Archbishop Gabriele Caccia — the Vatican's veteran envoy to Duterte's Philippines and the United Nations — is now headed to Washington at the most turbulent moment in modern Vatican-U.S. relations.
Just wanted to let you know that I am very much enjoying your Substack. Your posts are so relevant to the current geo-political nightmare we are all living through & I enjoy learning more about Pope Leo & his viewpoints. I'm not Catholic although I was educated by nuns in a Catholic school. I am intrigued by the history of the church & am always interested in learning more. Thank you for your work.
Thank you for the article. Chris. I am glad POPE LEO, has sent his best diplomatic messenger to hopefully end this undeclared war . Soldiers have died in this war because of this conflict. Yet no Democrat accept , Senator Gallegos has spoken out. Where are they now? The democrats who take money from undisclosed donors! Especially and tell people we got democracy in hand. We don’t have to explain why the take money from undisclosed contributors. End Cutizens United !
I guess you fail to recognize the truth! Nir surprised. The democrats ARE NOT IN PIWER.The Criminal Republican party is in power The current ICE & cruel abti- immigrant policies were created by your Super - heroes, Stephen Miller and Donald Trump ' Not the democrats who are currently in the minority , and NOT in charge.
Just wanted to let you know that I am very much enjoying your Substack. Your posts are so relevant to the current geo-political nightmare we are all living through & I enjoy learning more about Pope Leo & his viewpoints. I'm not Catholic although I was educated by nuns in a Catholic school. I am intrigued by the history of the church & am always interested in learning more. Thank you for your work.
Archbishop Caccia sounds like the perfect choice for this important position.
Let us welcome and support him in this critically important task and role.
Thank you for the article. Chris. I am glad POPE LEO, has sent his best diplomatic messenger to hopefully end this undeclared war . Soldiers have died in this war because of this conflict. Yet no Democrat accept , Senator Gallegos has spoken out. Where are they now? The democrats who take money from undisclosed donors! Especially and tell people we got democracy in hand. We don’t have to explain why the take money from undisclosed contributors. End Cutizens United !
I guess you fail to recognize the truth! Nir surprised. The democrats ARE NOT IN PIWER.The Criminal Republican party is in power The current ICE & cruel abti- immigrant policies were created by your Super - heroes, Stephen Miller and Donald Trump ' Not the democrats who are currently in the minority , and NOT in charge.
🕯️🎮📺 The Generals of the Screen and the Hollow Board
The lantern shines its light upon a sterile, quiet room,
Where men in suits are calculating other people's doom.
They stare at giant monitors that display the foreign land,
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The President and Hegseth watch the missiles on the map,
Without a single worry for the victims in the trap.
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While sipping on their coffees as the morning starts anew. ☕
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A soldier on the battleground is flesh and blood and bone,
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The men who order airstrikes never have to feel the heat,
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They think because they have the guns they own the moral high,
And tell the global critics it’s their privilege to fly.
But playing God with human lives will always end in grief,
And shatter the foundations of our national belief. 🏛️
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They treat the Middle Eastern map like children playing war,
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A grand democracy must keep its leaders on a leash,
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So watch the screens and monitors, but keep your conscience pure,
Because the truth of warfare is a plague without a cure.
The lantern exposes the coldness of their empty heart,
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We’ll stand our ground, my comment-crew, and call out every lie,
From men who use the military just to satisfy.
We demand real statesmanship, not gamers in a chair,
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