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Vatican tries to calm Pope row as militants vow war
Yahoo - AP ^ | 9/18/06 | Stephen Brown and Philip Pullella

Posted on 09/18/2006 8:23:58 AM PDT by Borges

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1 posted on 09/18/2006 8:23:59 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges
Al Qaeda militants in Iraq vowed war on "worshippers of the cross"

So what's new?

2 posted on 09/18/2006 8:26:07 AM PDT by Tax-chick (I'm not being paid enough to worry about all this stuff ... so I don't.)
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To: Borges
So, what's really going on here?

Was 8/22 just postponed one month?

3 posted on 09/18/2006 8:26:32 AM PDT by C210N (Bush SPYED, Terrorists DIED!)
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To: Borges

The Holy Father has NOTHING to apologize for in this fracas.

The Islamic response to the pope's message is emblematic of Islam's intolerance and resort to violence as a way of discussing questions of substance.

They are more nihilists than anything else.


4 posted on 09/18/2006 8:26:42 AM PDT by RexBeach (Will Rogers Never Met Bill Clinton.)
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To: C210N

"spied"


5 posted on 09/18/2006 8:27:10 AM PDT by Tax-chick (I'm not being paid enough to worry about all this stuff ... so I don't.)
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To: Borges

Is the Vatican naive? They can't calm the militant Muslims except by disappearing from the Earth. The Muslims want to be mad, they're looking for an excuse to be mad, they want to feel justified in their upcoming wholesale murder of Catholics, which has already started in Somalia.


6 posted on 09/18/2006 8:29:44 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: Borges
There is no such reassessment or contrition forthcoming from Islam. Don't hold your breath waiting for Muslim clerics to denounce forced conversions to Islam or jihad.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

7 posted on 09/18/2006 8:29:51 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Borges

Pope Julius II was known as the "Warrior Pope". Maybe Pope Benedict will be the next one.


8 posted on 09/18/2006 8:30:10 AM PDT by Tokra (I think I'll retire to Bedlam.)
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"We must avoid making any link between Islam, which is a great, respected and respectable religion, and radical Islamism, which is a totally different activity and one of a political nature," Chirac added.

O'rly? I can't tell the difference. Islam makes no distinction. Why does Chirac?
9 posted on 09/18/2006 8:30:46 AM PDT by Froufrou
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The Vatican has instructed its envoys in Muslim countries to explain Pope Benedict's words on Islam.

Benedict's new Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, said the Holy See's nuncios (ambassadors) in Muslim countries would be visiting government and religious leaders.




Why bother?

The non Muslim world has seen their reaction as affirmation of their penchant for violence, death and destruction.


10 posted on 09/18/2006 8:30:47 AM PDT by onyx (1 Billion Muslims -- IF only 10% are radical, that's still 100 Million who want to kill us.)
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"We must avoid making any link between Islam, which is a great, respected and respectable religion, and radical Islamism, which is a totally different activity and one of a political nature," Chirac added.

Typical.

11 posted on 09/18/2006 8:31:17 AM PDT by murphE (These are days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed but his own. --G.K. Chesterton)
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To: Borges
The Vatican has instructed its envoys in Muslim countries to explain Pope Benedict's words on Islam.

As an example: "My friends! Please! The Holy Father's words must be properly understood, so there can be so confusion! The Holy Father believes in his heart that you are Devil worshipping fanatics who view violence as central to your so-called religion. Thank you."

12 posted on 09/18/2006 8:31:46 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
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"We will slaughter anyone who calls Islam violent!"
14 posted on 09/18/2006 8:33:27 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie ("We will slaughter anyone who calls Islam violent!")
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To: theCrippledVulture
People do crazy stuff when they're all jacked up on religion.

And right now, you are jacked up on what?

15 posted on 09/18/2006 8:33:49 AM PDT by madprof98
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To: Borges

Bring it on!


16 posted on 09/18/2006 8:34:08 AM PDT by CJ Wolf
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To: theCrippledVulture

Welcome to FR.


17 posted on 09/18/2006 8:34:42 AM PDT by Borges
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To: theCrippledVulture

Is that you Rosie?


19 posted on 09/18/2006 8:36:09 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Borges

It was just on Fox News that Islam is calling for the Pope to be executed. My Gawd...........and they call themelves "The Religion of Peace." What a crock!


20 posted on 09/18/2006 8:36:27 AM PDT by SheLion ("If you're legal, you can fly with the Eagle!" - Michael Anthony)
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