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So, who is right?\u00a0 Sure, Pope Francis seemed to be saying this is WWIII, but we\u2019re in a different type of WWIII than we imagined.\u00a0 Since Obama\u2019s statement was more swipe than substance (I notice that makes up a sizeable amount of what Obama says), I really don\u2019t know what kind of WWIII he was denying. <\/p>\n

But shouldn\u2019t someone ask who is right?\u00a0 I mean, if we are or are not in WWIII, isn\u2019t that news?\u00a0 If we are in WWIII, isn\u2019t that news?\u00a0 Isn\u2019t it important?\u00a0 I\u2019ve watched Catholic Social Media and haven\u2019t seen much about it.\u00a0 The news really hasn\u2019t talked about it.\u00a0 Conservative media has, but it\u2019s mostly just taking swipes back at Obama.\u00a0 So this minor little question is, I think, worth asking: Are we or are we not in the middle of WWIII?\u00a0 Inquiring minds want to know. <\/p>\n

*Known in America as the attacks by people whose motives\u00a0remain\u00a0a mystery.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"