Pope Francis Says You’re NOT Christian if You Support Gun Manufactures

Ammoland Shooting Sports News ^ | June 22, 2016 | Ammoland

[gigster]

How many divisions does the Pope of Rome have?-Stalin

[LambSlave]

The Vatican is the largest shareholder in Pietro Berretta (Manufacturer of Berretta Arms), and has contracts with multiple arms manufacturers to equip the Swiss Guard and their private police force. So is the pope saying that he and the Catholic Church are not Christian?

[Campion]

Having this president and Pope at the same time is a divine sign of God ratcheting up of his much deserved wrath on us.

bears repeating ...

[I want the USA back]

Wondering why the church didn’t condemn slavery. Why the church didn’t condemn what hitler was doing. Was it so hitler wouldn’t storm the vatican and take all its precious treasures?

This man should not be taken seriously any longer.

[bantam]

Yes it does!
Who is this man???
A Catholic my whole life, and I am just left shaking my head at this guy??????
Starting to question if I am even welcome in my own faith now?? This charlatan is pushing me away..and fast... so sad to admit!

[bert]

most likely not

[2nd Amendment]

Bring back John Paul, this guy is a phoney!

[rwoodward]

FUPF!!

[Shanghai Dan]

This is one area where the Dalai Lama and Buddhism get it right - and the Pope is 100% wrong:

Snopes confirms it as true.

[alloysteel]

A gun dealer who is selling weapons to ISIS or al Qaeda has his own issues with the Thereafter. Such a transaction would NOT be for purposes of personal self defense.

[angcat]

I hate this evil demonic fake Pope.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Are some Catholics leaving the Church of Rome over these peculiar papal statements?"

Only the ones who don't understand that papal infallibility applies ONLY to matters of faith (i.e. doctrine), and not political opinions, of which this is one.

[GingisK]

The Pope. What a dope.

[John O]

Francis wouldn’t know a Christian if one kicked him in the butt.

[Bringbackthedraft]

OK, no problem, send the Swiss Guard home. You won’t need their guns.

[hsmomx3]

The Political Pope....it never ends.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I just got the email today. I didn’t expect them to be sending out a year old article. Thanks for pointing it out.

It got so much response I don’t think I am going to ask the mods to remove it. You can if you want.

[BipolarBob]

You left out the really big one, do you pray to Mary?

[BlessedBeGod]

Are some Catholics leaving the Church of Rome over these peculiar papal statements?

I didn't leave the US when Clinton and Obama were elected. So, I'm not leaving the Catholic Church just because there's an idiot temporarily in charge.

[Ozymandias Ghost]

“The Swiss Guards that you see carry halberds.

The Swiss Guards that you don’t see prefer H&K ...”
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I think some of the confusion originates from the pike vs the glave. When the guards are posted the senior NCO (front left hand side of the column) carries a glave; which somewhat resembles a pike; but, was, in fact the “badge” of someone in command; an NCO or commissioned officer in today’s terms. Pikes, were, as I am sure you know, the weapon of the lowest level foot soldier.

Agreed on the H&K’s ...although it appears the Swiss Guard also carries Glock 19’s and a variety of SIG weaponry; both, pistols and long arms.

Below is a link to an interesting article on the weaponry of the Swiss Guard. Note the 6th image down shows the NCO with the glave at the front of the column ...and the author misidentifies it as a “pike.”

http://www.guns.com/2014/04/13/guns-swiss-guard/