Protesters occupy church in Turkey

Yahoo: Associated Press ^ | November 22, 2006 | BENJAMIN HARVEY

[Biggirl]

Please God keep the Holy Father safe when he goes to Turkey next week. Amen

[Always Right]

We are the Religion of Peace, and we will kill you to prove it....

[Bokababe]

You know, I wasn't raised to be a bigot or a warmonger, but the more I see of this kind of crap, the more I am sure that when we develope an alternative fuel source, we should throw every Muslim out of the US and Europe, and recalim all of Turkey & Cyprus as a DMZ. Turkey was a Christian country once, and it should be again!

[Bokababe]

Let me rephrase that: "Turkey" was Christian territory once, as it actually used to be part of Greece, and it should be again!

[Bokababe]

[SolidWood]

Actually Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt etc. used to be Christian aswell.

[A. Pole]

They entered the 6th century former Byzantine church and mosque,

Islam did not exist in 6th century.

[A. Pole]

Actually Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt etc. used to be Christian aswell.

And the rest of Northern Africa (where Saint Augustine was a bishop) and Turkey/Asia Minor where the key Ecumenical Councils took place.

[taxcontrol]

Ok, so let me get this straight.... The Pope comes to Turkey (a previously Christian country) and some islamists protest his visit, but having a sit in / prayer meeting in a church ... a CHRISTIAN church that was defiled by the Muslims who seized the church by warfare.

Am I the only one who sees the irony of this?

[CottShop]

neither was I Boka- but lately- I'm REALLY thinking these Muslim extremist scum are worthless pieces of crap! http://sacredscoop.com

[Bokababe]

"Am I the only one who sees the irony of this?"

No, it's the reason I posted it. It really ticked me off!

[CottShop]

[: "Pope, don't make a mistake, don't wear out our patience." ]

This aint exactly a 'prayer meeting' it's a blatant veiled threat!

[Bokababe]

"Actually Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt etc. used to be Christian as well"... "And the rest of Northern Africa (where Saint Augustine was a bishop) and Turkey/Asia Minor where the key Ecumenical Councils took place."

Ok, so let's reclaim it all!

[Bokababe]

"Pope, don't make a mistake, don't wear out our patience."

I am not even Roman Catholic, but the sheer arrogance of that statement by a bunch of low-life losers just blows me away!

[RightWhale]

That group of protestors appears to be doubly mistaken, perhaps triply.

[CottShop]

I'm not catholic either & YES- it is an arrogant statement and a blatant threat that people of their ilk have proven in the past that they're more than willing to carry out by killing innocent nuns and burning churches and exploding bombs- I beleive the catholic church has strayed fro mtheir salvation through Christ alone message over the years, BUT I still find the actions of the Muslims toward them HIGHLY offensive and unnaceptable!

[GSlob]

"Police later rounded up the protesters against a wall outside a door of the Haghia Sophia."
Good. But when lining them up against the wall, the next step is to shoot them. Have they run out of ammo?

[Saveaplant_Eatavegan]

Turkey was a Christian country once, and it should be again!

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Actually Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt etc. used to be Christian aswell.
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And Iraq, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan, and Algeria. Gee, those darn crusades were totally unjustified, weren't they? I mean, they only destroyed the entire Middle East and North Africa before those evil crusaders started meddling.

[Bokababe]

"I mean, they (Muslims) only destroyed the entire Middle East and North Africa before those evil crusaders started meddling."

I think that Srdija (Serge) Trifkovic makes that point about "the Crusades not being unjustified" extremely well both in his books ("Sword of the Prophet" and "Defeating Jihad") and in the film "Islam: What the World Needs to Know".