It might make you grind your teeth when Pope Francis, safely ensconced in opulence behind the walls of the Vatican, demands countries further open their borders to numberless swarms of looters from the Third World. But that’s only irresponsible sanctimonious posturing. This is worse:

Francis suggested Sunday that Israel’s attacks in Gaza and Lebanon have been “immoral” and disproportionate…

Francis was asked en route home from Belgium about Israel’s targeted killing of one of Hezbollah’s founding members, Hassan Nasrallah.

Taking out Nasrallah was a victory not only for Israel but for Christendom. Francis cannot help but be aware that the Middle East was largely Christian prior to Muslim conquest. The reason for the violence he simplistically decries is that after 1,400 years Muslims still endeavor to eradicate religions other than Islam.

Francis sniffs that “the defense must always be proportionate to the attack.” Evidently killing a terrorist so that he will stop killing civilians is “disproportionate.”

Francis has tried to strike a balance in his comments on the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the conflicts in Gaza and southern Lebanon that have ensued. He has called for an immediate cease-fire, for the release of hostages taken by Hamas and for humanitarian aid to get to Gaza.

The pattern is getting monotonous; Islamic terrorists commit horrific unprovoked acts of aggression, then moonbats “strike a balance” by shoveling money at Hamas and demanding Israel not fight back.

On a tip from Chuck A.