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    Papst Leo sagt, dass militärische Luftangriffe verboten werden sollten


    Papst Leo sagt, dass militärische Luftangriffe verboten werden sollten

    https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/pope-leo-says-aerial-military-strikes-should-be-banned-2026-03-23/

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    1. brokeboipobre on

      Trump Administration – Looks like The Vatican needs some Freedom and Regime change.

    2. throwaway277252 on

      >Pope Leo sharply criticised aerial bombardments on Monday, saying they ​are indiscriminate

      They aren’t.

      >“No one should have to fear that threats of death and destruction might come ​from the sky,“

      I guess we’ll just go back to fearing death and destruction from trenches and tanks instead. Great idea.

    3. The_Electric_Mayham on

      Killing people with Swiss Pikemen is halal, bombing is haram.

      -Da Pope

    4. Friendly-Profit-8590 on

      If only the pope could get a higher authority to put an end to these aerial bombings

    6. isekai_cheese on

      instead there should be a tournament where representing fighters from each country fight to the death. i wonder what should it be called?

      (this is a joke; satire. im not seriously suggesting people fight to the death–though its being done without me saying.)

    9. GloryGreatestCountry on

      On one hand, the issue of sending troops directly into combat would be heavier without the alternative of aerial attack, kind of like a ’send soldiers or shut up and stop‘ type situation, so I think I can see his logic.

      On the other hand, more soldiers on the ground would probably mean more variables, including greater chance that a soldier commits a war crime and it flies under the radar during the whole invasion thing. And also more chance of crossfire and civilian casualties since not everyone can shoot down a plane, but anyone could shoot a soldier and anyone could dress up like a civilian to shoot a soldier, meaning the soldiers might be more twitchy around civilians.

      The trouble here, I’d say, is how the airstrikes are used. Accompanied by up-to-date (and cross-checked) data, accurate tracking, and deployed by soldiers who actually give a damn about not committing war crimes, I’d say they’d be very effective.

    10. kupukupu0 on

      He’s right. It’s time we bring back chivalry. Let all disputes be settled with swords and shields.

    11. balooaroos on

      I know he’s new at the job so little tip, raging about things you can’t change wastes both your time and ours. A core requirement of your role is wisdom. Use that to identify where your focus could be best applied or you’ll waste your tenure tilting at windmills and teach people to tune you out in the process.

    12. simba54 on

      Too bad I’m not catholic and therefore don’t give a shit what Robert says

    14. Fmatias on

      Soooooo no more raining sulfur and fire on cities so that we can move back to crusade style invasions and sieges?

      Jokes aside, what we have seen with Russia and US is that “international law” is something useless that they chose to follow when it suits them, so who or what exactly would enforce this?

    20. DragonfruitPossible6 on

      While I agree in principle, you are like 200ish years late. Projectiles have been falling from the sky from a long time.

    21. Foreign_Main1825 on

      During the interwar period when strategic bombing became technically feasible but never attempted in real life, there was great fear about its destructive potential. Many talked about it the way we would talk of nuclear weapons today – that they were inhumane weapons of mass destruction that should never be used. The existence of strategic bomber fleets would make war unthinkable.

      They were proved right about the destruction, not so much on the implications for world peace – strategic bombing killed millions of civilians in WW2, again in Korea, again in Vietnam, etc. More people died from strategic bombing of Tokyo than Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear strikes. But in the end we just kind of accepted it.

    25. hat1337 on

      I think it’s best if we go back to imperial age. 2 lines standing in front of each other and just shooting, with the backs straight and nice jackets.

    26. picklebucketguy on

      I mean when youre all about universal peace, its logical to assume death from above is also on „ways to get into the bad place“

    27. gemusevonaldi on

      Does he say anything about abolishment of organized religions? Let’s start cleaning up this mess with the root of all evil maybe?

    31. ToasterBath4613 on

      And the catholic church should turn rapist priests in to the authorities instead of moving them around but alas, here we are Padre.

    32. mykidsthinkimcool on

      Why stop there? We should ban all violence… and theft while we’re at it. Maybe lying too.

    34. Evening-Row9022 on

      every day i am more and more impressed with Pope Leo. i’m not religious but he’s who i’d want leading that sht.

    36. GreatMinds1234 on

      All military strikes should be banned. If there is an aggressor, the rest of the world removes the tools it uses.

    41. Pixie16fire on

      Someone needs a reminder that bows and arrows were used in the Bible; modern aerial military strikes are just an upgraded version of that.
      Hypocrite should condemn the Bible also.

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