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WASHINGTON -- The Vatican endorsed the Iran nuclear accord Monday as a positive step towards its broader goal of a world free of nuclear weapons.
We hope that the full implementation of [the nuclear deal] will ensure the peaceful nature of Irans nuclear programme under the [Non-Proliferation Treaty] and will be a definitive step toward greater stability and security in the region, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican's foreign minister, said in a statement delivered at the International Atomic Energy Association in Vienna.
The way to resolve disputes and difficulties should always be that of dialogue and negotiation, he said, a possible allusion to opponents of the nuclear agreement who have called for military strikes to destroy Irans nuclear sites.
Pope Francis vote of confidence for the Iran nuclear deal comes the week before he is scheduled to visit Washington, where he will address a joint session of Congress at the invitation of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).
After a two-month debate, Republican lawmakers -- all of whom opposed the nuclear accord -- lost their fight last week to block the implementation of the agreement. Faced with defeat, Republicans have zeroed in on a set of confidential agreements between Iran and the IAEA, which detail the agencys process for investigating possible past nuclear weapons development sites in the country.
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mcar
(42,372 posts)Way under the bus with you, Papa Francesco.
spanone
(135,873 posts)sailfla
(239 posts)cause they are going to the to demonize the pope again
RichVRichV
(885 posts)Catholics (excluding Bishops on up) tend to be some of the more liberal Christians in the US. Just look at Hispanics. More than 50% in the US identify Catholic and they by and large vote Democrat. It's the same with the catholic church in my town.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)blm
(113,091 posts)So, there is no doubt the RW's faux catholics will hate this Pope and his words that follow the example Christ set during his time on earth.
CountAllVotes
(20,878 posts)and may god bless you & may peace be with you always!
& recommend!!
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)If the Pope keeps this up, the Tbaggers are going to Primary him in 2016.
4lbs
(6,861 posts)"I love the Pope!"
"He supports the Iran Deal."
"uhhhhhhhhhh....."
NonMetro
(631 posts)And that skunk said no! And I'm a citizen!