Pope Francis Says Global Conflicts Are 'Piecemeal' Third World War

[IDemo]

Source: NBC

REDIPUGLIA, Italy - Pope Francis said on Saturday the spate of conflicts around the globe today were effectively a "piecemeal" Third World War, condemning the arms trade and "plotters of terrorism" sowing death and destruction. "Humanity needs to weep and this is the time to weep," Francis said in the homily of a Mass during a visit to Italy's largest war memorial, a large, Fascist-era monument where more than 100,000 soldiers who died in World War One are buried.

The pope began his brief visit to northern Italy by first praying in a nearby, separate cemetery for some 15,000 soldiers from five nations of the Austro-Hungarian empire which were on the losing side of the Great War that broke out 100 years ago. "War is madness," he said in his homily. "Even today, after the second failure of another world war, perhaps one can speak of a third war, one fought piecemeal, with crimes, massacres, destruction," he said. Francis has made repeated appeals for an end to conflicts in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Gaza and parts of Africa.



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[The_Commonist]

1. Of course it's World War 3. And it has been for about the last 30 years.

World War 3 is a conflict between the Corporate State and the Nation State. And the Corporate State is winning. It uses fear and racism and xenophobia as tools to fight its battles, thereby enlisting each of us as foot soldiers. It pits one group against another, and lets them fight amongst themselves, selling arms to both sides.

We are so accustomed to thinking of "war" in terms of Nation States fighting each other, that we barely recognize the war that is being fought against most or all of us right now. And that's why we're losing this war.

[Politicub]

3. Agree - WW3 is about resisting being subdued by the extremely wealthy

And fighting off the threat of being lorded over by the likes of the Koch brothers.

[Politicub]

2. To the pope - Thank you, captain obvious.

I'm over what this pope says. Actions speak louder than words.

[FreeState]

8. +1 N/T

[onwardsand upwards]

4. Well, at least he's talking about real problems ...

... not just obsessing about sexuality, rituals, and the spread of sanity in contraception.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

5. He's right.

Glad to hear someone say it, unfortunately it will fall of deaf ears with conservative (evangelical wannabe) Catholics.

[roamer65]

6. It won't be piecemeal for much longer.

Not enough money is being made by the banksters.


This one will be worse than 1 and 2 combined.

[Uncle Joe]

7. I agree.

Thanks for thread, IDemo.

[lovuian]

9. Yep WWIII has started especially economically

and militarily?

Let's face it the UN has no power and they know it

America is up against two big giants China and Russia

It's going to get uglier

[Joe Magarac]

10. Third World War? I thought we were working on the fourth or fifth by now. n/t