Thread: Pope Francis visiting Iraq

Pope Francis embarks on historic visit to Iraq

Pope arrives in Baghdad on a first-ever papal visit to comfort the dwindling Christian communities of Mesopotamia decimated by years of conflict.

The visit of the pope has a highly symbolic value given the importance of Iraqi Christians in the history of the faith and their cultural and linguistic legacy dating back to the time of ancient Babylon, nearly 4,000 years ago [Reuters]

By
Barbara Bibbo
4 Mar 2021
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Pope Francis begins a historic visit to Iraq on Friday, the first by a pontiff to the birthplace of the Eastern Churches from where more than a million Christians have fled over the past 20 years.

An Alitalia plane carrying the pontiff and his entourage, including about 75 journalists, arrived in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Friday at about 2pm local time amid tight security.

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Originally Posted by Klondyke

An Alitalia plane carrying the pontiff and his entourage, including about 75 journalists, arrived in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Friday at about 2pm local time amid tight security.

It's hard to imagine the security that must be in place. I think the trip is very risky but hope all goes well for His Holiness. I'd trust Iraqi security about as far as I could throw them, not very damn far.

This pope is a social justice warrior lefty putz. I hope somebody has a shoulder fired missile ready for him.

Iraqi Christians survived and thrived under Saddam Hussein. But they are dying under American democracy

^ i am no fan of religions, certainly not muslin or christian but do you honestly think at times? It appears not, you seem to hold views akin to a hormonal 14 year old.

I stayed with a family in Einkawa, Erbil in N Iraq back in 2011. Life became intolerable for them, like many other Assyrian Christians in Iraq. They now live in Sydney, Oz. I met them there for dinner a couple of years ago. They will be a great asset to Australia. Highly educated professionals, intelligent with a sense of respect for community. Iraq can ill affor to lose them. It's one of the reasons the country is in a death spiral.

Originally Posted by Backspin

This pope is a social justice warrior lefty putz. I hope somebody has a shoulder fired missile ready for him.

Iraqi Christians survived and thrived under Saddam Hussein. But they are dying under American democracy

You really are a fuckwit beyond compare, NPT is spot on

Originally Posted by russellsimpson

It's hard to imagine the security that must be in place. I think the trip is very risky but hope all goes well for His Holiness. I'd trust Iraqi security about as far as I could throw them, not very damn far.

Not only is the first pontiff visiting Iraq but almost the first big guy who dares to come announced driving in an (almost) open car through the Baghdad streets.

And whether he got under his frog a bullet-proof vest as other brave statesmen (if any) coming on a surprise "friendly" visit - even not disclosing to the wife where the trip is heading?

Originally Posted by Backspin

That's just my way of saying that I disapprove of this pope. Did I post like that in a desperate bid to get attention, like the aforementioned hormonal 14 year-old? Absolutely.

Fixed.

Originally Posted by Klondyke

And whether he got under his frog a bullet-proof vest

Is that a pontifical frog? Catholic at the very least? Either way, clearly the frog would be better read than you

Let's just hope he doesn't croak.

Klongdick is just being toady.

Terrorists wouldn't kill the pope. In fact they will take very great care to make sure he's not killed.

The last thing they want to do is give the people that would like to bomb them out of existence the perfect excuse.

Of course that's way too complex for our resident fucking thickies to understand.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Let's just hope he doesn't croak.

Pity to seeing him limping worse than myself one week after hip replacement. Or didn't the dottore in Vatican state hospital make it to him so perfect like they can do in Thailand?

BTW, seeing how he was climbing the stairs up when boarding his plane HF1 (Heaven Force 1) in Rome, carrying a heavy briefcase...
No one to help him? Or does he carry with him some secret dox or a pushbutton to a heaven nuke?

It's so cute to see Klongdick completely missing the point

Was that German humour from klondick there?

He's Russian, they have only depressing humour - hence the vodka

Some alleged bullet marks on the pope jet. Im guessing photoshop but some ppl are saying not. Somebody says its a regular part of the plane. https://twitter.com/DEtachiert/statu...845652994?s=20

Originally Posted by cyrille

Was that German humour from klondick there?

Baldprick is our resident hard ass kraut. Typical German hard ass. Its funny seeing his reactions to some things.

Not Klondyke

You mean Creepy Hat , he thinks he's a Kraut. or a Malay or some EU country or who fuking cares it changes so much.

Balders ain't Kraut, he has some semblance of humor, does irony too, but he is fixated on cast metal blown up so could have kraut DNA poor chap, explains some things.

I have stand ins Hal, but creepy fuk Hat is also all seeing coz him and Nev share posters details. Its all a bit creepy.

Have you ever free based Hal? PS i has asked to ask you that you novern minkey.

Originally Posted by strigils

Have you ever free based Hal? PS i has asked to ask you that you novern minkey.

Yes, of course I have.

It just made me para so never again.

Dil should have asked me himself.

OK hal so stop sharing your info with them then. Quite frankly i have no idea what drives people to bother themselves to find where people have houses and them actively engage in a campaign of baiting them with that knowledge. If you want to support that then up to you. It makes my skin crawl quite frankly.

Originally Posted by strigils

OK hal so stop sharing your info with them then. Quite frankly i have no idea what drives people to bother themselves to find where people have houses and them actively engage in a campaign of baiting them with that knowledge. If you want to support that then up to you. It makes my skin crawl quite frankly.

You've lost me here mate...