Comment on Pope’s comments on war in Iraq make news — and raise questions (again)

Pope Francis is making news again in what has become his signature pattern: Passionate comments, followed by intense debate about what he really meant. This time the topic is U.S. airstrikes in Iraq. During an airborne news conference on his way home from Seoul on Monday, Francis was asked explicitly: “Do you approve [of] the American bombing?” The question was set up by saying that the United States is “bombing the terrorists in Iraq, to prevent a genocide, to protect minorities, including Catholics.” Read full article >>