Posted on 09/29/2015 3:08:50 AM PDT by markomalley
Historically (at least for the past couple of hundred years), the problem is that if the Pope ends up speaking out loudly and calling on nations to act, a lot of people die.
His predecessor called for German Catholics to not allow themselves to be wooed by the Nazis (Mit Brennender Sorge) resulted in an increase in persecution against Catholics throughout Germany.
Consider: the Vatican never ran a crusade by itself. It depended upon Catholic Kings and Princes to supply troops for a crusade.
Seriously, consider: if +Francis was to call for a crusade, which countries would rise to the call?
Would the United States? Certainly not under Obama, but would the US under Bush respond? Not only would the atheistic left pillory Bush for responding, there are a good portion of conservatives that would do the same thing...including a whole host of FReepers who would say this was some sort of conspiracy for the Vatican to take over the world.
Would Great Britain? Less likely than the US.
Would France? Less likely than the UK.
Would Germany? Chuckle...
I agree that it is horribly frustrating to only see crocodile tears, but if there was a call for more, who would listen? You and I might. However, I can't speak for you, but I don't "own" an army.
‘This too needs to be denounced”.
OK, sounds passive and not straight forward. He should say, “I denounce in the strongest possible terms, the murder and torture of Christians (and non-Christians) at the hands of ISIS and all other related TERROR-Armies.
When he says, this “needs to be denounced” it is still passive, third person. Now I grant you, these words, which are mere words are stronger that the POTUS, as he favors the rise of Islam around the Globe. Call them TERRORISTS because that is what these scum are.
And just what kind of weaponry and intelligence would they possibly have to fight the savages? Think of it this way, would you have balked at the idea of helping Jewish people trying to escape Germany during the Holocaust? I think not and I look at this the same way. I for one have affection for the minority Christians having to live in the predominantly Muslim lands of the Mideast.
Guess “never again” doesn’t include Christians” As long as Obama and his muslim loving friends are in the White House, anyone that isn’t muslim is fair game and the Christians had better not expect any help, because none is coming.
-— Obama is pushing the Greater Caliphate and chaos at every turn. -—
Yup
An infuriating and bloody mess we find our world in.
Sad that the fate of so many may lie in the hands of a Russian wannabee Tsar and maybe the Chicoms.
And any divisions the Pope would have; all have their hands out looking for freebies.
You are right. We have a choice to fight and die or become a slave.
At one time, the Pope had an army...
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