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Francis kisses and blesses an Argentine flag and received soil from the Falklands cemetery

Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 11:53 UTC
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Pope Francis on Wednesday received the head of the Buenos Aires Malvinas Museum, Edgardo Esteban, who visited him at his official residence in the Vatican, and as a gift gave him some soil from the Falklands Argentine military cemetery at Darwin. Read full article

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  • Dirk Dikkler

    What a load of Drivel, perhaps severing the air link with South America would slowly diminish these delusions that the Falklands belongs to Argentina.

    Dec 08th, 2022 - 08:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Brasileiro

    Great idea! 3500 salted whites means nothing to America.

    Dec 09th, 2022 - 12:21 am - Link - Report abuse -2
  • Pugol-H

    How very appropriate, a virtual reality to augment the alternative reality they already inhabit, marvellous.

    I hope His Hubrisness appreciated the trip.

    No Surrender.

    FTP.

    Dec 09th, 2022 - 06:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • darragh

    So soil from the Falkland Islands!

    Must have been stolen by some Argentine.

    Is there nothing they won't steal?

    What's more that makes the demented old pope a dealer in stolen property.

    Dec 09th, 2022 - 11:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Tænk

    Hmmmm...
    Something tells me that that “Darragh” paddy above ain't no Catlick...

    Dec 09th, 2022 - 12:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • darragh

    Well as per usual Think you would be wrong.

    I was raised as a good Catholic attending Mass on Sundays kissing the Priest's arse at all times. Not literally in case you misunderstood. That would have been other Priests in Ireland.

    But then I reached the age of reason (about 10) and realised what a load of bollocks it all was. Even so it's difficult to shake off some of the mumbo jumbo that goes with Catholicism especially during hatch, match and dispatch.

    Dec 09th, 2022 - 04:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Tænk

    Maybe then..., me dear Paddy..., you should inform yaself 'bout your Mother Church current state of affairs...
    The Argie Pope is certainly old..., but it ain't no trace of demency in his spirit.., yet...
    Capisce...?

    Dec 09th, 2022 - 04:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pugol-H

    Oh no, not true at all.

    https://www.aciprensa.com/noticias/cardenal-bergoglio-reza-por-caidos-en-guerra-de-las-malvinas-a-30-anos-del-conflicto#.UUGyUu1430d

    “venimos a rezar por aquellos que han caído, hijos de la Patria que salieron a defender a su madre, la Patria, a reclamar lo que es suyo de la Patria y les fue usurpado”.

    He certainly believes the ‘Malvinas’ are Argy, how demented is that?

    Dec 14th, 2022 - 04:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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