cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/16386891
Israeli officials fear the pope’s vocal criticisms and symbolic gestures - such as this year’s nativity scene in St Peter’s Square featuring baby Jesus resting on a Palestinian keffiyeh - may influence global public opinion.
Created by Bethlehem artists Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi, the nativity scene prominently features Palestinian materials, including olive wood, a symbol of Palestinian resilience.
During its unveiling, Pope Francis condemned the global arms industry for profiting from human suffering and reiterated his call for an end to all wars, urging the faithful to remember those suffering in the holy land.
The display, praised by many as a message of solidarity and peace, drew backlash from Israel’s supporters, who accused the Vatican of promoting a pro-Palestinian agenda.
So, so much irony all around here.
The head of a genocidal state is mad at the head of the world’s foremost child rape syndicate, a rape syndicate with a long and storied history of orchestrating genocide itself.
And because one of them deigned to say that, maybe, mass murder of kids is bad for the brand.
Peak human species nonsense.
tbf the pope isn’t guilty in the same way as satanyahu is
Yeah but that’s like replacing the CEO with someone who hasn’t committed a crime, and then claiming the company doesn’t deserve to be fined for the the crimes committed under the previous CEO.
Organizations are more than just the one person.
I never said the church shouldn’t be fined, I said we can’t blame the pope for it
Im not gonna throw shade at someone for denouncing genocide.
It kinda hits harder coming from someone more shady, TBH. Like, “we know we’ve done some shit, but you guys are actually fucked”
One of the most infuriating things about humans is their tendency to shit on good things from bad people.
Yes, we all KNOW that person is bad. But if you scold them for doing GOOD things, you are actively discouraging them from being better!
You see, there’s way too much people believing in sky daddies and a huge portion of them thinks this ridiculous rich old man is connected to their god.
So no, definitely “we all know” is not true. As long as their fucking cult exists, I’m not gonna cheer them on when they’re accidentally right. I don’t want them to get better, I want them to be dissolved (as in the religion, not the people specifically).
In the same way I’m not gonna say how great it is that Hitler was in power because we got some sweet animal abuse laws thanks to him. Or cheer on how Mengele contributed to our modern medicine. When you’re a horrible piece of shit, it doesn’t matter how many times you’re right.
That’s a really hot take; comparing Hitler to The Pope. At least, the current pope.
I’ve seen hotter. No matter how you slice it the Pope is the head of an organization that systematically covered up child abuse for decades, probably centuries.
What’s so hot about it? You think the catholic church is not comparable in the atrocities they committed? Note that they’ve been doing it for quite a bit longer.
Right? Wevre not going to overthrow the catholic institution anytime soon so take a fucking positive moment when we can get them. Absolutionism doesn’t make progress.
I think the point is that we must remember that the enemy of our enemy is in fact not our friend. We may agree that murdering kids is wrong, but we have different motivations for wanting them to remain alive…