Posted on 06/01/2010 1:31:29 PM PDT by James C. Bennett
In a written statement released May 31, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, called the incident “a very painful event” that church officials were following closely.
Oh for crying out loud...Just SHUT UP already!!!
Lombardi is awful, but I think he´s about to retire (in fact, he may already be retired, but his replacement hasn´t taken over yet). Still, that said ¨deploring the loss of life¨ is a pretty harmless statement.
People with Stockholm syndrome, like that Spanish priest in Gaza, on the other hand, need work. Actually, I suspect that only lefties even apply for those assignments.
Israel didn’t make any secret of it’s blockade...they would have been justified in nblowing them out of the water as far as I’m concerned.
So do I. The Vatican should be silent and that would be enough.
Why say a DAMNED THING? How stupid. Don’t they have internet access at the Vatican? Didn’t they see the two videos? Or are they just going to believe the Hamas Press Office? Pathetic! STFU!
The Vatican is useless in matters like these.
They take the same stance with any conflict that ends in loss of life not just this latest one. IMO, it’s spineless and I don’t find the position morally or biblically sound but there you go. It’s consistent at least.
Officially pacifists. Though I wonder if their lives were endangered how well they’d stick to the script. Some might, others I suspect would defend themselves if endangered. It’s the natural human reflex.
Well.... I think the Vatican should have "been saddened by the loss of life which occurred when Israeli commandos were forced to board a flotilla of ships that were attempting to force their way through a wartime blockade, instead of using the normal, and available, path to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip."
I think the Vatican should always be saddened by a loss of life, but should never repeat anti-Israel propaganda.
no joke. Just stick to the pulpit and do your job at Mass.
That’s a vile and hateful thing to say.
He has work, and he's doing his job. You have no idea what his politics are, and it's irresponsible of you to spin this as a political issue. The people of Gaza need help, and it's a good thing a priest is there to serve them.
And the Vatican's words are pure? Spare me.
I’m not going to spare you the truth, friend. Your energetic advocacy of a pet cause doesn’t entitle you to spew (and incite) bigotry.
Completely false headline by CNS. The only thing the Vatican statement “deplores” is the loss of life. The Vatican statement did not use the word “assault” or “attack”. Those are the words of the priest in Gaza.
To the Vatican: MYOB!
How do you know what the Spanish priest in Gaza is doing, including any good? I suspect that he is 100% lock, stock & barrel immersed in liberation theology and is a pro-Islamic terrorist supporter. If he was trying to convert the muzzies, the priest would have been dead long ago. And BTW, the people of Gaza brought this misery upon themselves by their launching thousands of missile attacks onto Israeli cities & territory.
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