The United States, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, France, United Kingdom and Germany together annually spend approximately $2,699.7 billion on armaments.
How does that gel with today's Gospel. How many times around the world will priests say the word peace in today's Mass?
It puts perspective on so much of the pious piffle that one reads.
And armaments have one purpose, which is to kill, maim and destroy.
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Perhaps many priests took their theme from the readings and preached about issues relating to discrimination on any ground, and the need to apply this respect for all the peoples in order to live in justice and mercy. Gerard
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