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Pope Francis suggests the 'barking of NATO at Russia's door' may have forced Putin to invade Ukraine
Fox News ^ | 5/5/22 | Paul Best

Posted on 05/05/2022 6:50:43 AM PDT by JonPreston

Pope Francis appeared to partly blame the West for Russia's invasion of Ukraine in an interview published this week, suggesting that the "barking of NATO at Russia's door" may have forced Putin's hand.

Francis also condemned the weapons industry and said the "arms trade is a scandal" that "few oppose."

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: apostasy; apostate; fakepope; heresy; heretic; invasion; nato; pope; russia; ukraine
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1 posted on 05/05/2022 6:50:43 AM PDT by JonPreston
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For once he may be right. NATO is driven by Neocons.


2 posted on 05/05/2022 6:51:26 AM PDT by nwrep
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I wonder if Psaki will call him a Putin supporter.


3 posted on 05/05/2022 6:52:03 AM PDT by nwrep
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Gee whiz, Frankie finally figgers it out for once...


4 posted on 05/05/2022 6:52:08 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Plugs the Pedo - The Shart Heard 'Round The World)
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To: JonPreston
Somehow this is a trap. Admiral Ackbar?...


5 posted on 05/05/2022 6:54:17 AM PDT by EEGator
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6 posted on 05/05/2022 6:59:26 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

The blind squirrel finds a nut.


7 posted on 05/05/2022 6:59:41 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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Frankie needs to go back to Argentina and work with the 4th reich some more. Pretty sure someone dropped the wrong smoke bomb the day they voted him in.


8 posted on 05/05/2022 6:59:57 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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That’s hilarious...it’s amazing what we can do with images today.


9 posted on 05/05/2022 7:00:53 AM PDT by jacknhoo ( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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10 posted on 05/05/2022 7:02:16 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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the guy is a latin american socialist, with all the associated beliefs, but those beliefs do include heavy skepticism about american military adverturism.


11 posted on 05/05/2022 7:02:48 AM PDT by WoofDog123
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Kinda sad on who spoonfeeds or it may be Joe’s early mash potatoe brains.


12 posted on 05/05/2022 7:02:50 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: Cronos

ping


13 posted on 05/05/2022 7:03:07 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: nwrep
"For once he may be right. NATO is driven by Neocons."

Funny...I have never heard of any nation being FORCED to join NATO. Or even invited by NATO to join. It is totally a choice of the nation involved.

14 posted on 05/05/2022 7:07:05 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (Not Responding to Seagull Snark)
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The man is a South American Liberation Theologist. He’s as red as they come. This remark should surprise nobody.


15 posted on 05/05/2022 7:09:55 AM PDT by Poison Pill
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The ANTICHRIST


16 posted on 05/05/2022 7:10:06 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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What a good communist he is


17 posted on 05/05/2022 7:10:54 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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18 posted on 05/05/2022 7:12:18 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: nwrep

You mean ‘Putinista’, the term so many CINO FReepers adore?

/s


19 posted on 05/05/2022 7:14:27 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Wonder Warthog

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

Just like I’ve never heard of any American being forced to undergo a medical procedure.

/s


20 posted on 05/05/2022 7:16:13 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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