Fearing genocide against Christians, Vatican approves Iraq air strikes despite peace policy
Source: Agence France-Presse
Fearing a genocide of Christians, the Vatican has given its approval to US military air strikes in Iraq a rare exception to its policy of peaceful conflict resolution.
The Holy Sees ambassador to the United Nations, Silvano Tomasi, this weekend supported US air strikes aimed at halting the advance of Sunni Islamic State (IS) militants, calling for intervention now, before it is too late.
Military action might be necessary, he said.
While the Vatican vocally disapproved of the US-led campaign in Iraq in 2003 and the 2013 plan for air strikes on Syria fearing both might make the situations worse for Christians on the ground fears of ethnic cleansing by Islamists has forced a policy change.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/13/fearing-genocide-against-christians-vatican-approves-iraq-air-strikes-despite-peace-policy/
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)Hugabear
(10,340 posts)If the residents of Gaza were primarily Christian, I wonder if the Vatican would have a different attitude.
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(67,441 posts)RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)happyslug
(14,779 posts)Now, the UN is limited to what it can do, much like the Vatican is limited to what it can do in such situations but BOTH can ask for help in resolving the problem and when it is needed ask each other for help AND also help from the rest of the world.
Here is the paragraph where Force is said to be "approved" by the Vatican:
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In simple terms, force is ONE aspect that can be used when all other efforts have failed.