After his top Middle East envoy denounced the plan as a “colonialist operation,” the Vatican formally declined to participate in Trump’s pay-to-play Gaza “Peace Board.”
As an American clergyman and Church historian, I stand firmly with Pope Leo's refusal to participate in this latest of Trump's fraudulent schemes to mask a grift as a "peace" initiative.
No person of Faith or Integrity should have any part in this fraudulent scheme. Pope Leo has both.
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is "on the ground" in the Middle East. This Pope is smart and careful and trusts his good advisors. He is holding a line while also avoiding any perception of being directly involved in U.S. Politics....that is why he is not coming to the States anytime soon. As North American Catholics we also need to steer clear of framing him in any way as our "man in Rome" specifically elected by the Holy Spirit explicitly to take on Trump. That puts him in an impossible situation. He is a global figure and is standing up for justice wherever there is injustice. It just happens that his global messages for doing what is right ring most loudly to us in this country as we suffer with a bullying administration wielding its corrupt, transactional power wherever in the world it can make a deal. We need to keep hearing his global messages and act justly, love mercy and walk humbly......more and more demanding each and every day.
Thank for the article Chris I am glad the Pope rejected the proposal. It seems our government has spent 8.3 billion dollars to Israel 🇮🇱 according to the new clip , that showed that Israel prime minister was very pleased with the amount of money it received!
The first U.S. citizen to be elected Pope and the lunatic Trump simply refuses to invite him to the gold plated White House, for fear of being upstaged in his own temporary home. But this lunatic offers the Pope a seat at his table of goons for $1,000,000,000.00
As an American clergyman and Church historian, I stand firmly with Pope Leo's refusal to participate in this latest of Trump's fraudulent schemes to mask a grift as a "peace" initiative.
No person of Faith or Integrity should have any part in this fraudulent scheme. Pope Leo has both.
As both a Jew and a theologian, I am referred to Micah 6:8 and its mandate for justice, mercy and humility. This has none of them.
As a Christian clergyman and Church historian I have chosen this verse as my motto and it will be my epitaph 😇
(I highly revere my Jewish heritage. Shalom!)
How could he possibly accept participation in a corrupt deal between profoundly corrupt people?
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is "on the ground" in the Middle East. This Pope is smart and careful and trusts his good advisors. He is holding a line while also avoiding any perception of being directly involved in U.S. Politics....that is why he is not coming to the States anytime soon. As North American Catholics we also need to steer clear of framing him in any way as our "man in Rome" specifically elected by the Holy Spirit explicitly to take on Trump. That puts him in an impossible situation. He is a global figure and is standing up for justice wherever there is injustice. It just happens that his global messages for doing what is right ring most loudly to us in this country as we suffer with a bullying administration wielding its corrupt, transactional power wherever in the world it can make a deal. We need to keep hearing his global messages and act justly, love mercy and walk humbly......more and more demanding each and every day.
Well said, Ms. Stanton.
Thank for the article Chris I am glad the Pope rejected the proposal. It seems our government has spent 8.3 billion dollars to Israel 🇮🇱 according to the new clip , that showed that Israel prime minister was very pleased with the amount of money it received!
Praise God for giving us Pope Leo🙏🏻🙏🏻
Leo is clearly a man of integrity and morals and has his finger on the pulse.
The Board of Peace has nothing to do with peace; just another “transactional deal!”
The first U.S. citizen to be elected Pope and the lunatic Trump simply refuses to invite him to the gold plated White House, for fear of being upstaged in his own temporary home. But this lunatic offers the Pope a seat at his table of goons for $1,000,000,000.00
I truly admire Pope Leo for clearly articulating the Church’s moral and ethical principles. It’s no surprise that he irritates the Grifter-in-Chief!!
Pope Leo is leading with such moral clarity.
“It’s about right and wrong.”
Yes.
Maybe Bishop Barron could be Trump's man on the board of peace?
Barron is already chairman of Trump's Board of Piece.