Pope Francis says the Falkland Islands belong to Argentina: Vatican Army muster against British?
THE Falkland Islanders might have opted to remain a outcrop of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in a referendum, but God’s representative on Earth, Pope Francis, formerly Cardinal Bergogli, says Las Malvinas belong to Argentina.
He says his countrymen who died in the Falklands conflict 30 years ago “shed their blood on Argentine soil”.
He says:
“We come to pray for all who have fallen, sons of the homeland who went out to defend their mother, the homeland, and to reclaim what is theirs, that is of the homeland, and it was usurped.”
Do British Catholics join in that prayer? Will the Vatican’s Army rally? Do the Swiss Guard still fight with pikes?
But hold on. President Kirchner might not be a fan. She reportedly said of the new Pope’s dislike of gay marriage:
“Our God is everyone’s, but careful because the Devil also reaches everyone – those who wear trousers and those who wear cassocks.”
Still, he’s all powerful now, so Kirchner is off to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis next week.
To which we say: attack! Argentina for the European Union! The Spanish might heave let it go in 1816, but we British are here to help our continental partners. Forward to Buenos Aires!
Posted: 14th, March 2013 | In: News Comments (5) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
March 16th, 2013 at 1:15 pm
The election of the new Argentine pope should trigger renewed interest in the 1982 Falklands War.
The first ever papal visit to Britain, which had been arranged well in advance, took place in the midst of the Falklands War between Britain and Catholic Argentina. The Vatican was compelled by political necessity to follow the British visit with a hastily arranged papal visit to Argentina, otherwise it risked undermining its Latin American base.
The cooperation of the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983 was needed for the latter visit. Suggestions that the Pope cold shouldered the junta during the visit do not match the facts. Two particular photos that appeared in the Catholic press at the time are of particular interest in this regard.
These photos are to be found in an article about this fascinating chapter in papal history that reveals a great deal about the Vatican’s modus operandi in modern times —
http://www.wallsofjericho.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=68
March 15th, 2013 at 1:03 am
The biggest pirates of the history, jaja!! fucking ignorants!!
March 14th, 2013 at 3:40 pm
Not only the oil an mineral rights there. Nations claim soveriegnty over the Antarctic based on which bit is due south of their territory. A triangle terminating in the big spike that the earth spins on. Thus Britain can claim a wedge of land due south of a triangle whose base is the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Islands. If you look at the map Argentina can claim very little as unfortunately for them Chile claims the Cape Horn peninsula
March 14th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
A quick history lesson, from Wikipedia. First potential visitors were likely to be Patagonian, but the Islands were unoccupied when first found by the Dutch, then settled by the French (East Island) and shortly thereafter by the British (West Island). The French island was given to the Spanish who administered it from Argentina. Both Spain and Britain left the islands (both leaving plaques claiming continuing rights). Then refounded as the United Provinces of the River Plate – no, I’d never heard of them either!. Resettled by Luis Vernet with authorisation from both Buenos Aires and Britain.The Americans roll up, remove the ruling authority on the island and declare them free form all government.The Argentinians returned in 1832 but were forcibly replaced by the British in 1833 who have remained ever since. Prior to the Argentine invasion in 1982, the British Government intended to persuade the Islanders that they would be better off under an Argentine administration, particularly as all transport and energy supplies at that time came through Argentina. The Falklanders only got British nationality in 1983, after the Falklands War.
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So why do we want to keep sovereignty now? Could it be something to do with oil and mining interests there?
March 14th, 2013 at 11:24 am
So the Argentines say falkalnds belong to them, so does that mean that Argentina belongs to the indigenous people that the Spanish took the land from? Seriously how far back do you go to claim land that does not belong to anyone except the people who live there. Be honest Argentina you want access to oil and resources and claiming the falklands gives you that access. We on the other hand observe the right to leave the people alone who have lived there for over 150 years just as we ask you not to go back to Spain and return Argentina to the 35 different indigenous people and states that originally “owned” it…..also we will protect Antarctica from anyone wanting to exploit it’s resourcs and pollute the land….go rape someone elses land conquistadors….