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Volaris

(10,272 posts) Sat Jul 13, 2013, 08:42 AM Jul 2013

My mom and her VERY conservative husband just inadvertently struck on a BRILLIANT idea...

""Maybe Edward Snowden should ask the Vatican for assylum..."

My response: "I bet balls to biscuts the new Pope would actually do it, just to kick over another Apple Cart."

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My mom and her VERY conservative husband just inadvertently struck on a BRILLIANT idea... (Original Post) Volaris Jul 2013 OP

He could never reach teh Vatican. Blackford Jul 2013 #1

Stopping or turning back a diplomatic plane is not a "lawful" request. truebluegreen Jul 2013 #2

does the vatican have an airport? dembotoz Jul 2013 #3

Talking about the Vatican being surrounded by Italian airspace. truebluegreen Jul 2013 #5

If the Pope sent a plane for him, he'd get to the Vatican CanonRay Jul 2013 #4

Blackford

(289 posts)

1. He could never reach teh Vatican.

Reply to Volaris (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 08:58 AM

Jul 2013

The Vatican is locked within a nation that has already demonstrated it would cooperate with the lawful requests of the United States.

So I hope the Vatican does offer asylum and he does try to reach the Vatican because it would mean the criminal would end up in custody and would face his day in court.

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)

2. Stopping or turning back a diplomatic plane is not a "lawful" request.

Reply to Blackford (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:13 AM

Jul 2013

dembotoz

(16,808 posts)

3. does the vatican have an airport?

Reply to truebluegreen (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:37 AM

Jul 2013

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)

5. Talking about the Vatican being surrounded by Italian airspace.

Reply to dembotoz (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:46 AM

Jul 2013

CanonRay

(14,104 posts)

4. If the Pope sent a plane for him, he'd get to the Vatican

Reply to Blackford (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:44 AM

Jul 2013

Are they going to deny the Pope rights to airspace? I think not. Nice fantasy, but it won't happen. He'll get to say in Russia, and in a year, or two or so, he'll be on some mundane flight to Caracas.

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