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lapucelle

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

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 01:27 PM

Saturday

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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