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Oh yeah, probably, but that’s different than being childlike. I guess you mean it’s naive for him to think it is going to make any difference him saying that.
Probably so. The power of the pope in geopolitics is at a pretty low ebb. I’m not claiming so but wouldn’t be surprised to find out he’s got the least influence he’s had since being simply First Among Bishops many centuries ago.
He still has a ton of influence with the catholic flock, which is huge, and with a lot of non-Catholics aside from a few groups that repudiate him.
So it’s nice of him to use his platform, but let’s be real, in terms of influence among world leaders, he’s The Catholic Pope moralizing at a Jew, a Muslim, and a Christian Nationalist. Not the most receptive trio.
The naivety isn't him saying it, it's him thinking that such a thing could or would ever come to pass, and what such a thing would even mean if it did.
I'm not begrudging the pope using his pulpit to push for morality (though, he is the head of an international criminal organization), I'm begrudging his frankly idiotic approach. Calling it childlike was perhaps me being kind.
If he was somehow successful, what would it mean? Let's say the whole world got together and signed the "we won't bomb anyone" charter. How long until the next bomb fell? Minutes? Hours?
Ah see I do kind of disagree with you then. It’s interesting that we seem to agree on the illegitimacy of the Pope but diverge sharply on how he should use his ill-gotten influence.
My thinking is he doesn’t need to offer practical solutions, he needs to use his ill-gotten influence to at least pull the discourse in the right direction - and to keep speaking up to remind people that all of this is wrong and not normal.
And again, most world leaders themselves are not going to listen much, I definitely get that.
I think he should use his I'll gotten influence for good too, but this ain't it. What good does pushing the idea that "bombing shouldn't be allowed" do?
It's a good unrealistic sound piece from a fascist American who actually wanted this war.