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Pope Leo XIV says Hegseth’s talk of war is ‘worrying’

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Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday said the U.S. Department of Defense secretary’s way of speaking about war is “worrying.”

Addressing an audience of military brass summoned to Virginia, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sept. 30 urged senior officers to lead with an eye on more “lethality.” President Donald Trump this month signed an executive order changing the department’s name to Department of War, although it has not been officially changed by Congress.

Asked about the secretary’s meeting with the generals and comments about readiness for war, Pope Leo said: “This way of speaking is worrying, because it shows each time an increase in tensions — this vocabulary, even shifting from ‘Minister of Defense’ to ‘Minister of War.’ Let’s hope it is only a way of speaking. Certainly, they have a style of government where they want to show strength, to put pressure, and we hope it works, but that there will not be war. One must always work for peace.”

The Chicago-born Pope Leo spoke to reporters as he was leaving the papal villa of Castel Gandolfo near Rome, where in recent weeks he has made it a practice to spend Tuesdays before returning to the Vatican.

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Pope Leo XIV says Hegseth’s talk of war is ‘worrying’

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday said the U.S. Department of Defense secretary’s way of speaking about war is “worrying.”
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Michie said:
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday said the U.S. Department of Defense secretary’s way of speaking about war is “worrying.”

Addressing an audience of military brass summoned to Virginia, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sept. 30 urged senior officers to lead with an eye on more “lethality.” President Donald Trump this month signed an executive order changing the department’s name to Department of War, although it has not been officially changed by Congress.

Asked about the secretary’s meeting with the generals and comments about readiness for war, Pope Leo said: “This way of speaking is worrying, because it shows each time an increase in tensions — this vocabulary, even shifting from ‘Minister of Defense’ to ‘Minister of War.’ Let’s hope it is only a way of speaking. Certainly, they have a style of government where they want to show strength, to put pressure, and we hope it works, but that there will not be war. One must always work for peace.”

The Chicago-born Pope Leo spoke to reporters as he was leaving the papal villa of Castel Gandolfo near Rome, where in recent weeks he has made it a practice to spend Tuesdays before returning to the Vatican.

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Pope Leo XIV says Hegseth’s talk of war is ‘worrying’

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday said the U.S. Department of Defense secretary’s way of speaking about war is “worrying.”
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Well it IS worrying. I think we will look back on these days, since at least the beginning of the Ukraine war, as part of WWIII. If we can look back at all. Scares me.

The Department of Defense is now aptly renamed to what it really is. It’s stark but way more accurate. If we are going to have such a thing at all it may as well be as effective as possible and not be some sort of social club. An unprepared social club.

We are sliding into war in multiple fronts. It’s not something Trump even did, although he will of course get the lion’s share of the blame. Most of us don’t like to think about this slide into Armageddon, but it’s happening before our eyes. Peace. Peace. But there is no peace.
 
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Well, again for what it is worth, my old pastor thought there would be an America-led world wide dictatorship down the track. He made that comment way back before 1991 as he died in January 1992, and I left his church in September 1991 when I got married.

He said "It might even be 'good' at first, but eventually everything would have to be done for America."

We'll see what happens. I think it would take a crisis for that to happen though. I can't see Putin, Xi, the Middle East, Iran, Pakistan et al just rolling over and wagging their tails.

Unless of course they are invited to be in on the party.

Between some dire predicttons my father made on the night he turned up and other predictions by the old pastor (who was usually very accurate as I found out), I think we're in for a challenging time to put it mildly.
 
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Bob Crowley said:
Well, again for what it is worth, my old pastor thought there would be an America-led world wide dictatorship down the track. He made that comment way back before 1991 as he died in January 1992, and I left his church in September 1991 when I got married.
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Long run we face three possibilities I think. Nuclear war and/or fragmentation a la Canada at the moment and/or a dictatorship. The dictatorship could be of the 'left' or the 'right' and I would almost bet on a dictatorship of the 'left'.
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He said "It might even be 'good' at first, but eventually everything would have to be done for America."

We'll see what happens. I think it would take a crisis for that to happen though.
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It would take a crisis for that to happen, but that would be easy enough to manufacture.
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I can't see Putin, Xi, the Middle East, Iran, Pakistan et al just rolling over and wagging their tails.

Unless of course they are invited to be in on the party.
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They will likely be the axis against the USA. Not that they don't know how to be dictatorial themselves.
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Between some dire predictions my father made on the night he turned up and other predictions by the old pastor (who was usually very accurate as I found out), I think we're in for a challenging time to put it mildly.
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We were born for times like these.
 
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