DUPE

[Chicago Democrat]

FROM BBC

(Snip)

The Pope has pressured George W Bush over what he called recent "deplorable events" in Iraq, as anti-war protesters set off flares in the Italian capital.

The Pope described the situation in the Middle East as one of "grave unrest".

(Snip)

He reiterated the Vatican's opposition to the war in Iraq and said everyone wanted the situation to be normalised as quickly as possible "with the active participation of the international community and in particular the United Nations".

He added: "In the past few weeks other deplorable events have come to light which have troubled the civic and religious conscience of all, and made more difficult a serene and resolute commitment to shared human values: in the absence of such a commitment neither war nor terrorism will ever be overcome."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3773545.stm

[Chicago Democrat]

1. Why has every other News Source gotten this story WRONG??

Grrrr

The Pope is ANTI WAR
The pope is ANti WaR
ThE POpe Is ANTi War

[H2O Man]

2. I'm not sure they have.

I've seen people on here say that the pope supports bush. But he doesn't. Though I am not a catholic (was raised as one) and do not believe in the church structure, I think this fellow is sincere. Further, he is consistent. He is against abortion, which is unlikely to make him popular on DU. Also, his ideas on the role of women is sadly unchristian. But that doesn't mean he supports bush. He has been clear and consistent in his opposition to this war. There is no question about that. I think most news medias have reported that.