Pope At UN: Iran Deal ‘Proof Of The Potential Of Political Good Will’
Pope Francis continued his pleas to focus on the environment, the poor and the oppressed in his United Nations speech. And he expressed support for the Iran nuclear deal.
Taking the UN rostrum, the leader of the world’s more than one billion Catholics called for reform to global bodies, including the UN Security Council and financial lenders, to “limit every kind of abuse and usury.”
In a wide-ranging speech, Francis touched on an array of hot-button topics, including the persecution of Christians, the Iran nuclear deal, drug trafficking — “silently killing millions” — and the rights of girls to an education…
Francis appealed for peace around the world and made his latest plea for the protection of Christians, as well as others, persecuted by extremists in Syria and Iraq.
The pope offered a strong endorsement of Iran’s agreement with the United States and five other world powers to limit its nuclear program, a day after Francis spoke to the US Congress, where many lawmakers vehemently oppose the deal.
The Iran agreement “is proof of the potential of political goodwill, exercised with sincerity, patience and constancy,” Francis said.
“I express my hope that this agreement will be lasting and efficacious, and bring forth the desired fruits with the cooperation of all the parties involved,” he said.
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5 responses to Pope At UN: Iran Deal ‘Proof Of The Potential Of Political Good Will’
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rg9rts September 25th, 2015 at 12:08
Political good will is not in the conazi lexicon
maggie September 25th, 2015 at 13:29
omg this pope is a gift to the dems…harkening back to the kennedy catholics…
maggie September 25th, 2015 at 13:32
ok wrong kennedy reference…ie bay of pigs, cuba, russia…etc….just a gift to dems
The Original Just Me September 25th, 2015 at 22:29
If I was a Church going fella, I might become Catholic.
Robert Smithson September 26th, 2015 at 08:40
The deal at Munich had the “potential of political good will” but we all know that didn’t work out so well. We are all aware that the Iranians will receive 150 billion dollars in cash that they will most certainly use to fund terrorist groups .Why people think that deals with evil governments will produce positive results is beyond me.