Posted on 05/07/2022 8:27:34 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
ROME—Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Pope Francis has floated the idea that he wants to take a trip to Kyiv to try to broker a ceasefire. But now he says he would prefer to go to Moscow to try to talk some sense into Vladimir Putin, who he has not outwardly condemned in the now nearly three-month-old war and only did so lightly in a lengthy interview with an Italian newspaper.
“I feel that before going to Kyiv, I must go to Moscow,” he told Corriere Della Sera in an interview that ran Tuesday. But the meeting would not exactly be to condemn Putin, based on what he told the paper. He said that the real “scandal” of Putin’s war is “NATO barking at Russia’s door,” which he said caused the Kremlin to “react badly and unleash the conflict.”
Never mind that the 85-year-old pontiff is unable to walk after tearing a ligament in his knee (for which he says he will soon have surgery), or that Putin won’t even answer his calls.
Francis repeated comments he has made in general audiences and in other interviews that the war is nothing more than a giant opportunity for a “trade in arms” and that it is still ongoing because of the constant shuttling of weapons to Ukraine. He has spoken twice by phone to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but mostly to urge him not to fight back. He also went to the Russian embassy to the Holy See days after the invasion began to “register his concerns” about what was happening.
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Russia managed to push Finland and Sweden into Nato. That is something I bet money on not happening.
They also had the swiss start talking about dumping Neutrality .
Putin had a goal of taking Europe.
China and Korea FORCED Japan to invade! If they had only given in and negotiated over Japan’s reasonable security interests...
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The ever faithful communist
“Thanks for bringing this website into the gutter”
Indeed, rrrod is deserving of our gratitude for lifting our discussion out of the sewer of Putinism.
Nice try Putin Puffer.
Another Putin Puffer exposed. Easy to drag out.
So now you’re on the side of this ridiculous pope. Look how far down the libtard path you have slipped. And there you are, repeating all the bullsnot obambam said when he betrayed the Ukes the first time they were invaded. You uphold betrayal, nuclear proliferation, and weakness projection as if they are some kind of virtues.
What are Putinistas going to do? They portray Putin as a defender of Christianity and now a progressive pope supports Putin and makes Putin’s supposed pro-Christian stance look suspicious.
You’re exposed Putin Puffer. Got your “I 💘 PUTIN” bumper sticker?
lol
Do I need the sarcasm tag?
***Yes
No...truth always works against cultists. Always.
Communists are becoming much bolder and calling this NATO’s war against Russia.
Pope Marx I speaks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm9coqlk8fY
“Knockin’ On Putin’s Door”
— from “Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid” soundtrack
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can’t use it anymore
It’s gettin’ dark, too dark to see
I feel I’m knockin’ on Putin’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on Putin’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on Putin’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on Putin’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on Putin’s door
Popie, put my guns in the ground
I can’t shoot them anymore
That long black cloud is comin’ down
I feel I’m knockin’ on Putin’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on Putin’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on Putin’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on Putin’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on Putin’s door
This guy supposedly represents 1.3 billion people. Amazing.
Fact Check: TRUE
E. Pootypoot Puffer
Go get your high-heel stilettos.
We both know, as do most Freepers, that truth hurts the Putin cult. Always has and always will.
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