Perhaps, but I think Pope Francis would have given his blessing if there was even the slightest chance of it leading to a lasting peace.

NATO isnt an option anymore. Trump being president means the US will reject their NATO application.

Yes, modern religion has many rules made by the dicks once they took over. Before the dicks rules were things like don’t steal shit, don’t fuck your neighbor’s wife, don’t murder people, don’t lie about shit, etc. The dicks were so bad that some other guy had to come along and say “seriously guys, stop being dicks”. But the dicks didn’t like that so they killed him.

Religion, at its core, is basically rules that state “don’t be a dick.” Unfortunately, all of the dicks didn’t get the message.