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Pope calls for end of military operations in Gaza in Christmas message
The Hill ^
| 12/25/2023
| Jared Gans
Posted on 12/25/2023 7:45:47 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Pope Francis called for the end of military operations in Gaza and the release of Israelis being held hostage in the area in his annual Christmas message.
The pope in remarks at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican in front of thousands of people gathered to pray said that the world should work toward the coming of the day when “nation shall not lift up sword against nation.” He called for it to come to Israel and Palestine, where the war has been “devastating the lives of those peoples.”
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christmas; gaza; military; pope; war
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To: Angelino97; All
I call for this false Pope to resign.
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posted on
12/25/2023 9:24:45 AM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Hypocrite!!! Does he call for Hamas to end its war against Israel??? No.
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posted on
12/25/2023 9:25:48 AM PST
by
Wuli
To: SaxxonWoods
He's not perfect. But this Christmas message is standard "Everyone should love everyone" Christianity. It's not one of his more off-the-rails remarks.
To: Wuli
Hypocrite!!! Does he call for Hamas to end its war against Israel??? No. Yes.
From his message:
said that the world should work toward the coming of the day when “nation shall not lift up sword against nation.”
His message includes Hamas.
To: Cincinnatus.45-70
I saw John XXIII Easter of ‘63 from Vatican Square. I’m not Catholic but back then the position was respected and two of my buddies were there to witness the Easter blessing. It was awesome. Today I have zero respect for the current one.
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posted on
12/25/2023 9:40:53 AM PST
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
To: Angelino97
When Hamas was raining thousands of missiles into Israel, did Francis call for an end to that? NO. He didn’t. It only became a cause to him when Israel responded to Hamas attacks.
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posted on
12/25/2023 9:43:32 AM PST
by
Wuli
To: Wuli
When Hamas was raining thousands of missiles into Israel, did Francis call for an end to that? NO. He didn’t. It only became a cause to him when Israel responded to Hamas attacks. Wrong.
Hr called for an end to all hostilities, by all parties, as early as October 7. You can't get any earlier than that.
Pope Francis and Jerusalem Patriarch Pray After Israel Attacked by Hamas.
An Oct. 7 joint statement from the patriarchs and heads of the Churches in Jerusalem also called for the protection of both Israelis and Palestinians.
“As custodians of the Christian faith, deeply rooted in the Holy Land, we stand in solidarity with the people of this region, who are enduring the devastating consequences of continued strife,” the statement said.
The Christian leaders in the Holy Land condemned “any acts that target civilians, regardless of their nationality, ethnicity, or faith,” and called for all parties to immediately cease violence.
To: rktman
Well, I guess we know how the Hamas leaders expect to disappear and hide out.
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posted on
12/25/2023 10:48:55 AM PST
by
Cincinnatus.45-70
(The fiWhat do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
To: Cincinnatus.45-70
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posted on
12/25/2023 10:59:45 AM PST
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
To: ChicagoConservative27
bert calls for the end of the pope
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posted on
12/25/2023 11:16:47 AM PST
by
bert
( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Hamasci de is required in totalhe)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Pope needs to tell the Palestinians to return the hostages.
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posted on
12/25/2023 12:04:08 PM PST
by
yldstrk
To: Angelino97
Who aided and abetted the communist Holocaust against Christians?
To: ChicagoConservative27
this pope is doing exactly what the false prophet will do, he is telling the poeple what to do politically and will tell everyone to follow the false messiah and render to his commands. maybe he is the false prophet and is waiting for the birth pangs and the false messiah
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posted on
12/25/2023 12:26:55 PM PST
by
merkova
To: stanne
He thinks he knows better than the Catechism. Thats a fact.
He apparently has the authority in the Catholic Church to change the Catechism. He has already changed it once for capital punishment. What is the next shoe to drop ?
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posted on
12/25/2023 12:41:27 PM PST
by
af_vet_1981
( The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began)
To: HYPOCRACY
That’s rather mean to the vipers living on the island.
To: rktman
“Is there an island we can put him on?”
How about North Sentinel island in the Bay of Bengal? Declared off limits to visitors by the government of India due to anyone setting foot on the island being killed by the local tribe.
The last known visitor was a young American man with a burning desire to bring the Word to the locals. He was never seen again.
I vote Pope Franky follow that young man’s lead.
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posted on
12/25/2023 3:06:15 PM PST
by
oldvirginian
(My pronouns are Your Royal Majesty and Mr Fancy Pants.)
To: oldvirginian
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posted on
12/25/2023 3:12:26 PM PST
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
To: af_vet_1981
“ He apparently has the authority in the Catholic Church to change the Catechism. He has already changed it once for capital punishment. What is the next shoe to drop ?”
Catholics and non Catholics alike believe they can make up these rules and tel people they’re right regardless of the truth. However no. He has no such authority
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posted on
12/25/2023 3:13:05 PM PST
by
stanne
To: stanne
However no. He has no such authorityHe already changed it once and a second change may be in the works, with the latest change to blessing homosexual couples a preliminary move. - New revision of number 2267 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the death penalty – Rescriptum “ex Audentia SS.mi”, 02.08.2018
- Author of Catechism says Pope could change language on LGBTQ+ issues
(Christoph Schönborn was created Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 21 February 1998.)
In 2021, Schönborn said he cannot deny same-sex couples a blessing if they request one and that he was "not happy" with the Vatican's mid-March statement on same-sex unions.[43]
Now pay attention here:
"Asked about LGBTQ+ individuals who feel hurt and disrespected by the catechism’s description of homosexual acts as “intrinsically disordered” and whether that language could be changed, Schönborn, who served as secretary of the catechism’s drafting committee, said the catechism has been changed before."
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posted on
12/25/2023 4:03:11 PM PST
by
af_vet_1981
( The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began)
To: af_vet_1981
Can the catechism be changed?
No. The Catechism is part of the Church’s ordinary teaching authority. Pope John Paul II placed his apostolic authority behind it. Its doctrinal authority is proper to the papal Magisterium.
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posted on
12/25/2023 4:55:31 PM PST
by
stanne
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