pope Francis "peace"

U.N address by Fr Tomasi:


"In his Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Pope Francis demanded that the present unacceptable situation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict be brought to an end.[1] “For the good of all,” he said, “there is a need to intensify efforts and initiatives aimed at creating the conditions for a stable peace based on justice, on the recognition of the rights of every individual, and on mutual security. The time has come for everyone to find the courage to be generous and creative in the service of the common good, the courage to forge a peace which rests on the acknowledgment by all of the right of two States to exist and to live in peace and security within internationally recognized borders.”[2] The legitimate aspiration to security, on one side, and to decent living conditions, on the other, with access to the normal means of existence like medicines, water and jobs, for example, reflects a fundamental human right, without which peace is very difficult to preserve."

[link to www.news.va]

The catholic church horrifically tortured people in chambers underneath the Vatican for over centuries.

How do you reconcile these atrocities being a catholic and what do you think Jesus himself would have thought of an action such as this?

He should read his bible. There will be no peace in Israel til Christ Jesus returns. Pretty thoughts but that is all.

Clouds without rain.

There is no doubt we are a church of sinners, and many crimes have been committed, (though not these torture chambers!) but I take heart in the fact that God does not abandon us, instead showing mercy and repaying our faith with continued blessings.

There is no doubt we are a church of sinners, and many crimes have been committed, (though not these torture chambers!) but I take heart in the fact that God does not abandon us, instead showing mercy and repaying our faith with continued blessings.