Posted on 11/23/2024 7:26:25 AM PST by Eli Kopter
Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s operation in Gaza constitutes genocide, according to a new book published for the Catholic Church’s jubilee year. “According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide,” the pope said in excerpts published Sunday by the Italian daily La Stampa.
What makes the inflammatory statements in the pope’s book especially disturbing is that they follow on remarks by the pope that appear to demonize Jews even more broadly and which are contrary to teachings of the Church. Pope Francis’ prior Letter to Catholics of the Middle East on the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel from Gaza provoked widespread confusion and consternation among Jews and Catholics. While he has spoken regularly about the attack and the fighting that erupted in its wake, his inclusion in the letter of a citation of John 8:44 to denounce the evils of war was to many inexplicable.
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he needs to stick to his knitting!!
Never before in the history of warfare has one side tried so hard to prevent civilian casualties, especially with an enemy that hides within the civilian population
And the Hamas were the aggressors who started the war with an over act of genocide against the Israelis.
And Hamas is a terrorist organization which has broken just about every civilized norm and law of war in book.
A pope demonizing Jews. Imagine that.
Ever since the 10th Legion took over Jerusalem? No, I think maybe earlier.
How does one control a bunker-busting bomb dropped in a civilian area? Have you seen the destruction that has been levied on these people?
Yeah, I have.
It sucks.
The Israeli military has given the civilian population more than enough notice to evacuate the area to a safe location with food and shelter.
Moral of the story- don't let terrorists build tunnels and bunkers filled with missiles and explosives under your bedroom floor and then let terrorists shoot those rockets into random civilian targets.
They call that terrorism and it's a war crime.
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