Streetstraw 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2003 Pope to Bush: Go into Iraq and You Go Without God Capitol Hill Blue Wednesday 5 March 2003 Pope John Paul II has a strong message for President George W. Bush: God is not on your side if you invade Iraq. But the President told the pope's envoy the leader of the world's Catholics is wrong. Pleading for peace, an emissary from Pope John Paul II questioned Bush Wednesday on whether he was doing all he could to avert what the envoy called an "unjust" war with Iraq. Bush said removing Saddam Hussein would make the world more peaceful. The president met with Cardinal Pio Laghi, a former Vatican ambassador to the United States and a Bush family friend, on Ash Wednesday, the Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites