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Vatican: Pope monitoring Iran woman sentenced to stoning
CNN ^ | September 5, 2010 | the CNN Wire Staff

Posted on 09/05/2010 8:47:39 AM PDT by barmag25

Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI is monitoring the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning and has not ruled out getting involved through diplomatic channels, the Vatican said Sunday.

As he has in the past in humanitarian cases, the pope would intervene if asked by authorities in another country and would do so through proper diplomatic channels, not publicly, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said in a statement.

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1 posted on 09/05/2010 8:47:43 AM PDT by barmag25
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To: barmag25

Maybe the Pope should call for a crusade.


2 posted on 09/05/2010 8:51:27 AM PDT by Clioman
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To: Clioman

I agree. Sometimes I think that’s waht it’s gonna take.


3 posted on 09/05/2010 8:55:24 AM PDT by Ancient Drive (DRINK COFFEE! - Do Stupid Things Faster with More Energy!)
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To: Clioman

Yeah ... that might be needed ... in the U.S. ... .


4 posted on 09/05/2010 8:57:29 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Clioman

The question is, who would answer it?


5 posted on 09/05/2010 8:58:43 AM PDT by Shadow44
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To: Ancient Drive

As is normal today, the situation will be monitored, and monitored, and monitored, and monitored. As with our own country, this administration doesn’t have the cajones to do anything about Iran. We’ll have to wait until we have a President and administration that has some balls.


6 posted on 09/05/2010 8:59:35 AM PDT by RC2 (Remember who we are. "I am America")
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To: barmag25

Remember when there was a bulwark


7 posted on 09/05/2010 9:01:01 AM PDT by Flavius
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To: Shadow44
We will restore the Knights Templars if that is what it will take.
8 posted on 09/05/2010 9:04:44 AM PDT by cameraeye (A happy kufir!)
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To: Shadow44

“The question is, who would answer it?”

A lot of Americans if the Vatican pays them.


9 posted on 09/05/2010 9:10:41 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (They shall not pass!)
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To: cameraeye

I’m with ya!


10 posted on 09/05/2010 9:11:13 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (They shall not pass!)
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To: cameraeye

“We will restore the Knights Templars if that is what it will take.”

Well, we DO have the Knights of Malta;)


11 posted on 09/05/2010 9:54:51 AM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: barmag25

Islam is evil and incompatable with modernity. Were our Constitution to allow it i’d support closing down every Mosque and deporting every single non-citizen from a Muslim country.


12 posted on 09/05/2010 1:37:53 PM PDT by DemonDeac
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