So--it's more obvious than ever before that the Cardinals made the right choice.
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It's interesting that you support the Vatican after Pope John Paul II was very anti-Iraq war. The new Pope was the JP2's closest friend and confidant, so he will be the same.
You support the Late John Paul 2 and Vatican on this?....
“What are we to say of the threat of a war that could strike the people of Iraq, the land of the prophets, a people already sorely tried by more than 12 years of embargo?” the pope said. “War is never just another means that one can choose to employ for settling differences between nations. As the Charter of the United Nations Organization and international law itself remind us, war cannot be decided upon, even when it is a matter of ensuring the common good, except as the very last option and in accordance with very strict conditions, without ignoring the consequences for the civilian population both during and after the military operations.”
http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/012403/012403g.htm