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Pope blames Europe, US weapons for children killed in wars
Associated Press ^ | April 6, 2019 | Giada Zampano

Posted on 04/06/2019 8:25:31 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Pope Francis blamed Europe and the United States for the deaths of children in Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan, saying Saturday that wealthy Western countries fuel conflicts by selling weapons in war zones.

Speaking to students and teachers of Milan’s San Carlo Institute, Francis said the reason there are so many wars around the world is “the rich Europe and America sell weapons … used to kill children and kill people.”

Without such firepower, the pope added, there wouldn’t have been war in countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria. .

“A country that produces and sells weapons has on its conscience the death of every child and the destruction of each family,” Francis said. …

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To: Olog-hai

Has he started wearing his “FALSE PROPHET” labeled cossack yet?


61 posted on 04/06/2019 3:41:16 PM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON)
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To: Olog-hai

Has he started wearing his “FALSE PROPHET” labeled cossack yet?


62 posted on 04/06/2019 3:41:16 PM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON)
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To: Olog-hai

Is it OK to call this communist Pope a “nitwit”?


63 posted on 04/06/2019 5:44:40 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: hal ogen

If nits had wits, how witty would adult lice be?


64 posted on 04/06/2019 6:04:03 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Is this guy off his meds, or what? He seems to be losing it more and more.


65 posted on 04/06/2019 6:55:43 PM PDT by EinNYC
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Pope Francis blamed Europe and the United States for the deaths of children in Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan, saying Saturday that wealthy Western countries fuel conflicts by selling weapons in war zones.

So is America responsible for Roman, Greek, Persian, and so on wars and deaths. What a F'n dope. Spoken like a true Marxist.

66 posted on 04/06/2019 10:31:20 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts (Behind enemy lines)
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To: LoneRangerMassachusetts

Rome fell in part with his type of thinking.


67 posted on 04/06/2019 10:35:10 PM PDT by caww
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To: AlaskaErik

Anyone who listens to this Pope today has got their head firmly in the sand.


68 posted on 04/06/2019 10:36:12 PM PDT by caww
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