Pope Francis in Iraq Apologized to Victims, But His Anti-Gun Posturing Helps Thugs Like ISIS Win

The Stream ^ | 3/9/21 | John Zmirac

[Impala64ssa]

After Jason Jones here at The Stream called on Pope Francis to repent for the Vatican’s silence on ISIS, something extraordinary happened. Jones’ column got translated and reprinted all over the Arab world. It got to the Vatican. And Pope Francis included a short apology in his Tweet stream, as he visited Iraq.
Chalk that up as a win for moral clarity. But let’s press the question further. What exactly do Church leaders need to atone for? Pope Francis, leader of the world’s largest church, just visited Mosul. That was the epicenter of ISIS’s long string of atrocities. The Terrorists Won, Though Outnumbered 40 to 1 Let me remind you of how the mixed population of Mosul — including many Christians, Yazidis, and other favorite Islamist targets — ended up occupied by fanatics managing rape camps. Wikipedia’s entry recounts the event: On 4 June, the insurgents began their efforts to capture Mosul.
The Iraqi army had 30,000 soldiers and another 30,000 federal police stationed in the city, facing a 1,500-member attacking force. However, after six days of fighting, the city, Mosul International Airport, and the helicopters located there all fell under ISIL’s control
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Moralizing Vulture Pastors I’ve written before about how church leaders of many denominations — even some “progressive” evangelicals — respond en masse after mass shootings in America. They barely condemn the murder. They never speak of sin. They’re too busy bloviating about the so-called “pandemic” of “gun violence.” And repeating their stale demands that only the government have any guns.

[Impala64ssa]

The Dope, like a good little progressive takes the path of least resistance and defaults to blaming the gun while excusing if not justifying the evil. When you show mercy to the cruel you become cruel to the merciful. Francis should keep his mouth shut, hide in a closet where he can get on his knees between the "hims"

[Dutch Boy]

Unless the enemies of Israel are strong enough to begin the Armageddon, the end times won’t happen. He is just helping it along. Given his stance on a lot of things, I doubt he is on the side of Israel.

[bunkerhill7]

Peter and some of the Apostles & disciples were armed with swords.