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The Pentagon fears the Vatican’s authority in a battle over Christianity’s power

JL;DR SUMMARY In a surprising geopolitical development, tensions have arisen between the U.S. Pentagon and the Vatican, highlighting the ongoing clash between military authority and moral leadership in the context of the war in Iran. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Supreme CourtU.S. Foreign PolicyVaticanChristian NationalismChristianityGeopoliticsPentagonMoral AuthorityPope Leo XivWar In Iran

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Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Nevertheless, in January the Pentagon summoned Cardinal Christophe Pierre, then the Vaticans ambassador to the U.S., to a meeting, according to reporting from The Free Press."
Holy See (Vatican City State)
"The Vatican has not been a major player on the geopolitical stage in, well, at least a few centuries."
Vaucluse, France
"During this period, from 1309 until 1376, the papacy moved to France, where seven different popes lived in the territory of Avignon, under the influence of the control and influence of the French crown."
Iran
"in light of Pope Leo XIVs outspoken opposition to the war in Iran, and to wars in general."

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