My people!
Have no fear!!
These men in black are carrying only mace!!!
Posted on 09/25/2015 5:55:32 PM PDT by RC one
On September 24, Pope Francis scolded Congress for guns and weapons which are manufactured in America and sold around the world.
He said he was determined “to minimize and, in the long term, to end the many armed conflicts throughout our world,” as he addressed the billion-dollar sales from American companies that he sees as a contributing factor to conflicts abroad.
According to The Intercept, Pope Francis said:
Here we have to ask ourselves: Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? Sadly, the answer, as we all know, is simply for money: money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood. In the face of this shameful and culpable silence, it is our duty to confront the problem and to stop the arms trade.
U.S. manufacturers make tens of billions cumulatively—The Intercept cites a figure of $23.7 billion in 2014 alone—from guns and weapons that are sold “to nearly 100 different countries.” The sales “have surged to record levels” under Obama, due in part to taxpayer subsidized sales to Israel and Egypt and “huge shipments to Gulf States, particularly Saudi Arabia.” And Saudi Arabia has subsequently been criticized for using “cluster bombs and other munitions… to hit densely populated areas, schools, and even a camp for displaced people in Yemen.” These are some of the things that appear to be behind Pope Francis’s statements on this issue.
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I assume Comrade Pope was referring to government sales by DOJ Fast and Furious and SOS Benghazi. Wonder how he found out when multi-billion dollar MSM pimps missed it?
Jesus said the problem was the person who “lives by the sword” not the sword itself.
This Pope is either dumb or deceptive.
More this guy coughs up NWO talking points, more I think counterfeit, or anti Christ
HahahaYeah
Stupid or deceptive = probably counterfeit Christian
And more to the point, why the hell are we giving him such a huge audience?
I think Mr. Pope is a bit of a politician.
Peter the Roman.
Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. (Jesus talking in Luke 22:36)
The weapons are not evil.
Allowing good people to die because they lack the means to defend themselves is evil IMO.
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, ....(Ecclesiastes 3:1-3:3)
Amen
And to see so called conservative Catholic pundits on TV parsing this wingnut Pope is pitiful
I feel sorry for the genuine God fearing Roman Catholics..this guy is all left wing liberation politick
And very little God and salvation and moral code
Good works and relativism
Vatican II is where an institution that once preserved the knowledge of civilization and proved a bulwark against Islam and its barbarism has come undone
It bodes poorly for all of us...even Southern Baptists like me
A worldwide liberation theology progressive Catholic Church is just as destructive to western civilization as any other internal force
The leftist cabal in the college of cardinals made this happen
I detest the mindset represented by this Pope and I despise Catholics who know better defending him
Can you hear me FAUX NEWS?
Of course the Pope wants Americans’ guns confiscated. He doesn’t want Americans shooting the terrorists he wants us to let into the country.
Worst Pope ever and a communist dupe to boot. Why should I listen to this creepy ol senile fool from Argentina? I will say that I am impressed by American Catholics devotion during his visit. This is the only upside.
He needs to mind his own business.
I can see his holiness’ point!!!
Someone should tell the pope to thank us for making sure that his apartment is surrounded by folks who speak Italian; not German.
Someone should tell the pope to thank us for making sure that his apartment is surrounded by folks who speak Italian; not German.
These men in black are carrying only mace!!!
Matthew 10:34
“Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.”
We want that cannon back.
Come and get it.
(Obscure historical reference that Rick Perry and GWB probably know about.)
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