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Pope says unilateral acts undermine U.N.
By Philip Pullella
Countries that act unilaterally on the world stage undermine the authority of the United Nations and weaken the broad consensus needed to confront global problems, Pope Benedict said on Friday.
In a major speech to the U.N. General Assembly, the pope also said the international community sometimes had the duty to intervene when a country could not protect its own people from "grave and sustained violations of human rights."
The pope, who arrived from Washington on the second leg of a six-day U.S. trip, was only the third pontiff in history to address the General Assembly.
Speaking in French and English from the Assembly's green marble podium, he gave a wide-ranging address on issues such as globalization, human rights and the environment.
The international community must be "capable of responding to the demands of the human family through binding international rules," said the 81-year-old pope, who spoke after meeting privately with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
He said the notion of multilateral consensus was "in crisis because it is still subordinated to the decisions of a few, whereas the world's problems call for interventions in the form of collective action by the international community."
While Benedict did not mention any country, this appeared to refer to the United States, which led the 2003 invasion of Iraq despite a Security Council refusal to approve it.
The Vatican strongly opposed the recourse to war.
Benedict, who met U.S. President George W. Bush during his Washington visit, called for "a deeper search for ways of pre-empting and managing conflicts by exploring every possible diplomatic avenue, and giving attention and encouragement to even the faintest sign of dialogue or desire for reconciliation."
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Seriously, fvck the UN.
Nothing would make me happier than to see the United States give it the middle finger and walk away from that clusterfvck socialist club.
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The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. The UN was founded in 1945 to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between nations and to provide a platform for dialogue.
Yeah, what a terrible "socialist" organization. ::)
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The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. The UN was founded in 1945 to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between nations and to provide a platform for dialogue.
Yeah, what a terrible "socialist" organization. ::)
Yep. It sure is.
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Hahaha, more meltdowns from the great w8lftr.
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The Pope can eat shit.
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The Pope can eat shit.
No need to be disrespectful, little bitch.
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No need to be disrespectful, little bitch.
You can eat shit too Beyond Bloated. ;D
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You can eat shit too Beyond Bloated. ;D
Don't you have some Ron Paul cock to suck?
"Ron Paul on Federal Reserve 4/18/08"
hahahahahahaha
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Don't you have some Ron Paul cock to suck?
"Ron Paul on Federal Reserve 4/18/08"
hahahahahahaha
lol
You're one miserable cu nt.
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shit. politics are so damn boring.
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Pope says unilateral acts undermine U.N.
He would say that, wouldn't he?
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shit. politics are so damn boring.
Isn't a thread about the Pope kinda religious? Shouldn't this thread be on the religion board?
I never go there...
But I reckon it's the last time this Pope visits America, so allow him a final farewell?
He doesn't speak English very well, but listen. Provided he doesn't bang on about women & their children.
His apology for the choirboys and peadophile choirmasters and teachers and blokes in dresses messing with little boys was rather touching don't ya think?
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Hahaha, more meltdowns from the great w8lftr.
Please point to my meltdown, hypocrite.
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lol
You're one miserable cu nt.
Of course he is. He hates himself. :-\
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Of course he is. He hates himself. :-\
My biggest fan :-*
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My biggest fan :-*
Well you are the mighty Calmus. :-\
All hail the mighty defender of the republic!
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Seriously, fvck the UN.
Nothing would make me happier than to see the United States give it the middle finger and walk away from that clusterfvck socialist club.
Bravo!
spoken like a true palestenian..
i agree! ;)
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Bravo!
spoken like a true palestenian..
i agree! ;)
Durka durka mohammed jihad! :D
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Isn't a thread about the Pope kinda religious? Shouldn't this thread be on the religion board?
I never go there...
But I reckon it's the last time this Pope visits America, so allow him a final farewell?
He doesn't speak English very well, but listen. Provided he doesn't bang on about women & their children.
His apology for the choirboys and peadophile choirmasters and teachers and blokes in dresses messing with little boys was rather touching don't ya think?
get lost, whore
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Anyone with experience in others countries knows that the UN is full of shit.
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Anyone with experience in others countries knows that the UN is full of shit.
what about their resolution about iraq WMD?
the inspectors didn't find any. they were kinda right on that one...
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Durka durka mohammed jihad! :D
i feel me a beheading coming on >:(
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i feel me a beheading coming on >:(
I was just a boy when the infidels came to my village in their Blackhawk helicopters. The infidels fired at the oil fields and they lit up like the eyes of Allah. Burning oil rained down from the sky and cooked everything it touched. I could only hide myself and cry as my goats were consumed by the fiery black liquid death. In the midst of the chaos, I could swear that I heard my goats screaming for help. As quickly as they had come, the infidels were gone. It was on that day I put a jihad on them. And if you don't believe it, then you'd better kill me now, because I'll put a jihad on you, too. -- Gary Johnston, Team America: World Police
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what about their resolution about iraq WMD?
the inspectors didn't find any. they were kinda right on that one...
For the greater part of its existance the UN acted as a buffer to keep out commie influence, but now that threat is gone. In a way, they're purpose wasn't really to help anybody.
These days, the UN isn't shit if its most powerful member goes about doing its own thing.. You brought up the point of us ignoring the wmd stuff and going in anyway.
Kinda funny to me how the pope's visit here is hailed as great, but if the pope were running as a presidential candidate, then he'd probably be coined a lib by some. hahaha If only the bible belt could take a page out of the Pope's book and realize how full of shit this whole Iraq war is, but they're far too stupid. I don't really understand where their bitterness comes from.
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For the greater part of its existance the UN acted as a buffer to keep out commie influence, but now that threat is gone. In a way, they're purpose wasn't really to help anybody.
These days, the UN isn't shit if its most powerful member goes about doing its own thing.. You brought up the point of us ignoring the wmd stuff and going in anyway.
Kinda funny to me how the pope's visit here is hailed as great, but if the pope were running as a presidential candidate, then he'd probably be coined a lib by some. hahaha If only the bible belt could take a page out of the Pope's book and realize how full of shit this whole Iraq war is, but they're far too stupid. I don't really understand where their bitterness comes from.
What makes you think that just because someone is from the "Bible Belt" they support the war?
A lot of them vote for Republican candidates because of their religious views about abortion and their distrust of socialist politicians.
Trust me on this, they're outright disgusted with the politicians on both sides of the aisle.