The Pope doesn’t like MOAB
According to the UK’s Independent the Pope doesn’t like that we call the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB) the Mother Of All Bombs;
The pontiff’s comments — referencing the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB), the largest bomb in the American arsenal — came during a speech he gave to an audience of students, and just weeks before he is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump.
“I was ashamed when I heard the name,” the pope said. “A mother gives life and this one gives death, and we call this device a mother. What is happening?’
I guess the pontiff is joining in with the snowflakes who see secret hand signals and “dog whistle” meanings everywhere.
The nickname for the bomb came from Saddam Hussein who called the first Persian Gulf War the “Mother of all Battles” when he thought that he was going to triumph over the allies arrayed against him.
Category: Politics
The current Pope has been the Bernie Sanders of Pontiffs.
Well said.
“Well said.”
And unfortunately accurate, too.
“Pardon me, Your Holiness, but your socialism is showing.”
How I long for Benedict XVI!
The pope is the “Mother of all false prophets”!!
Lighten up Francis…
The Pope doesn’t like it? (Yawn.)
And I don’t care.
Is this pope the same one who lives in a gated community to keep out muslims?
While telling other Nations that building border walls is immoral.
And surrounded by guards with automatic weapons. Must be nice.
FUNNY you mention that, didn’t he also go on a rant about Gun Owners as well?
You don’t see that socialist phony draining the coffers of the church either to spread the wealth.
Basically he’s like any other liberal. complete hypocrite.
He is the “false prophet” told by his own church back in the 12th century! When he said you didn’t need Jesus to be saved, EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE RUN NOT WALKED AWAY FROM THAT DEN OF SNAKES!
Slightly OT. Reading “D-Day Through German Eyes” (Amazon-kindle; highly recommend). The weapon that they keep mentioning that scared the crap out of them was flame throwers. Guess it was the Mother of All Weapons for that era. All said they knew it was over when they saw the armada at sunrise.
General Mattis needs to invite him to breakfast at a USMC chow hall.
Pope to some hungover L/Cpl:
” What’s for breakfast my son?”
LCpl: “Horsecock and Shit on a Shingle”
NO-BODY liked flamethrowers. Germans and Japs hated it, and the guys carrying ’em knew that one stray round to a tank turned you into a Crispy Critter.
He’s really going to be pissed when he hears the MFer expression.
FTP
When Pope Francis says things like this, understand that he is voicing his solitary opinion. Like it. Don’t like it. Agree. Disagree. It is not the Church’s position. It is not a Church teaching, anymore than it is the official position of the US government when the president expresses a personal opinion about something or someone.
True.
There is much that Pope Francis says that Catholic friends of mine do not agree with – although that makes them very uncomfortable.
“understand that he is voicing his solitary opinion” except that as the Pontiff, the Holy Father, the direct spiritual descendant of St. Peter, his solitary opinion carries a lot more weight than, say, most anyone.
Francis has been around the block a few times and was persona non grata among his feelow Jesuits back when they were encouraging violent rebellion among the peasantry in Central and South America. They literally kicked his butt out for not going along with their program. He is actually quite a traditionalist and whenever he says anything that indicates otherwise, the media jump all over it. He lives in a two-room apartment and strolls about like any other priest even though he is not any other priest. He does take his vow of poverty seriously and chafes at many of the formalities of his office. I respect him greatly, but I don’t always agree with him. And that’s okay.
Agree 100%
Me too. I’m a Catholic but not a very good one.
Well that makes you even, Francis isn’t a very good catholic either! imho
I tend to ignore what people say when they wear red shoes. Unless the wearer is a hot blonde, and the shoes have spike heels…
Then you say ” Yes Dominatrix?”
OR “Paddle and whip me harder Mistress, I’ve been a bad boy, I need MORE pain and discipline!!”
The Pope has exactly as much say in US military operations as I do in the choosing of his successor. Zero. Stay in your lane, Your Holiness
Sh** I accidentally hit report comment. Sorry.
Totally agree with ur post too.
The actions were proportional with the threat.
No worries
With all due respect to #1 son-in-law and other Catholics, F the Pope and the donkey he rode in on.
Well, I’m not terribly fond of THIS particular Pope, so that makes up even. Nothing against Popes or Catholics, per se, but I don’t care for this one.
Stalin supposedly once said, “How many divisions does the Pope have?”
Whether he said it or not, I think it apropos here.
I think he might prefer “Might Obliterate All Bastards/ (or Baptists) “… umm….unlikely… 😉
I dunno, we Baptists have been a pain to the Papacy for a few years now. He might agree to that.
“Muslim Obliteration Amongst Bishops”
The guy was raised as a Marxist.
Yes I am Catholic.
Nuff said.
Well, yes, Francis, you are more than welcome to your opinion. Yes, I am glad you live in an environment where you can freely express that opinion. And I would much prefer that we lived in a world where the use of a MOAB, or a .38 Spl, for that matter, was never necessary – unless the loss of all our liberties went with that security.
Unfortunately, Francis, we live in a world that allows evil to exist. It is up to folks like you to lead the rest of us against that evil. Sometimes pacifist tactics just don’t survive against evil.
Man, fuck this clown. I was raised Catholic and this shitstick is an embarrassment. I don’t hear this fucker condemn Muslims beheading his priests in this strong a manner so he can fuck off like all other candy ass liberals.
Really? The Pope bothers to worry about (unofficial, by the way) weapon systems nomenclature? I think someone needs some more work to do… What a bunch of petty BS!
I could not give a flying fig what that bozo says. Too many Catholics think that idiot walks on water, which as far as I know, no man has done since Peter stepped out of the boat.
He’s just another man. Puts his pants on like every other man. Has an opinion like every other man. That his opinion is given so much more weight is nothing other than the folly of men.
From the dust he came, to the dust he will return. Just like every other man … except the man Christ Jesus. His opinion is the only one that really matters, at least for me.
The pope doesn’t like the MOAB, huh?
Well, most folks don’t condone a church who allows its priests to have sex with young boys and go through extreme lengths to cover it up, so…
Pope = Islamic enabler.
He doesn’t seem to upset about the thousands of Christians raped & slaughtered in the middle east and Africa.
Evidently a sense of humor is one blessing the Pope didn’t receive.
Considering that English is not the Pope’s first language, I suspect that something was lost in translation. The proper name of the bomb does NOT include the word “mother”.
Let’s re-name it THOG, The Hand Of God. That should make the socialist Pontiff happy