When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Thursday, March 06, 2003
An emissary of Pope John Paul II took Pres. Bush a message: God is not on your side.
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Pope calls Bush's war 'immoral'
An emissary of Pope John Paul II took Pres. Bush a message: God is not on your side.
A war would be a defeat for humanity and would be neither morally nor legally justified.
The Pope also questioned the President's statements invoking God's name as justification for the invasion.
*quot;God is a neutral observer in the affairs of man," the Pope said. "Man cannot march into war and assume God will be at his side."
In Rome, the pope called for common efforts to spare humanity another dramatic conflict.
The Vatican stands by its view that a pre-emptive strike on Iraq is immoral unless backed by the United Nations, Laghi said. --Capitol Hill Blue 3-5-03
Palema
6:20 AM
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