robosmith Posted April 9 Report Posted April 9 Pentagon Threatened Pope After He Criticized Trump Quote In January, a senior Pentagon official summoned the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States and issued a stunning threat, The Free Press reported this week: “The United States has the military power to do whatever it wants in the world. The Catholic Church had better take its side.” Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby proceeded to raise with then-ambassador Cardinal Christophe Pierre the Avignon papacy of the 14th century, a protracted period of French royal interference in the Roman Catholic Church that resulted for a time in dueling popes sitting in Rome and Avignon, France (I’m condensing more than a century of papal history into a single clause). Christopher Hale, who is the editor of the Letters from Leo newsletter, independently confirmed the Free Press report and adds these two morsels to the schism between the American pope and American president: “[S]ome Vatican officials were so alarmed by the Pentagon’s tactics that they shelved plans for Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States later this year.” “Other officials in the Vatican saw the Pentagon’s reference to an Avignon papacy as a threat to use military force against the Holy See.” Too many layers of hubris, ignorance, and ahistoricism to unpack entirely here. More narrowly, there’s deep provincialism at play here, too, as conservative Catholics in America — especially those with the fervor of adult conversions to Catholicism — are especially rankled by internationalist popes like Leo XIV and Francis before him who have decidedly more moderate theologies and emphasize Catholic social teaching. The White House and Pentagon each took issue with how the Free Press characterized the meeting, but neither denied its account. 1 Quote
John Johnston Posted April 9 Report Posted April 9 11 minutes ago, robosmith said: Pentagon Threatened Pope After He Criticized Trump The American Taliban. 1 Quote
John Stone Posted April 9 Report Posted April 9 God is dead / Nietzsche (1882) Nietzsche is dead / God (1900) Quote
herbie Posted April 9 Report Posted April 9 Pentagon Threatened Pope The Schutzstaffeldidn't stoop that low. Quote
Nationalist Posted April 9 Report Posted April 9 Oh please... Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
gatomontes99 Posted April 9 Report Posted April 9 The left has no moral compass. That makes this type of fake report so believable to them. 2 Quote Don't you think that if I were wrong that I would know it?
robosmith Posted April 9 Author Report Posted April 9 1 hour ago, Nationalist said: Oh please... Because you believe Trump/Hegseth won't stoop that low. LMAO You don't know EITHER of them. Americans have known Trump since he and Dad were charged with racial discrimination in the rental of his housing. Do you even know who his lawyer Roy Cohn was? Or how he taught Trump to be a complete A-HOLE. 1 Quote
gatomontes99 Posted April 9 Report Posted April 9 14 minutes ago, robosmith said: Because you believe Trump/Hegseth won't stoop that low. LMAO You don't know EITHER of them. Americans have known Trump since he and Dad were charged with racial discrimination in the rental of his housing. Do you even know who his lawyer Roy Cohn was? Or how he taught Trump to be a complete A-HOLE. You only believe what you want to believe. Quote Don't you think that if I were wrong that I would know it?
robosmith Posted April 10 Author Report Posted April 10 7 hours ago, gatomontes99 said: You only believe what you want to believe. OTC, I believe EVIDENCE and everything that's consistent with the vast amount of EVIDENCE I've observed over the last 50 years. How long have you known about Trump and his complete lack of character? AKA pathological LYING and RACISM. Google Trump John Barron AKA a complete FRAUD. Quote
gatomontes99 Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 3 hours ago, robosmith said: OTC, I believe EVIDENCE and everything that's consistent with the vast amount of EVIDENCE I've observed over the last 50 years. How long have you known about Trump and his complete lack of character? AKA pathological LYING and RACISM. Google Trump John Barron AKA a complete FRAUD. You think the alias Trump used in a couple of interviews and to buy real estate equals proof that Trump and Hegseth threatened to kill the Pope? Who am I supposed to believe here? Your unproven assertions? You still believe in Russian collusion. Quote Don't you think that if I were wrong that I would know it?
robosmith Posted April 10 Author Report Posted April 10 6 hours ago, gatomontes99 said: You think the alias Trump used in a couple of interviews and to buy real estate equals proof that Trump and Hegseth threatened to kill the Pope? Who am I supposed to believe here? Your unproven assertions? It's JUST ONE EXAMPLE of Trump's NUMEROUS FRAUDS. I'm going WAY BACK to prove that they are NOT JUST RECENT. They are his flawed character SOP. Sorry you're unable to understand that. How is it that when evidence is presented to you, your defense is you forgot every thing else? LMAO 6 hours ago, gatomontes99 said: You still believe in Russian collusion. You still DENY the collusion of the Trump campaign despite repeated posting of STRONG EVIDENCE. LMAO Quote
WestCanMan Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 When you look at the blatantly farcical things that leftists accept as facts, vs the established facts that they refuse to consider purely on account of their unshakeable confirmation bias, it's 100% clear that they are cultists. 1 Quote If the Cultist Narrative Network/Cultist Broadcasting Corporation gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, leftists would believe everything they typed. "I don't hate American's, I pointed out the literacy rate to Uncle Sam." - LinkSoul "It's just a parable about rocks and trees talking to muslims to help them kill Jews who are trying to hide. It's open to interpretation." - robobigot
Deluge Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 21 hours ago, robosmith said: Pentagon Threatened Pope After He Criticized Trump Looks like TDS has made its way to The Free Press, and you know what that means: left-wingers like robomarx are all over it. Quote
CdnFox Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 In Canada the left and their supporters burned down hundreds of churches while justin trudeau smiled on and the cbc barely reported on it But... trump said something mean, the entire left is ready to stick up for catholics 1 Quote "That which doesn't kill me... Had better start running."
User Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 Yet another false news narrative goes down in flames and @robosmith will be too dishonest to own up to it… Quote
gatomontes99 Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 4 hours ago, robosmith said: It's JUST ONE EXAMPLE of Trump's NUMEROUS FRAUDS. Its not fraud. There was nothing illegal about it! 4 hours ago, robosmith said: Sorry you're unable to understand that. How is it that when evidence is presented to you, your defense is you forgot every thing else? LMAO You don't present evidence. You present opinions that use factoids to dupe the gullible. 4 hours ago, robosmith said: You still DENY the collusion of the Trump campaign despite repeated posting of STRONG EVIDENCE. LMAO Zero evidence is given. What you post is like me saying ABC bank got robbed today. Robosmith was at that bank and has some cash with him. The brain wants to fill in the blanks and make a story that can be filed away. So the reader decides they know what happened. Your Russia Collusion stories are the exact same. They say things like Trump had a bank account there and Flynn sold them internal polling data and some Russian fraudster tried to get Trump to give them money and the Russians bought ads on Facebook. All factoids. None related. The kicker is, the story was made up, using those factoids, by Obama. We have proof of that. Not evidence. Proof. But that proof will be dismissed by you. The truth does not fit the fantasy world that you live in, so you choose not to believe it. Instead, you believe the lies you are told, because that is what you want to believe. 2 Quote Don't you think that if I were wrong that I would know it?
WestCanMan Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 (edited) 5 hours ago, CdnFox said: But... trump said something mean, the entire left is ready to stick up for catholics The man is a genius. With two tweets he managed to: get the weakest, dumbest person elected PM in Canada get woket4rds to stick up for the Catholic Church With his next tweet he's gonna get them interested in finding jobs and going off of welfare. Edited April 10 by WestCanMan 1 1 Quote If the Cultist Narrative Network/Cultist Broadcasting Corporation gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, leftists would believe everything they typed. "I don't hate American's, I pointed out the literacy rate to Uncle Sam." - LinkSoul "It's just a parable about rocks and trees talking to muslims to help them kill Jews who are trying to hide. It's open to interpretation." - robobigot
CdnFox Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 22 minutes ago, WestCanMan said: The man is a genius. With two tweets he managed to: get the weakest, dumbest person elected PM in Canada get woket4rds to stick up for the Catholic Church With his next tweet he's gonna get them interested in finding jobs and going off of welfare. Right? I swear to god this guy is literally going to have vegans hunting down elk for their tenderloin next week 2 Quote "That which doesn't kill me... Had better start running."
gatomontes99 Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 22 minutes ago, CdnFox said: Right? I swear to god this guy is literally going to have vegans hunting down elk for their tenderloin next week VEGANS OUT FOR VENGEANCE! 1 Quote Don't you think that if I were wrong that I would know it?
CdnFox Posted April 11 Report Posted April 11 (edited) 27 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said: VEGANS OUT FOR VENGEANCE! DEER KILL PLANTS!!! WE NEED PLANTS TO LIVE!!! KILL THEM~~ KIIIIIIILLLLLL THe deer!!!!!! Did you know most cows support israel? Don't kid yoursef timmy. if a cow got the chance he'd kill you and every muslim you care about. Why did the chicken cross the road? To vote for Trump. You own a car, and chickens can't shoot back like ice agents, the moment he puts a foot on that road..... Research shows that 9 out of 10 pigs have raped a black muslim woman from somalia. Fight back. Really these write themselves Edited April 11 by CdnFox Quote "That which doesn't kill me... Had better start running."
herbie Posted April 11 Report Posted April 11 All major news media noe have a keyboard hotkey that types ou:t Trump threatens You still need the mouse tro set what font and size.... Quote
User Posted April 11 Report Posted April 11 50 minutes ago, herbie said: All major news media noe have a keyboard hotkey that types ou:t Trump threatens You still need the mouse tro set what font and size.... The story is already debunked, and here comes @herbie still mindlessly chomping at the must-hate-Trump bit. 1 Quote
WestCanMan Posted April 11 Report Posted April 11 14 hours ago, herbie said: All major news media noe have a keyboard hotkey that types ou:t Trump threatens You still need the mouse tro set what font and size.... CNN and MSNBC have a keyboard hotkey for "Scream at clouds sessions near me". 2 Quote If the Cultist Narrative Network/Cultist Broadcasting Corporation gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, leftists would believe everything they typed. "I don't hate American's, I pointed out the literacy rate to Uncle Sam." - LinkSoul "It's just a parable about rocks and trees talking to muslims to help them kill Jews who are trying to hide. It's open to interpretation." - robobigot
robosmith Posted April 11 Author Report Posted April 11 6 hours ago, WestCanMan said: CNN and MSNBC have a keyboard hotkey for "Scream at clouds sessions near me". Thanks for proving your IGNORANCE. MSNBC no longer exists and you completely MISSED THAT. LMAO Quote
Venandi Posted April 12 Report Posted April 12 (edited) On 4/10/2026 at 7:17 PM, gatomontes99 said: You don't present evidence. You present opinions that use factoids to dupe the gullible. His FB porn star is entertaining though, but only if you mute her. This story actually caught my eye though and I was going to look into it at some length simply because I had a bit of time.... I do that occasionally when the name Robo pops up and the computer screen emits a foul odour. After 10 seconds I found this and decided not to pursue it. Mainstream outlets (AOL/The Hill, Forbes, Military.com, Salon, etc.): Reposted The FreePress claims and the Pentagon’s denial; some outlets reported the Vatican later pushedback against the more inflammatory characterization, calling the meeting standard andcordial. Official statements: Department of Defense — meeting was "substantive, respectful, and professional”. Vatican (Holy See Press Office via Matteo Bruni) — the media account “does not correspond to the truth”; U.S. Embassy to the Holy See quoted Cardinal Pierre calling the report a “fabrication.” Edited April 12 by Venandi 1 1 Quote
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