While Catholic U.S. President Joe Biden continues to provide weapons to Israel that have killed over 45,000 Palestinians in Gaza, Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s military attacks on Gaza constitute genocide and by implication that the Biden administration is a participant in the genocide. It would not be the first time the Pope has identified the role of individual Catholics in genocide. In 2017, Pope Francis asked for forgiveness for Catholic church’s role in Rwanda genocide acknowledging that some Catholic priests and nuns ‘succumbed to hatred and violence’ by taking part in 1994 killings.
You know if there’s one thing I think the modern world could use more of right now it’s religious organizations asserting authority over secular governments. /s
If a secular government is engaged in genocide then I have zero moral qualms if a religious organization uses its social capital to denounce that secular government.
You know, I expected this as soon as the pope mentioned that genocide is bad.