Posted on 11/14/2015 1:16:01 PM PST by NYer
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Saturday called the Paris terror attacks "a piece" of a "piecemeal Third World War," and said he is praying for the families of the victims and the entire French people.
In a telephone interview at noon Rome-time with the Italian Bishops Conference official television network TV2000, the pope said he is "moved and saddened" by the carnage of Friday’s attacks in Paris.
"I am moved and saddened. And I don’t understand, but these things are difficult to understand; they are carried out by human beings," he said. "I am moved, saddened, and I am praying. I am very close to the beloved French people, I am close to the families of the victims, and I am praying for all of them."
Asked about his own repeated references to a "piecemeal Third World War," Pope Francis responded: "This is a piece." And he added: "There are no justifications for these things, religious or human. This isn't human."
The pope concluded by saying: "I am close to all of France, which I love very much."
On Saturday Pope Francis also sent a telegram to the Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, following last evening's terrorist attacks in the French capital. The message, sent by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on behalf of the Holy Father, reads:
"Having learned of the horrific terrorist attacks which occurred in Paris and the Stade de France, killing scores of people and wounding many others, His Holiness Pope Francis is united in prayer with the suffering of the families affected by the tragedy, and with the pain of the French people. He asks God, the Father of Mercy, to welcome the victims into the peace of his light and to bring comfort and hope to the wounded and their families. He assures you, and all those who participated in the rescue effort, of his spiritual closeness. Once again, the Holy Father strongly condemns the violence, which cannot solve anything, and he asks God to inspire all people with thoughts of peace and solidarity and to impart to the families in this trial, and on all the French, the abundance of his blessings."
Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Secretary of State of the Holy See
French President Francois Hollande has said ISIS is behind Friday's attacks, which occurred at six sites around Paris and left an estimated 160 persons dead and well more than 100 persons injured. The massacre marks the French capital's deadliest day since World War II.
“I do not understand, these things hard to understand,” Pope Francis.
There’s no way someone is this ignorant.
But then again, his primary concern appears to be about Al Gore’s global warming hoax rather than saving souls.
What distinction? Radical Islamists = murdering Muslims.
Sorry NYer, On this we Disagree. However to answer your question he could have pointed out Islamist Killing in the Name of their Religion ALL THOSE who DO not Comply with Their Specific Will Murdered Innocent Lives. Those who support or cheer on such Actions are part of the problem too.
islam Cannot Coexist with Freedom Period! islam is Not a Religion but a Cult of DEATH and Chaos, hence it is the product of the Evil One.
Ann Nails it hear and for Years she has been On Spot. To Many Deny the Truth!
God Bless, As for Me and My Family We will Follow Our Lord Jesus and not the Lies and Deceit of the Devil (which islam is a product of).
ISIS slaughters Sunni Muslims. Want more?
Meant to copy this in:
Cut the Crap: The problem is islam, and it has to be exterminated. Period.
http://www.barnhardt.biz/2015/11/13/cut-the-crap-the-problem-is-islam-and-it-has-to-be-exterminated-period-2/
Would that be “Third World” War or WW3?
Benedict was an intelligent man and an outstanding Pope. He did understand what evil was.
F the pope.
How many Sunni mosques were attacked in Francis this weekend, NYer?
Francis = France.
First time I've agreed with this Pope in a long time.
Want more?
I think that FP means that is is an odd way of phrasing it. When someone states in English that he is close to someone, it usually means that he knows that person, has some sort of personal relationship with him. Am I right, FP?
Why do so many Protestants give a rat's about him, his office, what he says and what he does? What's it to them? Is it part of their Protestantism to TEAR DOWN the original Church that Jesus built? It it part of the Protestantism to tear down ANYone/ANYhing? Where is their moral call from? I don't think so. Jesus said to love God and love each other. Pretty simple, not easy, but simple.
CATHOLIC simply means universal, nothing else. Jesus told the Apostles to go out and teach all nations, so that is their mission, universal evangelizing. Protestants aren't even protesting anymore...unless they are disgruntled anti-Catholics and anti-Evangelicals on this site.
But then I don't normally go to Protestant threads, so maybe they do there. Why would they care?
Oh well.
I heard a reporter on the radio today talk of the "senseless" killing and I became angry.
They are NOT "senseless".They were done for a reason.
That they are called senseless is a terrible admission of our ignorance of the enemy we face.
If we can not recognize the nature of our enemy, if we can not remember the battles of centuries passed,
if we can not understand the "sense" they see in their acts, how can we defeat them?
Correct, Bigg. I just wondered if it has a different meaning to Catholics, or perhaps was something lost in the translation.
This lifelong Catholic knows of no such usage. It is, I suspect, what you said, i.e., a problem of translation.
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