Some folks should really stick to theology.
“Pope says unilateral acts undermine U.N.”
First, thank God they do undermine the UN which is far more wrong on things than they are right. They have to be forced and dragged kicking and screaming to do the right thing.
Second, I agree with the Pope’s statement, and my solution to it is to get rid of the UN altogether. Let the dictators and extremists and warlords and commies all form their own groups. Watch them circle-jerk each other to see who’s going to pony up the money they want for their globalist and selfish policies.
No, a broad consensus often weakens efforts to confront global problems.
Get a grip, Pope! I'm liking him less and less.
It is hard to believe this Pope could be so duped by the U.N. -— The sooner the U.N. is thrown out of the USA, the better.
Besides, as far as I am concerned the UN does not have ANY authority here.
Since the UN has no authority, what’s the big deal?
Looks like he’s just thrown a turd in the punchbowl of what was shaping up as a great trip.
Good. The UN has no authority.
and weaken the broad consensus needed to confront global problems...
WAKE UP! There IS no consensus within the UN at all.
The only thing that the UN can do is take money.
the pope also said the international community sometimes had the duty to intervene when a country could not protect its own people from “grave and sustained violations of human rights.”
WAKE UP! Millions of people have died - dead as a doornail - because the UN can not intervene anywhere, anytime, anyplace.
The present construct of the UN is fatally flawed and useless to protect anyone at all.
It cannot act, it cannot protect and it cannot provide.
He is too great a man to be naive. I'm stumped.
Before the U.N. can address its purposes and goals it must first be purged of members that are pure evil, by anyone's definition. Is the pontiff suggesting that we are obligated to have a dialog and compromise with the devil?
Dear Pope,
I know you are busy, but please take a moment to evaluate whether the U.N. has done ANYTHING positive in the last 20 years.
Get a grip, folks. This is al-Reuters.
If they were blabbing about Global Warming, would you take their reporting at face value?
If they were blabbing about Quagmire in Iraq, would you take their reporting at face value?
If they were blabbing about the Need for More Gun Control, would you take their reporting at face value?
Here's the complet address to the UN, posted four hours ago, with a grand total of nine replies.
A piece of drivel from al-Reuters about the address, though, gets dozens of replies.
al-Reuters is playing you ALL ... and you just slurp their stuff up.
Turn your brains on, read the entire address ... remember that it is directed to the UN ... not the US.
Unilateral acts without first trying to gain support? perhaps. But acting upon a moral imperative when that august body demurs? Fair game. In that case it is the UN that undermines itself.
“While Benedict did not mention any country, this appeared to refer to the United States, which led the 2003 invasion of Iraq despite a Security Council refusal to approve it.”
al-Reuters is making a false arguement. Our action in Iraq had already been approved by the council. UNSC Resolution authorized Member States [ to use all necessary means to uphold and implement resolution 660 (1990) and all subsequent relevant resolutions and to restore international peace and security in the area].
‘All necessary means’ includes military action. Saddam would not comply with the resolutions.
I fail to see the down side of undermining the UN.
And when the United Nations, France, Russia and possibly Germany and Canada are raking in $Billions in a "Oil for Food" fraud" should we just stand aside and allow them and Saddam to rape and murder the Iraqi country and people?
The Pope has plenty of Catholic business to attend to, he should do so.