Posted on 01/16/2015 11:53:54 AM PST by Lazamataz
THE VATICAN IS FURIOUSLY BACKPEDALING AS THEY TRY TO CLARIFY SOME EXTREMELY CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS BY POPE FRANCIS
When speaking of the Charlie Hebdo murders at the hands of Islamic terrorists, Pope Francis said You cannot provoke; you cannot insult the faith of others, the pontiff added.
Some say his statement seemed to condone last weeks terror attack at a French newspaper, CBS2s Tony Aiello reported Thursday. On a flight to the Philippines, the pope took questions, and raised eyebrows.
A French reporter asked about the attack at Charlie Hebdo, which was carried out by Muslims outraged over the papers mocking of the prophet Muhammad.
Francis condemned those who kill in the name of religion, but then said, If my good friend says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch. Its normal.
This statement has outraged people all over the world still mourning the 15 deaths in France at the hands of Islamic terrorists. Francis was obviously saying that the Islamists were justified in doing what they did because their prophet was insulted, hence the reference to his own mother being insulted.
The Rev. Thomas Rosica, who collaborates with the Vatican press office, issued a statement early Friday stressing that the pope was by no means justifying the attack on Charlie Hebdo.
Pope Francis has not advocated violence with his words on the flight, he said in a statement.
You can hear the whirring of blades of the spin machine in the Vatican from all the way over here in America
No need for whirring blades. The Pope made clear that that the use of religion to kill is unacceptable.
This pope is a total idiot. Not only a Commie Marxist and clueless with regard to economics, but an imbecile of the first order.
“You can’t make fun of religion” + “Global warming is definitely manmade” = The Pope had quite a week!
I liked him before. His true colors are peeking out now.
:(
He said even sillier things about global warming.
Riiiiight.
But punching, we should EXPECT that.
Dang!
This poop guy is a big of an embarrassment to Catholics as Obama is to Americans
This guy must be a democrat running for higher office.
there is silly and there is STUPID.
Looks like he blew it on the infallibility front.
Bring back Benedict before this fool finishes off what’s left of the Catholic Church.
“The Pope made clear that that the use of religion to kill is unacceptable.”
But he seemed to imply that if your religion is insulted you should take revenge with physical force.
If he would have stopped there I’d agree with you.
He then went on to analogize the terroristm attack that murdered a bunch of people in the name of Islam, to someone punching a person who made a verbal slur against someone’s mom.
That is what has people in disbelief about his immediately prior statement.
Well, I guess not even you can read every story that posts here. :)
I agree with your 'Dang!' comment. The whole thing is surprising. Marxism, perversion, and evil seem to be infesting every corner of this world these days, and it is one of the reasons I repeatedly say that this is Satan's time.
I think we feel the same
punching is now apparently the equivalent of murdering a dozen people with automatic weapons.
With his comments on global warming and now this it makes me wonder if Pope Francis is running for the Democratic nomination for president. Hillary might have a fight on her hands, lol...
A lil headchopping envy?
For 1800 years the "Church" would murder you in the most gruesome way for simply owning a bible.
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