Arms manufacturers and investors can't call themselves Christian, says Pope Francis

[wave.jaco]

Ai tog, jy weet...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/the-pope/11690639/Arms-manufacturers-and-investors-cant-call-themselves-Christian-says-Pope-Francis.html

The Pope issues condemnation of the weapons industry at end of first day of his trip to Turin

People who manufacture weapons or invest in weapons industries are hypocrites if they call themselves Christian, Pope Francis said on Sunday.
Francis issued his toughest condemnation to date of the weapons industry at a rally of thousands of young people at the end of the first day of his trip to the Italian city of Turin.
"If you trust only men you have lost," he told the young people in a long talk about war, trust and politics after putting aside his prepared address.
"It makes me think of ... people, managers, businessmen who call themselves Christian and they manufacture weapons. That leads to a bit a distrust, doesn't it?" he said to applause.
• Pope Francis: planet facing ‘unprecedented destruction’
He also criticised those who invest in weapons industries, saying "duplicity is the currency of today ... they say one thing and do another."
Francis also built on comments he has made in the past about events during the first and second world wars.
He spoke of the "tragedy of the Shoah," using the Hebrew term for the Holocaust.
"The great powers had the pictures of the railway lines that brought the trains to the concentration camps like Auschwitz to kill Jews, Christians, homosexuals, everybody. Why didn't they
bomb (the railway lines)?"
Discussing World War One, he spoke of "the great tragedy of Armenia" but did not use the word "genocide".
Francis sparked a diplomatic row in April calling the massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians 100 years ago "the first genocide of the 20th century," prompting Turkey to recall its ambassador
to the Vatican.

[Skaaphaas]

Fair warning. Any silly fuckery in this thread will be met with a speedy bannery.

Proceed.

[Trayton]

Fair warning. Any silly fuckery in this thread will be met with a speedy bannery.

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Where's that "Quote of the day" thread?

Last time i checked there was a difference between being Christian and Catholic, or was i wrong?

[pdh]

Fair warning. Any silly fuckery in this thread will be met with a speedy bannery.

Proceed.

:-(, I had about 12 memes lined up

[shooty]

Huge difference manufacturing weapons to go kill people only.
And manufacturing for hunting, sport and self defence.

[Messor]

So his bodyguards acquire their weapons and ammo from whom, or do they make it themselves?

[Toxxyc]

Last time i checked there was a difference between being Christian and Catholic, or was i wrong?

The word "Christian" is used to describe all religions believing in Christ. This includes Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, etc. etc.

[sa-shooter]

Lol!! That's rich coming form the Pope and all

[MistaMac]

So his bodyguards acquire their weapons and ammo from whom, or do they make it themselves?

Arm his bodyguards with slingshots ... oh wait that can also be seen as a weapon

[HvR]

Swiss guard can hand in their Sig, Glocks and H&K MP5 if he feels so strongly about it. Hypocrite.