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“And how is attacking Syria - the attack “the drunk fool” is “muttering” about - in our national interest or in accord with the Laws of War?”

I’ve already written multiple times on this thread that I oppose the use of force in Syria. I condemn the Pope, not for questioning the use of force in Syria, but for attacking ALL military action, and denying all countries the right to use military force on behalf of their national interests.

The Catholic Church opposed the second Iraq war, where we killed uncounted thousands of terrorists, who answered the call to jihad and died at the hands of the US military in Iraq & Afghanistan, rather than waiting for them to come to the US and kill our people to advance Islam. IIRC, it opposed the first Gulf war, which liberated Kuwait and prevented the suffering that Saddam’s control of the major oil fields would have caused.

“There, we can see God’s reply: violence is not answered with violence, death is not answered with the language of death. In the silence of the Cross, the uproar of weapons ceases and the language of reconciliation, forgiveness, dialogue, and peace is spoken. This evening, I ask the Lord that we Christians, and our brothers and sisters of other religions, and every man and woman of good will, cry out forcefully: violence and war are never the way to peace! Let everyone be moved to look into the depths of his or her conscience and listen to that word which says: Leave behind the self-interest that hardens your heart, overcome the indifference that makes your heart insensitive towards others, conquer your deadly reasoning, and open yourself to dialogue and reconciliation. Look upon your brother’s sorrow – I think of the children, look upon these - look upon your brother’s sorrow, and do not add to it, stay your hand, rebuild the harmony that has been shattered; and all this not by conflict but by encounter! May the noise of weapons cease! War always marks the failure of peace, it is always a defeat for humanity. Let the words of Pope Paul VI resound again: ‘No more one against the other, no more, never! ... war never again, never again war!’.”

The Gospel includes the promise that Jesus WILL return, and He will destroy those who oppose Him. Judgment Day is what we are saved FROM, along with sin.

Your new Pope is a Flower-Power kind of guy. He cares more for John Lennon than the Apostle Paul. The peace Europe has enjoyed was bought and paid for with the blood of American & British soldiers. The peace South Korea has enjoyed came about because of the sacrifices of American & SK soldiers. Laws are obeyed in cities only because there are men & women willing to risk their lives to enforce those laws. A government that does not protect its people, at home and abroad, is an evil government that has rejected the role God has given it. And Flower-Power Francis isn’t going to protect or free anyone. He just sits far behind the front lines, and throws darts at the backs of those keeping him safe.