murdered by Mongols [tr] [09/06/2019]
Finding DNA results in Germanic People [10/15/2018]
Russia takes a new look at an old enemy: Genghis Khan [08/20/2018]
Russia's Turn to its Asian Past [07/29/2018]
John Kerry's practiced betrayal of friends [12/31/2016]
How Genghis Khan Defeated Islam and saved the world [12/11/2016]
It's the anniversary of the death of Genghis Khan, climate change hero. [08/18/2016]
Chinese archaeologists find evidence of the fabled imperial home of Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty [06/12/2016]
Mongol Hordes Gave up on Conquering Europe Due to Wet Weather [05/28/2016]
Half Of Western European Men Descended From One Bronze Age 'King' [04/30/2016]
Kerry: 'We Have Climate Refugees Today [10/07/2015]
13th century Mongolian ship Kublai Khan sent to invade Japan found [07/03/2015]
Military veterans target US drone strikes in TV ads [Sedition] [04/09/2015]
'Hundreds of Millions' of Asian Men Descended From 11 Dynastic Leaders [03/12/2015]
Genghis Khan's genetic legacy has competition [01/29/2015]
Crowdsourcing used in Genghis Khan tomb search [01/10/2015]
Iraq Catholic Leader Says Islamic State Worse than Genghis Khan [07/20/2014]
Vegetarians are Evil [04/01/2014]
Global Warming and the Rise of the Mongolian Empire [03/12/2014]
How Climate Change Drove the Rise of Genghis Khan [03/10/2014]
KERRY DOES THE FULL RICE (formerly the full Ginsburg) [09/01/2013]
Yurts: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask [06/21/2013]
Genghis Khan the GREEN: Invader killed so many people that carbon levels plummeted [04/20/2013]
Genghis Khan Found Guilty (Convicted of Cocaine and Marijuana Possesion) [03/27/2013]
Genghis Khan the GREEN: Invader killed so many people that carbon levels plummeted [01/15/2013]
Obama nominates Kerry for secretary of state [12/21/2012]
The Hunt for Genghis Khan's Tomb [12/04/2012]
Rethinking the Thundering Hordes [05/06/2012]
Reaction to Memorial Day Comment Surprises President [06/04/2011]
Girl Traces US Presidents' Family Tree, All Related But One [04/02/2011]
Genghis Kahn's Unintended Green Legacy [02/23/2011]
Carnegie Institution Study: Genocide Reduces Global Warming (All hail to Genghis Khan!) [01/28/2011]
Genghis Khan--environmentalist (Mass slaughter appears to be an environmental plus) [01/26/2011]
Was Genghis Khan history's greenest conqueror? (Mongol invasion scrubbed 700 million tons of carbon) [01/25/2011]
Was Genghis Khan history's greenest conqueror? [01/24/2011]
Vatican Reveals Secret Archives [01/02/2010]
Vatican reveals Secret Archives (including letter from Genghis Khan's grandson) [01/02/2010]
US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive [09/13/2009]
Beneath the ruins of Genghis Khan's capital city in Central Asia, archaeologists discovered artif... [04/10/2009]
Restoring Order: Conquering Iraq in the 13th and 21st Centuries. Could Genghis Khan teach the US? [03/26/2009]
Recently Uncovered Skeleton Offers Clues on Chinggis Khaan Era [12/15/2008]
U.S. War Vets to Speak Publicly About War Crimes [11/30/2007]
Mongolian conqueror Genghis Khan banned gay sex, experts say [09/01/2007]
China claims Genghis Khan as its own [12/29/2006]
Gengis Khan Basecamp Found In China [12/28/2006]
Mural Of Genghis Khan's Funeral Found [12/27/2006]
THE TROOPS ANSWER KERRY (PHOTO) "HALP US JON CARRY - WE R STUCK HEAR N IRAK" [11/01/2006]
John Kerry cartoons (PUBLIC DOMAIN, may be copied) [10/31/2006]
Celebrating Genghis Khan's Big Year [10/13/2006]
Keep Genghis Khan off toilet paper: Mongolian lawmaker [10/06/2006]
Genghis misunderstood [10/03/2006]
Kerry on Rush and Israel [07/22/2006]
China says Genghis Khan catalyst for Renaissance [07/22/2006]
Soldier fulfilling promise to deliver Afghani rug to president (Rug is very Christian/pro Bush) [07/17/2006]
Ahmadinejad: Israel acting like Hitler [07/16/2006]
Genghis Khan, Law Giver, Free Trader And Diplomat, Is Back With A New Image [07/10/2006]
Research identifies accountant as descendant of Genghis Khan [05/31/2006]
How I am related to Genghis Khan [05/29/2006]
Scientist Discover Most Fertile Irish Male [01/17/2006]
Sons of Genghis Khan roll out the red carpet for Bush [11/21/2005]
Y Chromosomes Reveal Founding Father (Giocangga) [10/25/2005]
FReeper Canteen ~ Conclusion of The Mongols ~ January 11, 2005 [01/10/2005]
FReeper Canteen ~ Part IX of The Mongols ~ January 4, 2005 [01/03/2005]
FReeper Canteen ~ Part V of the Mongols ~ December 7, 2004 [12/06/2004]
Has Genghis' Tomb Been Found? [11/26/2004]
The Hidden History Of Men (Anthropology) [11/21/2004]
Kerry Protests Dig At Tomb of Genghis Khan (Humor) [10/06/2004]
Archeologists Unearth Remains of Genghis Khan's Palace on Mongolian Steppe [10/06/2004]
QUESTIONING KERRY'S PATRIOTISM [09/25/2004]
I'm Galled. Anyone else? [09/03/2004]
Who is Ghengis Khan? [09/02/2004]
Genghis Khan's Pen As Mighty As His Sword [08/23/2004]
Free meal promotion for relatives of Genghis Khan [07/05/2004]
Genghis Khan: Father To Millions [06/22/2004]
In war on terror, Genghis Khan's rules apply [05/31/2004]
History rehabilitates the tyrants of old in Central Asia [10/26/2003]
Mongolians join multinational force. (Three cheers for the Golden Hoard!) [09/30/2003]
At end of training, Marines say Mongols ready for duty in Iraq [09/26/2003]
The Last Great Mystery: The Hunt for Genghis Khan [05/28/2003]
Ghengis Khan a Prolific Lover, DNA Data Implies [02/15/2003]
A Prolific Genghis Khan, It Seems, Helped People the World [02/13/2003]
Genes of history's greatest lover found? [02/07/2003]

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