Lawrence McGlynn

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon vatican.va/content/leo-xi…

Pope Leo: “Enough with the idolatry of self and money! Enough with the display of power! Enough with war! True strength is manifested in serving life.”

God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs. Military action will not create space for freedom or times of #Peace, which comes only from the patient promotion of coexistence and dialogue among peoples.

Absurd and inhuman violence is spreading ferociously through the sacred places of the Christian East, profaned by the blasphemy of war and the brutality of business, with no regard for people’s lives, which are considered at most collateral damage of self-interest. But no gain can be worth the life of the weakest, children, or families. No cause can justify the shedding of innocent blood.

Hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty. Yet, disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few. It is an unjust scenario, in the face of which we cannot fail to question ourselves and commit to change things. There is no lack of resources at the root of disparities, but the need to address solvable problems related to a more equitable distribution of wealth, to be achieved with moral sense and honesty.

Time for Pope Leo to start excommunicating some motherfuckers.

This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood” (Is 1:15).

NEW: No modern pope has sustained a campaign of this scope against an active American military operation. In twenty-five days, the U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV has told Christian soldiers to promote peace, ordered Catholic politicians who perpetuate war to go to confession, called for a permanent ban on aerial bombing, and demanded a ceasefire — repeatedly, publicly, and without apology. thelettersfromleo.com/p/hatred-is-in…

States have a moral obligation to develop universal health care systems, Pope Leo XIV said, stating that "health cannot be a luxury for the few." bit.ly/4bHu6Cu

Pope Leo XIV makes a plea for universal healthcare, declaring ‘Universal health coverage ​is … a moral imperative for societies that wish to ​call themselves just.’ Via ⁦@joshjmcelwee⁩ ⁦@Reuters⁩ reuters.com/business/healt…

Right now, Pope Leo is the only world leader providing any moral clarity on issues like the Iran War and AI. Everyone else is triangulating.

Pope Leo urged journalists on Monday to highlight the suffering caused by war, cautioning against ​news reports that risk sliding into propaganda by ‌glorifying conflicts or serving as "a megaphone" to amplify the voices of those in power. For @Reuters reuters.com/business/media…

On behalf of the Christians of the #MiddleEast, and of all women and men of good will, I appeal to those responsible for this conflict: cease fire! May paths of dialogue be reopened! Violence can never lead to the justice, stability and peace for which the peoples are waiting.

This week on Journalists Roundtable, Dennis Owens (abc27), Tirzah Christopher (PennLive), and Lawrence McGlynn (The Philadelphia Hall Monitor) break down the latest from the Capitol. Watch tomorrow on PCN.

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The Venezuelan people should run Venezuela, not the United States. The Venezuelan people should have sovereignty over Venezuelan resources, not the United States.

This really tarnishes the image of the FIFA Peace Prize.

The foreign policy of the Republican Party has been illegal wars and the destabilization of entire regions to steal oil. They are nothing if not consistent.

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