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Pope Francis says 'hearts are in Bethlehem' where Jesus is 'rejected by the futile logic of war'
Just the News ^ | December 25, 2023 8:02am | Madeleine Hubbard

Posted on 12/25/2023 5:32:15 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Pope Francis said in his Christmas Eve Midnight Mass homily that "our hearts are in Bethlehem," where Jesus was born and is currently being "rejected" due to Israel's ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, and in his Christmas Day homily on Monday, he called the children affected by war the "little Jesuses of today."

"Tonight, our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war, by the clash of arms that even today prevents him from finding room in the world," the pontiff said Sunday evening, according to the Vatican. The pope was referring to how Luke 2:7 states that there was no room in the inn for Jesus and his family, so they stayed in a manger.

Many Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem have been tapered down amid the ongoing war less than 50 miles away in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Authority has full civilian and security control of Bethlehem in the West Bank while Gaza is under the control of Hamas, the U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization that launched an attack against Israel on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapping approximately 240 others.

In his Christmas Day homily, the pontiff said that the "Prince of this world" is "sowing the seeds of death."

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One thing you can count on is that Frank will always be on the wrong side of everything.
1 posted on 12/25/2023 5:32:15 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Consider the source of his guidance.


2 posted on 12/25/2023 5:37:50 PM PST by BipolarBob (Yes officer, I saw the speed limit sign. I just didn't see you.)
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“Tonight, our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war, by the clash of arms that even today prevents him from finding room in the world” …
So war is futile and “prevents (Jesus) from finding room in the world”, the all-powerful Jesus? Try reading the Bible sometime.
3 posted on 12/25/2023 5:39:55 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Franny believes in the faulse Volvo, sunshine and flowers jesus.


5 posted on 12/25/2023 5:44:24 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! DEATH TO MARXISM AND LEFTISM! AMERICA, COWBOY UP!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Logic is a word that Poop Frankie shouldn’t use.


6 posted on 12/25/2023 5:44:50 PM PST by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Lighten up Francis. Geez.


7 posted on 12/25/2023 5:48:46 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (They've begun dismantling Arlington Cemetery, next comes diggin up white solders and dumpin' 'em.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He needs to step down. Why he was voted in by the cardinals in the first place is beyond me. He’s just damaging the Church.


8 posted on 12/25/2023 5:48:57 PM PST by KittyKares
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Sounds like the rantings of a false profit to me.


9 posted on 12/25/2023 5:49:48 PM PST by rottndog (What comes after America?)
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To: KittyKares

The homo infiltrators in the Vatican voted him in to push homo BS.


10 posted on 12/25/2023 5:51:17 PM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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To: Darksheare

Ah, makes sense.


11 posted on 12/25/2023 5:56:56 PM PST by KittyKares
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Proves himself an apostate once again.


12 posted on 12/25/2023 5:57:43 PM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: Darksheare

Frankie should resign and Go to Hollywood


13 posted on 12/25/2023 5:58:45 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

FTA: ... no room in the inn for Jesus and his family, so they stayed in a manger.

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What?! Idiot writer needs a dictionary. The whole family was not in the manger.


14 posted on 12/25/2023 6:02:48 PM PST by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: Tommy Revolts

Yep.

Prayers up for Holy Mother Church.


15 posted on 12/25/2023 6:04:07 PM PST by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Francis evidently doesn’t recall how God backed the Israel of old.

He hasn’t changed.


16 posted on 12/25/2023 6:06:25 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“The little Jesuses of today.” ?

This makes no sense. At all.


17 posted on 12/25/2023 6:07:50 PM PST by Beowulf9
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That he should.
Bet he’d feel right at home in ole Gomorrah and surrounding villages, probably berate everyone who objected as being phobic or something.


18 posted on 12/25/2023 6:11:15 PM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Where and when is Frank going to attack the Hamas terrorists?


19 posted on 12/25/2023 6:12:49 PM PST by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there , a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Peace does not mean the absence of war. War is only the most conspicuous and outwardly sign of what troubles this world, while the devil still runs rampant. There are two sides to every war, and there is no implication in the Bible that both sides are at the wrong in it. War is often necessary in a world where evil presides.


20 posted on 12/25/2023 6:16:10 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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