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Diane Knittle's avatar

The Vatican and dioceses have taken a stand against predators

since early 2000. Reparations are being paid and Church money supports parishes, schools , missions, hospitals and charitable work’s. The fact that Pope Leo is the outstanding voice for peace and protection of all peoples makes him the voice of truth to all authoritarians subjugating their citizens.

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Kate's avatar

Good morning Christopher, I received Pope Leo’s message this morning with gratitude and hope. Thank you for bringing his words and his work to us.

Never stop writing! 🙏🙏

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Justi Andreasen's avatar

The pope calling guns a “pandemic” really echoes the old story of Cain.

Cain is remembered not only for the first murder but also for founding cities and inventing the crafts that bend matter toward violence. The lineage of Cain is about tools that no longer serve heaven and earth together but serve fear and pride. Weapons are the clearest example of this.

They embody separation rather than communion.

Every tool should reveal its principle by joining meaning from above with matter from below. But when a tool exists only to take life, it breaks that pattern. It becomes like Cain turning from his brother instead of being his keeper. So the pope is not just speaking about policy. He is naming a deeper reality. A society that arms itself without measure is walking in the way of Cain.

It is matter cut off from its principle, a sign of exile and confusion.

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Susan Lionheart's avatar

Absolutely

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Leslie Read's avatar

🙏🙏🙏❤️🌷🔥⚖️⚖️⚖️

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Dianne K's avatar

He talks politics, TAX THE FUCKING CHURCH. Churches haul in millions of dollars every week, all TAX FREE. They give NOTHING back to the community.

This pope NEEDS to clean up his PREDATOR PRIESTS that continue to fuck and sodomize kids, then trying to clean up the gun mess in the US.

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Diane Roth's avatar

I am a retired minister. My church never took in millions, much less millions “every week”. Although there is abuse there are many churches who give back as well.

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Michelle Francois-Walsh's avatar

Thank you Pope Leo 💜

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Laura Hall's avatar

I must and do agree with Holy Father Pope Leo Prayer is not enough when guns are readily accessible and available for those of all types of people and young adults it must stop being easily available

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David Hope's avatar

Well did the Holy Father call it a pandemic of arms — for, a pandemic it is.

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