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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPope Francis: "Humanity must understand that the moment has come to abolish war,
Someone gets it! War is criminal conduct, plain and simple.
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Pope Francis: "Humanity must understand that the moment has come to abolish war, (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Mar 2022
OP
If only the head of a church with 1.3 Billion followers had some influence...
brooklynite
Mar 2022
#4
if someone can make war not profitable for the rich then you will have the solution. nt
Javaman
Mar 2022
#7
Good to know you think saying "the moment has come to abolish war" is bloviating.
L. Coyote
Mar 2022
#10
Ron Green
(9,821 posts)1. Gotta kick this, to keep DU from being TMZ.
brooklynite
(93,834 posts)2. From the religion that brought you the Crusades, the Hundred Years War.....
Ron Green
(9,821 posts)3. Yeah, and plenty of buggery right up to the present. That doesn't mean
the Pope isnt absolutely correct about this, and worth hearing, considering and heeding.
brooklynite
(93,834 posts)4. If only the head of a church with 1.3 Billion followers had some influence...
Ron Green
(9,821 posts)5. When cynicism is your true religion, not much can be done.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)9. The Pope's influence extends far beyond the Catholics.
Not as influential today compared to when the Pope divided the whole world between Spain and Portugal, but influencing a lot more people in a very different way today.
Elessar Zappa
(13,649 posts)11. It's never too late to change.
The Church has made steps in the right direction under Pope Francis. They still have problems but theyre getting better overall.
House of Roberts
(5,119 posts)6. To abolish war, abolish rich fucks.
Greed foments conflict.
'How dare those brown people keep my oil under their land?'
Javaman
(62,435 posts)7. if someone can make war not profitable for the rich then you will have the solution. nt
bringthePaine
(1,726 posts)8. sorry, this sub-elementary bloviating from the richest church is apalling
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)10. Good to know you think saying "the moment has come to abolish war" is bloviating.
That should shut up the anti-war billions around the world.