Posted on 07/03/2022 6:12:18 PM PDT by marshmallow
Vatican City, Jul 1, 2022 / 10:26 am In an interview published Friday, Pope Francis said that he believes it is time to rethink the concept of “just war.”
“I believe it is time to rethink the concept of a ‘just war.’ A war may be just, there is the right to defend oneself. But we need to rethink the way that the concept is used nowadays,” Pope Francis said.
“I have said that the use and possession of nuclear weapons are immoral. Resolving conflicts through war is saying no to verbal reasoning, to being constructive. … War is essentially a lack of dialogue.”
The pope spoke in an interview that was conducted on June 20 by Télam, Argentina’s national news agency. A 1-hour video of the interview was published on July 1.
In response to a question about how the lack of dialogue is an aggravating factor in the current state of world affairs, the pope said that there is “an entire infrastructure of arms sales” that supports war today.
“A person who knew about statistics told me, I don't remember the numbers well, that if weapons were not manufactured for a year, there would be no hunger in the world,” he said.
Pope Francis described how he cried during visits to war cemeteries in Europe, including the Redipuglia World War I memorial and Anzio World War II cemetery in Italy.
“And when the anniversary of the landing in Normandy was commemorated, I thought of the 30,000 boys who were left dead on the beach. They opened the boats and said, ‘get off, get off,’ they were ordered while the Nazis waited for them. Is that justified? Visiting military cemeteries in Europe helps one realize this,” he said
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Dialogue with evil Francis and see how far you get. Oh, you already do. So you do know how far you get.
What about that whole “Armor of God” thing that St Paul wrote about Frank?
Does he plan to take part in a Beauty Contest , wanting peace on earth crap
Does this Pope ever talk about the Bible, with you know verses, stuff like that.
The Roman church sided with and helped hitler
Is the Pope suggesting we should all just COEXIST?
I believe its time to rethink your church denomination having a “pope”.
This is what happens when the Cardinals are corrupt or morons
Goes all 2A on our azz. Way to go Francis!
Tell ya what. When the rest of the world gives up their nukes, we’ll consider giving up ours.
Without weapons, the poor may eat for a year, but the second year they will be enslaved by a power that did not give up their weapons.
You seem to be of the same self-convinced mind-set that led to the attack against the Western World by the Axis powers - setting off WWII; the same as that which fueled the 9-11 attacks; the same as that which brought us Stalin and Mao etc. Hubris does not look good on a Pope.
This joker trying to be such a profound thinker when he’s an intellectual lightweight. Amateur hour. A 9th grade conservative kid could out debate this fraud.
Like most leftists he demonstrates the mentality of a five year old.
The depth of his comments is thinner than an onion skin.
The “armor of God” is not literal armor.
No. That would be unwoke.
Francis is of the Devil. I am not a judge but all that he has done and is doing is confusing the Church and not solidifying the faith and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Dunning-Krueger Effect papacy.
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