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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

sprinkleeninow

(20,590 posts) Sun Dec 4, 2022, 07:15 AM Dec 2022

☦️ Ukraine making us sick inside. Continuously. We're in the pre-Nativity season.

We should be able to say: "God forgive them for they know not what they do."

Truth be told, haven't reached that...

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☦️ Ukraine making us sick inside. Continuously. We're in the pre-Nativity season. (Original Post) sprinkleeninow Dec 2022 OP

In my brand of Catholicism, we don't forgive soldiers who rape, torture, murder women and children. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #1

The verse that gives consolation is: sprinkleeninow Dec 2022 #2

Exactly. Karma. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #3

Irish_Dem

(59,687 posts)

1. In my brand of Catholicism, we don't forgive soldiers who rape, torture, murder women and children.

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2022, 10:15 AM

Dec 2022

As part of winning a war.

I hope the Ukrainians form a group like the Israelis did after WWII, hunting down the most heinous
war criminals, bringing them to trial.

sprinkleeninow

(20,590 posts)

2. The verse that gives consolation is:

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 4, 2022, 04:15 PM

Dec 2022

"Vengeance is Mine, thus saith the Lord. I will repay."

But this is not to mean that the world system of justice cannot mete punishment that is warranted for such vicious atrocities received by the Ukrainians.

Irish_Dem

(59,687 posts)

3. Exactly. Karma.

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 4, 2022, 04:17 PM

Dec 2022

In this world and the next.

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