<![CDATA[Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood”]]>Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood”

Trump’s Catholic VP, JD Vance, said the pope should “stick to matters of morality.”

“I don’t know any other more pressing moral issues than war and peace... I don’t understand how VP Vance cannot see that war is a moral issue."

~Father James Martin

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President vs. Pope: Trump Posts Pic of Self as Jesus, Pope Says Warmakers Have “Hands Full of Blood”

The first-ever pope from the United States is clashing with the White House. Pope Leo XIV, head of the Catholic Church, which counts more than a billion people in the world as its members, has spoken out forcefully against war. He said in his Palm Sunday address that Jesus “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war … [whose] hands are full of blood.” In response, President Donald Trump said Pope Leo is “weak on crime, and terrible for foreign policy.” Trump is also under fire for

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d3e8b233-593d-4067-aa0d-21c704fd1fcb/interview-the-pope-says-war-makers-have-hands-full-of-bloodRSS for NodeWed, 15 Apr 2026 08:50:21 GMTTue, 14 Apr 2026 15:52:35 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:51:50 GMT]]>@DrALJONES The far right thinks that "morality" is just telling people how to have sex, nothing more.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/tokensane/statuses/116404801411378883https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/tokensane/statuses/116404801411378883Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:51:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:46:38 GMT]]>@DrALJONES War and peace are among the most profound moral issues, as they directly affect human lives. It is natural for them to be discussed from religious, ethical, and political perspectives. Different views here reflect differing understandings of the roles of religious and political leadership, but ultimately the protection of human life should remain the priority.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/116207443650179955/statuses/116404780926222980https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/116207443650179955/statuses/116404780926222980Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:46:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:07:53 GMT]]>@PattyHanson @DrALJONES Just check out "Derek & Clive Live" to find out how much I laughed when I read this. It begins
"Larf, I nearly sh . . "

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/hoare_spitall/statuses/116404156713131988https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/hoare_spitall/statuses/116404156713131988Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:07:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:58 GMT]]>@DrALJONES Yeah. I think you're right.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/PattyHanson/statuses/116404129499550535https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/PattyHanson/statuses/116404129499550535Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:57:41 GMT]]>@PattyHanson

I really wouldn't be surprised if he's actually as religious as Trump is...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrALJONES/statuses/116404116591097771https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrALJONES/statuses/116404116591097771Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:57:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:49:31 GMT]]>@DrALJONES

People like Vance think they can go to confession & have their sins absolved...over & over again for the price of a cheap rosary.

...Vance said he had been working on the project “for a long time” & described it as an acct of rediscovering religion: “Communion is abt my personal journey & how I found my way back to faith.”...His book, said the publisher, “reveals how his faith guides his work in public life & how it informs his vision for the future”...

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JD Vance announces a new memoir about his conversion to Catholicism

The vice-president’s follow-up to Hillbilly Elegy is announced as speculation builds over a 2028 run to succeed Trump

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/PattyHanson/statuses/116404084524498227https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/PattyHanson/statuses/116404084524498227Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:49:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:16:26 GMT]]>@DrALJONES This. And they are part of the deeply fascist and eugenic ideologies (therefore no morality or ethics at all.
@courtcan @ZenHeathen

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/116403954433827737https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/116403954433827737Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:16:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:13:19 GMT]]>@courtcan

Vance is Thiel's protege. Vance as VP was part of Thiel & Musk's deal with Trump.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/03/billionaires-for-trump-presidential-election .

Just as Pence was part of Trump's first deal with the Christian right.

@ZenHeathen

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrALJONES/statuses/116403942194829416https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrALJONES/statuses/116403942194829416Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:13:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:08:37 GMT]]>@Andii

Yes, and because he's cleverer than Trump, he's more dangerous

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrALJONES/statuses/116403923706614196https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrALJONES/statuses/116403923706614196Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:08:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:08:16 GMT]]>@ZenHeathen @DrALJONES UGH, I would not be surprised in the least. He might not be as bad as Trump (tho my jury is still out on that), but he's still a grifter.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/courtcan/statuses/116403922301419788https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/courtcan/statuses/116403922301419788Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:08:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:07:09 GMT]]>@DrALJONES
I know! It's deeply concerning.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://climatejustice.social/users/Andii/statuses/116403917915811372https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://climatejustice.social/users/Andii/statuses/116403917915811372Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:07:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:06:25 GMT]]>@Andii

Precisely. And, even worse, he belongs to Thiel.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrALJONES/statuses/116403915041710696https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrALJONES/statuses/116403915041710696Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:06:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:05:16 GMT]]>@DrALJONES
... and that's pretty frightening too. Designated Survivor keeps coming to mind ...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://climatejustice.social/users/Andii/statuses/116403910484641562https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://climatejustice.social/users/Andii/statuses/116403910484641562Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:05:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:04:13 GMT]]>@Andii

He knows he's talking garbage. He just really really likes being where he is. One step away...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrALJONES/statuses/116403906361753369https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrALJONES/statuses/116403906361753369Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:04:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:03:07 GMT]]>@courtcan @DrALJONES Speaking of money and morality, I read somewhere that this whole thing came up because Vance pushed Trump to beef with the Pope because it'll help sales of his (Vance's) upcoming book.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/ZenHeathen/statuses/116403902064344599https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/ZenHeathen/statuses/116403902064344599Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:03:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:59:16 GMT]]>To paraphrase Upton Sinclair, as long as Vance stands to gain power and wealth from supporting Trump and telling the Pope what lane the Pope should be in, that is how long Vance will be a unable to see war as a morality issue.

cc @DrALJONES

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/courtcan/statuses/116403886898524234https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/courtcan/statuses/116403886898524234Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:59:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interview: The Pope Says War-makers Have “Hands Full of Blood” on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:54:23 GMT]]>@DrALJONES
"Do his ears hear what his mouth has said?"

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