Posted on 01/16/2021 5:53:58 PM PST by marshmallow
ROME – Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn Friday weighed in on the breach of the US Capitol by pro-Trump rioters that took place nearly 10 days ago, condemning the violence and the lies he said caused the riot in the first place.
Schönborn, who has been Archbishop of Vienna for 25 years, sent a tweet referring to the US Capitol breach Jan. 15 saying, “Nothing justifies violence. Even less the lies that led to the violence. This is what happens when truth is no longer distinguished from lies. What a warning against the power of lies!”
His tweet included the link to a statement posted to the Archdiocese of Vienna’s website featuring comments he made to German television station Heute Jan. 15.
Someone whose theology Pope Francis has often praised and who is considered by many to be papabile, meaning a candidate to be elected pope, Schönborn in his comments said images from the US Capitol breach “can’t get out of my head.”
“How did that happen? Five people are dead, numerous injured, offices devastated, and the rule of law trampled,” he said, noting that many have blamed the violence on a “bad mob” who represent “the dregs of civilized humanity.”
“No, they weren’t! They were seduced, lied to,” he said, arguing that the people who stormed the US Capitol were “hammered” with the message that, “Those up there, government and parliament, stole your election. The elections were rigged. You have to fight back!”
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“the lies he said caused the riot in the first place.”
This guy got the word from conduit Pope Marx?
A quack or a devil. You decide?
Ok
Now we must have everything be laid out in the open to not only catchthe libtard fraudsters, but now their enabling liars
Just another minion.
A devotee of Bergoglio, the best friend of the CCP.
How would he know?
This is an unsubstantiated allegation.
Read what he said ....
Read what he said ....
Never mind ... mea culpa.
Hmmm—it looks like the Devil does exist—and has just been located....
Didn’t some Italian guy, somewhere, sign some sort of affidavit?
Hey Cardinal, Go back to buggering little alter boys.
A guy in a dress in Austria says this? Gosh, makes you really sit up and take notice. I mean, Euro cardinals are experts on everything, especially the inner workings of US elections.
Tell me Cardinal, when was the last time a GOP candidate had a 700,000 vote lead in Pennsylvania at midnight on election night? Surely you should know?
Hey Cardinal, mind your own f’n business, like removing the commie Pope.
There are four lights.
Worshipper and mouthpiece of Moloch.
With all due respect to this so called holy man: just S.T.F.U.! Amen and Awomen!
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