Pope demands end to 'collective punishment' and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza World

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There has to be a solution to this genocide=other than more killing of innocents!!


Pope demands end to ‘collective punishment’ and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza
World
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/pope-demands-end-to-collective-punishment-and-forced-displacement-of-palestinians-in-gaza

Aug 27, 2025 12:55 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV demanded Wednesday that Israel stop the “collective punishment” and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza as he pleaded for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the besieged territory amid preparations by Israel for a new military offensive.

Leo was interrupted twice by applause as he read aloud his latest appeal for an end to the 22-month war during his weekly general audience attended by thousands of people in the Vatican’s auditorium.


History’s first American pope also called for the release of hostages taken by Hamas in southern Israel — 50 of them remain in Gaza — and for both sides and international powers to end the war “which has caused so much terror, destruction and death.”

“I beg for a permanent ceasefire to be reached, the safe entry of humanitarian aid to be facilitated and humanitarian law to be fully respected,” Leo said. He cited international law requiring the obligation to protect civilians and “the prohibition of collective punishment, indiscriminate use of force and the forced displacement of the population.”..............................

Palestinians in Gaza are bracing for an expanded offensive promised by Israel in some of the territory’s most populated areas including Gaza City, where famine has been documented and declared............................

[Haggard Celine]

1. I know you didn't write the headline,

but it reads "Pope demands" when the article quotes the Pope as saying "I beg." I wonder why they did that. I'm not being facetious, the reason for it isn't obvious to me. Does the Pope really mean the opposite of what he's saying?

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2. How odd of PBS to fail to include the Pope's actual statement

and then to take the liberty of framing it as a set of demands. The Pope ”demanded” nothing. He used the verb “appeal” with intentionality.

The very first appeal on the Pope’s list was that the hostages be released. Odd to find that missing from the both the headline and the story.

It’s shocking to see PBS take such liberties in reframing the Pope’s message in an attempt to rage bait clicks and traffic.

Anyone interested in reading what Pope Leo actually said can read the full statement here.

It begins

I appeal for all hostages to be freed…

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-08/pope-leo-xiv-appeal-peace-holy-land-humanitarian-aid.html

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3. We all want an end to the humanitarian crisis.

An unnamed PM has an arrest warrant issued by the ICC:
“ Allegedly responsible for the war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare and of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024.”

👉🏽Note: I am not anti- ( unnamed religion ) and I have always supported the country; that was formed in 1948 and their right to exist. I wish peace for all people in the MidEast.
I respect all faiths and spiritual traditions.

👉🏽This is not bashing Dems. I continue to support and vote for Dems. We just need to press them to stand up against brutality and children starving.
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