https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2014/08/18/breaking-pope-francis-endorses-military-force-to-stop-isis/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 10:25:43 -0400<![CDATA[We already got hints of this over the last couple of weeks, as Vatican officials spoke on the record in support of limited military action to rescue the Yazidis. The Boston Globe&#8217;s veteran Vaticanista John Allen noted the stunning change of tone from the previous two international forays into Iraq, but warned in an interview on The Ed Morrissey Show that it sounded more like a &#8220;yellow light&#8221; than a full-fledged endorsement of war. Allen also pointed out that it looked as though the Vatican was taking some care to separate Pope Francis himself from whatever endorsement of military action they were signaling.]]>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:01:40 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2014/08/18/breaking-pope-francis-endorses-military-force-to-stop-isis-n192070