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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 194 points 8 months ago (71 children)

Why not call for a full Russian withdrawl instead? Why should the defenders of their homeland be the ones to surrender?

The fact that a former Superpower was not able to roll Ukraine in the first 10 days, 100 days, what is it now? 745 days... yeah. It's time for Russia to get out.

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[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 145 points 8 months ago (10 children)

Pope is really out of touch on this.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 87 points 8 months ago

That’s the polite way of putting it.

Pretty sure anyone with half a brain and not straight up owned by Putin realizes that surrender is not an option- it just lets them regroup for another push in 5-10 years.

So. The pope either has the intellectual capacity of a petrified vegetable or is now shilling for Putin.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 43 points 8 months ago (1 children)

On everything. He's an antiquated old bigot who was an idiot long before he was made the head of the church PR phase. All his platitudes and nice talking points are all manufactured

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[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 97 points 8 months ago (19 children)

Dear Pope: Direct your fucking comments to the guy who is invading Ukraine. Thanks.

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[–] FiniteBanjo 95 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Pope Francis really all over the board with political beliefs, the dude went from liberal ally gay marriage officiator to conservative facebooker in record time.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 53 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Someone called it a precise combination of statements designed to piss off everyone while not actually helping anything and I've got to agree.

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[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 87 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

So fucking naive. Dude really thinks the Ruskis will stop committing atrocities when the Ukrainians surrender.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 74 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A surrender would be invitation for the atrocities to truly begin.

[–] ZILtoid1991@kbin.social 33 points 8 months ago

Knowing what the Russian government truly are, the best outcome for Ukrainians in that case is a cultural genocide, with Ukrainian being banned and they'll be forced to learn Russian. This is already the case of territories currently or formerly under occupation.

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[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 79 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I kick in your front door and kill two of your kids. I then plant mines at the entrances to your living room and kitchen, eat all the food from the refrigerator and shoot at you if you try to come downstairs. You need to end this aggression, it's unseemly and it's getting people hurt. Just cede the living room and the kitchen, you wouldn't want to escalate things. Also I can't help but notice that your basement and upstairs bathroom are looking pretty liberateable.

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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 57 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Tell you what popeman, how about you get rid of all the kid rapists in your organization before you give anyone else advice on anything... Ever.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

And the hat. The hat's gotta go.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 55 points 8 months ago

“Leader of a child sex abuse cult says stupid shit.”

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 52 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

had used the term white flag “to indicate a cessation of hostilities, a truce reached with the courage of negotiation”. He repeated the pontiff’s call for a “diplomatic solution in search of a just and lasting peace”

That's kinda hard when Russia bombs humanitary corridors, ceasefire equals rearm and regroup and nothing else, and the last diplomatic solution was used as toilet paper to start the current war.

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 43 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Russian state TV host Vladimir Solovyov berated Pope Francis for "sticking his nose where it does not belong" and suggesting negotiations. Solovyov said that Russia has no interest in negotiations and does not recognize the Pope as a spiritual leader....so I guess the pope should wave the white flag...

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[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 42 points 8 months ago

When the Pope allows all sexual abusers in the Faith be prosecuted and held accountable for their disgusting and morally evil crimes then maybe I'll give a fuck what he has to say about anything. Out of touch old man doesn't get to protect kiddy fiddlers and then try and preach to others.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 41 points 8 months ago

Leader of single largest pedophile ring in history thinks X.

This Is how they should report on this piece of shit every time he opens up his cocksucker.

[–] avater@lemmy.world 37 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Fuck the pope. Glad that I already exited the Catholic Church a few years ago...

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Exited? Or were you just a youngin at the time?

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[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Isn’t religion suffering from people leaving and no new blood entering for growth? Maybe the Catholic Church can wave the white flag?

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[–] maculata@aussie.zone 24 points 8 months ago

What an arsehole .

[–] Fapper_McFapper@lemmy.world 24 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Fuck the pope, I mean, pedophile pimp.

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[–] PanArab@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

I didn’t know that the Pope was a tankie!

[–] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

"Could you please stop defending yourself. And let it happen." - Some guy who likes to cover up child abuse

[–] profdc9@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

The Ukrainians should capitulate like the Franks at Poitiers or the Venetians at the Battle of Lepanto, or the Austrians at the Battle of Vienna. Perhaps if the Ukranians were Catholic, the Pope might support their resistance more.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Fuck that pope.

[–] puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

First scaremongering people about "gender ideology", and now shilling for Russia. Is Pope doing some sort of mask off?

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