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Pope Francis told churchgoers that Christmas this year is going to be a “charade” because “the whole world is at war.”
The pontiff put this holiday season in perspective during mass at the Basilica di Santa Maria last week. His speech comes after a rash of notable violent incidents, including the now infamous terrorist attacks in Paris, as “we are close to Christmas. There will be lights, there will be parties, bright trees, even Nativity scenes – all decked out – while the world continues to wage war.
“It’s all a charade. The world has not understood the way of peace. The whole world is at war,” Pope Francis said. “A war can be justified, so to speak, with many, many reasons, but when all the world as it is today, at war, piecemeal though that war may be—a little here, a little there—there is no justification.”
post from viewer: Here is a quote everyone needs to read, it's from Nuremberg by Herman Goering. "Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany.
That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.
Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY."
“And very important issues, issue of climate change, climate chaos,” the foreign minister said. “And we have – as I said, we have 500 days to avoid climate chaos, and I know that President Obama and John Kerry himself are committed on this subject and I’m sure that with them, with a lot of other friends, we shall be able to reach success on this very important matter.”
*Francis is full of Sh*t
Over 31,000 scientists signed the OISM Petition Project The Petition Project features over 31,000 scientists signing the petition stating "there is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide will, in the forseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere".
originally posted by: JesusXst
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Over 31,000 scientists signed the OISM Petition Project The Petition Project features over 31,000 scientists signing the petition stating "there is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide will, in the forseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere".
Nobody ever discusses this for some reason but let's not forget most experts agree the Birthday of Jesus could not have been near December anyway, and was likely March or possibly April. And some believe his entire existence was fabricated. It requires faith to believe almost anything anymore, as we have to trust someone or some group in the process of gaining the knowledge required to form intelligent opinions. Facts are and always have been in short supply, an uncomfortable built in aspect of our existence. I happen to have great faith in intelligent design while having zero faith in the Vatican as a whole. Very savage and barbaric past factually full of murder, lies, abuse, altering history, and general corruption. I do not trust much of what any pope says, but I bet the time will come when we require their real knowledge, and possibly some of their artifacts and such. Too bad they have made it so difficult for most of us to trust them, that fact could be a real bad game changer when sh*t really hits the fan. Mankind may have little choice but to trust the pope at some point, I am not to that point. There is always a war raging between good/evil, light/dark etc. We are all soldiers of this war, and I have never been certain which side the Vatican is really on...
originally posted by: NthOther
Christmas is a charade every year.
Nothing says charity and fellowship like rampant gluttony and materialism.
To speak nothing of it's pagan roots, incorporated into Christian tradition as a proselytizing technique.
It's a scam, and it always has been. Today, it's all about business--as is war, appropriately.
On December 7, 1914, Pope Benedict XV suggested a temporary hiatus of the war for the celebration of Christmas. The warring countries refused to create any official cease-fire, but on Christmas the soldiers in the trenches declared their own unofficial truce.
originally posted by: NthOther
Christmas is a charade every year.
Nothing says charity and fellowship like rampant gluttony and materialism.
To speak nothing of it's pagan roots, incorporated into Christian tradition as a proselytizing technique.
It's a scam, and it always has been. Today, it's all about business--as is war, appropriately.
originally posted by: ketsuko
Maybe the Pope forgot about this?
According to him, we should not bother with Christmas because the whole world is at war, but the whole world was also at war during 1914. And Christmas that year worked a special kind of miracle.
On December 7, 1914, Pope Benedict XV suggested a temporary hiatus of the war for the celebration of Christmas. The warring countries refused to create any official cease-fire, but on Christmas the soldiers in the trenches declared their own unofficial truce.
And oddly enough, that truce was potentially spurred by another Pope, perhaps one more worthy of the title.