There is something particularly obscene—intellectually and morally obscene—in watching a bishop pontificate on the Gospel with the twisted rod of ideology. And that’s exactly what Munilla does here: he doesn’t judge the facts, he judges the man; he doesn’t discern a concrete action, he settles scores with Trump.
Pope Leo XIV had explicitly requested a global truce for all the wars of the world during Christmas 2025, asking for at least a “sign” of 24 hours of universal peace.
When Christians are forced to resort to
legitimate defense—as may be the case of a military response to
jihadism—we do so with a heavy conscience, not with enjoyment or a
spirit of revenge; especially when we are all too aware of the numerous
innocent victims generated by so-called “collateral damage.” ---More...