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Sat May 6, 2017, 08:12 PM May 2017

Francis calls out US on MOAB

The more Catholic than Jesus wing of the church should be chiming in any moment now;

As the MOAB is the most dangerous non-nuclear weapon our country possesses, it should never have been used this recklessly – and Pope Francis nailed Trump for it. On Friday, Pope Francis spoke to a group of children and criticized America’s president for ordering the “Mother Of All Bombs”, the nickname given to the MOAB. Pope Francis said:

“I was ashamed when I heard the name. A mother gives life and this one gives death, and we call this device a mother. What is happening?”

It’s not hard to see that Pope Francis is aiming his words directly at Trump – and this isn’t the first time. He’s previously bashed Trump’s disgusting border wall, stating in February 2016:
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