[kattracks]

And those who stood idly by while Iraq committed it's atrocities, including the Vatican, are assuming great responsibility before God and history.

[The Wizard]

we're well aware of that, we're Americans

[goldstategop]

Yes.... hasn't the Vatican one word of reproach to the Iraqi regime for its persecution of Assyrian Christians? All we hear from the Church is silence in the face of evil.

[ZinGirl]

ditto, kattracks....my exact thoughts.

BUMP

[Jorge]

This is profound coming from the Church that sat on it's hands while Hitler murdered 6 million jews, while Saddam gassed entire towns etc. etc.
What hypocrites.

[Diogenesis]

Raped chldren? Murdered children? No problem to some, apparently.

Dead children, previously playing in Halabja
Victims of Saddams' WMD in March 1988.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

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[livius]

I was in Spain this weekend, and many Spaniards are disgusted by the Church's stupid statements on this. One article I read accused the bishops of grandstanding because they knew it would get them favorable press treatment from the left-wing groups they are always so desperately trying to court. Another article pointed out that the Pope himself is, quite simply, a European, and is reacting on the basis of age-old European anti-capitalism and anti-Americanism.

Don't believe what you read about the Spanish man-in-the-street being anti-US, btw; there as here, the press magnifies the discontent of the left and ignores the rest of the citizenry. People I spoke to were quite supportive and are proud of the fact that Spain is on our side and has had the courage to stand up to France and Germany, for the first time in 200 years.

[TheyConvictedOglethorpe]

The Vatican said Tuesday that countries which decided to wage war on Iraq without the consensus of the international community were assuming great responsibility before God and history.

Admirably exact phrasing. We are assuming great responsibility -- because nobody else will.

[Cboldt]

As if assuming a grave responsiblity is a bad thing. Obviously, the UN wasn't up to the assumption of a grave responsibilty.

[dennisw]

The Vatican is actually condemning itself by giving aid and comfort to Saddam and psycho-dictators across the globe.

[xzins]

Of course we're responsible before God.

And so are those who claim to be friends, yet stand by doing nothing after 3000 of their friend's citizens are murdered.

[steveegg]

Isn't selective outrage ever so convenient? Oh well; what do you expect from a church that has been getting it wrong since before the Reformation?

[chachacha]

The Vatican said Tuesday that countries which decided to wage war on Iraq without the consensus of the international community were assuming great responsibility before God and history.

Regime change, cleansing of the soul, renewal of ones faith, rededicate ones self to GOD, nothing will help this ancient unchangable power broker but a complete change in structure from the top down and a committment to the 2nd half of the good Book.

[tomkat]

sometimes it's good to be a heathen   

[lavaroise]

Bwhaahahahah! so the Vatican is not responsible before God in its erroneous politics? HHAHAHAHAHAH! Goooooood one. My thes should shut up before the Pope gets hung for doing politics in the womb sanctuary of the church, which is worse than using the church for turning PORN!!!! AH! snort! Porn, sexual abuse and the church, yep, that's another thing the Vatican is not responsible for...

[get'emall]

"Pope, Priests Responsible Before God as Serial Pedophiles and Enablers"

[UncleSamUSA]

Is the Vatican ever going to stop defending that Muslim war criminal Saddam Hussein and stop bashing Pres. Bush???

Dont they have some pedophile priests to punish?

[Feckless]

"The Vatican said Tuesday that countries which decided to wage war on Iraq without the consensus of the international community were assuming great responsibility before God and history"

Much the same way the Vatican will answer for it's atrocities, such as complicity in the Holocaust.

[Rocky]

God will judge those who call good bad, and bad good. The U.S. should stop? Saddam should continue? Even the Pope has lost his way.

[FRgal4u]

Word for the Vatican - STAY OUT!!!

Fix the prblems of those child molesting priests here before voicing any idiotic opinions on the war...

the church stood by and did nothing in worldwar II, why would i expect it to be wiser this time around....