Makes you wonder what the Cardinal actually said.
IF the report is accurate, the Cardinal (speaking for the Vatican State not the Catholic Church) is wrong...dead wrong and deserves the abuse. Just like Nancy Pelosi et. al. make stupid statements that don't represent the views of the U.S. government, this Cardinal's "alleged" statement probably doesn't represent the views of the head of the Vatican State.
I just have to chuckle a bit at how otherwise discerning individuals display their need to want to believe ANYTHING negative about Catholicism will immediately believe an article from the Tehran Times because it satisfies their hatred.
From Wikipedia: Tehran Times is an English-language daily newspaper based in Tehran, Iran. It was established in 1979 and is affiliated to the Islamic Propagation Organization. Its managing director Parviz Esmaeili also runs the Mehr News Agency.
You are right on. Contrary to the beliefs of some on this thread, there are many Iranians who would truly welcome regime change in their oppressive country. These people would be “nuked” along with the evildoers who are presently running the country. By the way, we can all thank Jimmy Carter for the state of Iran. As for the Vatican spokesman, is it a surprise that the Vatican would lobby for peace and avoidance of sanctions on the innocent population of Iran? Further, these people are not geopolitical strategists. They have one issue, and that is help those who need help. And they can be wrongheaded in that goal. But the Catholic hatred on Free Republic in general is a sickness, a cancer, that the founder should hit with some radiation therapy.
I had just got my Jack Chick tracks out.