“Hypocritical” to arm Ukraine, Pope Francis says, silent on Russian terror – Euromaidan Press

“Hypocritical” to arm Ukraine, Pope Francis says, silent on Russian terror

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  1. From the article

    The pontiff criticized European weapons deliveries to Ukraine while calling for peace negotiations, yet notably refrained from urging Russia to withdraw its invasion forces or release deported Ukrainians.

    Pope Francis, commenting on the war in Ukraine for Orbe 21 channel, stated that it is hypocritical to talk about peace while simultaneously arming it against Russia’s aggression, Vatican News reported.

    Once again, the pontiff neither urged Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine nor called on the Kremlin to release forcibly deported Ukrainians. Any negotiated peace with Russia would likely lead to the partial or full legalization of Russia’s control over the parts of Ukraine it has occupied. Despite the widespread outrage these statements consistently provoke, Pope Francis continues to advocate for talks with Russia without directly urging it to end its war of aggression.

    Speaking about the situation in Ukraine, Pope Francis expressed concern that numerous appeals for peace from international organizations were ignored. He also sees a contradiction between promoting peace and investing in military capabilities.

    He directed specific criticism at Europe for its ongoing supply of weapons to Ukraine, emphasizing that arms manufacturing remains one of the continent’s most profitable sectors.

    “We organize conferences and meetings, yet we continue producing weapons to kill,” he said.

    The Pope also warned of a “general tendency toward self-destruction through war.” He called for an urgent peace treaty but noted that discussions about peace often get bogged down in secondary issues. He voiced particular concern over “young Ukrainians being sent to the front lines,” adding that “Ukraine has few men left, while Russia has many.”

  2. As hypocritical as preaching celibacy when your clergy mass abused children?

  3. This was a pretty shocking thing to read coming from the Pope, given everything Ukraine has had to endure. 

  4. Pope Francis is an absolute joke. But so is all catholicism.

  5. There you go. It’s ok to assault, rape, murder and kill anyone you want. If they retaliate or try to defend themselves, it’s hypocritical.

    The church wonders why people are losing faith.

    Cowards

  7. Why is he commenting on world affairs? Maybe he should stick to religion.

  8. Says the head of an org that waged genocide though proxies world over and is responsible for the deaths of indigenous population worldwide over. Take a seat you outdated hypocritical useless @@@&.

  9. And he’s like an expert on hypocrisy so he’d know!

  10. Mom!

    The pedos are at it again!

    Fucking robed losers

  12. The guy is a joke and on the wrong side of the history, as usual.

  13. Conveniently forgets about the 1997 Ukraine nuclear agreement that Russia has violated. You don’t get to play sides. Either he is ignorant of this and should keep his bigoted mouth shut, or he knows and this is insult to injury.

  14. Thanks to leaders like the pope I lose faith in religion more each day.

    He’s probably on the take adding his voice to the morally and spiritually dubious side who sends their people to slaughter for land, instead of the one that values life and defends their own.

    The pope can go to hell. If he represents god then there isn’t one believing in.

  17. He has been Russian apologist since the war started.

  18. And this is why I don’t give a lick of respect to whatever this Put-licker pope says.

  19. Imagine the same appeasement applied to Hitler, what kind of effects… Czechs know about it… Ukraine should be the current century victim according to the pope “genius” ?

  20. left-wing argentineans sure have a weird attraction for russia

  24. Thank you Pope Francis for finally admitting that you are okay with Russia attacking Ukraine, raping and murdering citizens, committing war crimes etc.

    Rot in hell Pope Francis.

  25. Ah yes, child molesters have the perfect moral compass to lecture others

  27. Nice job, Pope. In one swoop you probably made Christianity less popular in Ukraine with your statement.

  28. Generally to be expected pablum here. No great moral fibre or leadership here, which underscores how utterly irrelevant a lot of people feel about the RCC. Just pathetic to read the comments he has put out.

  29. Tell me *friend*, when did Pope Francis the Wise reject reason for madness?

  30. another ceo who needs to watch his back in my opinion…

  31. The simplistic idiocy of accusing a nation that was invaded by an aggressor to stop DEFENDING itself and capitulate, all in order to say “peace” has been achieved. We could have avoided WW2 altogether by just sitting back and looking the other way and let Hitler and Japan live in “peace”.

  32. Exodus 22:2-3 (NIV):

    *“If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed.”*

    That’s in your Bible, Pope.

  33. I mean popes aren’t gonna get any younger. I guess the mental capacity goes to shits

  34. In 3 years he has not been able to condemn Russia even once. Every time he says something is about “Ukrainians suffering” like if they have been hit by a natural disaster but calling out Russia or Putin is taboo. On the other hand he has no issue about condemning Israel…does Lavrov write his speeches?

  35. Supporting Ukraine in a fight against the invasion of a dictatorship is a noble cause. Seems the Pope should keep his mouth shut!

  36. Catholic Church has a nice long history of supporting evil

  37. Nothing new from a priest that in the 70s protected communist paramilitaries that bombed and shot dead civilians.

    Same as catholic priests fueling the Basque nationalism that created ETA in Spain and so many dead civilians in bombings.

    They are a cancer, they need to vanish.

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