Vatican backs use of military force against ISIS

[DonViejo]

Source: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

The Vatican’s ambassador to the United Nations has endorsed military action against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria — an unusual move because the Vatican traditionally has opposed force in the region.

In an interview with the US Catholic website Crux, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi said IS fighters were committing atrocities on a huge scale and the world needed to intervene.

“We have to stop this kind of genocide,” the Italian archbishop told Crux. “Otherwise we’ll be crying out in the future about why we didn’t do something, why we allowed such a terrible tragedy to happen.” Tomasi said a coordinated and “well-thought-out coalition” was needed to do everything possible to achieve a political settlement without violence.

“But if that’s not possible, then the use of force will be necessary,” he added.

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[djean111]

1. Who is "we"? Are the Cardinals going to suit up? Looks like all the big money is for war.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. "the Muslim states of the Middle East", not just western nations, and under the UN

Tomasi said that any anti-ISIS coalition has to include the Muslim states of the Middle East, and can’t simply be a “Western approach.” He also said it should unfold under the aegis of the United Nations.
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Beyond that, Tomasi said, the crisis requires “more coordinated protection, including the use of force to stop the hands of an aggressor.”

“It will be up the United Nations and its member states, especially the Security Council, to determine the exact form of intervention necessary,” he said, “but some responsibility (to act) is clear.”
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To be effective, Tomasi said, an anti-ISIS coalition must include “the countries most directly involved in the Middle East,” meaning the Islamic states of the region.

http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/03/13/vatican-backs-military-force-to-stop-isis-genocide/

This sounds reasonable to me.

[William Seger]

9. It's more than reasonable; it's the only realistic solution to this psychopathic barbarism (n/t)

[meow2u3]

18. Normally, the Vatican is biased towards peace

But this batch of barbarians are so savage that they won't stop their murderous rampages unless someone else stops them.

You can't reason with evil like ISIS; all they understand and respect is force. Just ask the Kurds, who kicked their asses back into Syria. The only answer is the last resort: military force, which is the only way to repel these monsters.

[cstanleytech]

14. He probably means Christians in general. nt

[CincyDem]

2. It ain't the crusades without the Vatican. n/t

[bigworld]

3. This is kind of exactly what ISIS predicted

according to the massive Atlantic article from a month ago.

[oldandhappy]

4. Another dot on the map with plans for our military.

Wonder what those fat bishops and cardinals will look like in military uniform!!

[candelista]

6. Crusades!

The clock is turning back 1000 years to the struggles between Christendom and Islam. Isn't that special?

[Bluenorthwest]

7. Does the Vatican have a military to send?

When is the Pope's address to Congress again?

[Gregorian]

8. Who would Jesus drone?

[AngryDem001]

11. That would make an awesome bumper sticker!

[cstanleytech]

15. Jesus would just let them behead him, of course he would then rise up

so I am not sure if thats much help to anyone else who is beheaded.

[Nye Bevan]

12. You know someone is really, really evil

when even Pope Francis, the earthly representative of the Prince of Peace, wants to bomb the ever-loving shit out of them.

[samsingh]

19. agreed

[LiberalLovinLug]

13. Not sure if the Pope wants to promote the Crusades 2.0

[sadoldgirl]

16. I would love to see those swiss guards

in a fight with ISIS.
I wonder though how that would go along
with the famous swiss neutrality.

[brooklynite]

21. Swiss Guards are Swiss Citizens, but not representing the Swiss Government

They are essentially mercenaries.

[Alkene]

17. Visualize the pope mobile retrofitted with a .50 cal. n/t

[samsingh]

20. they are seeing the evil isis is inflicting