Posted on 12/02/2014 9:40:50 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Pope Francis equated Christianity with Islam while leaving Turkey.
“We have our share of fundamentalists” too.
The pope also said fighting poverty and hunger were key to defeating Islamist killers. Ugh.
The Jerusalem Post reported:
Pope Francis said Sunday that equating Islam with violence was wrong and called on Muslim leaders to issue a global condemnation of terrorism to help dispel the stereotype.
Francis, the leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, told reporters aboard his plane returning from a visit to Turkey that he understood why Muslims were offended by many in the West who automatically equated their religion with terrorism.
Francis’ predecessor, Benedict XVI, caused storms of protest throughout the Islamic world in 2006, when he made a speech that suggested to many Muslims that he believed Islam espoused violence.
Benedict said he had been misunderstood and apologized. But this year, the image of a violent religion has once more been promoted by Islamic State, who have seized swathes of Syria and Iraq, slaughtering or driving out Shi’ite Muslims, Christians and others who do not share their radical brand of Sunni Islam.
The Argentine pope, who has been trying to foster cooperation with moderate Islam in order to work for peace and protect Christians in the Middle East, said it was wrong for anyone to react to terrorism by being “enraged” against Islam.
“You just can’t say that, just as you can’t say that all Christians are fundamentalists. We have our share of them (fundamentalists). All religions have these little groups,” he said.
Muslims slaughtered 683 innocents THIS WEEK.
Christian fundamentalists have killed no one.
Someone needs to talk with this pope.
Muslims slaughtered 683 innocents THIS WEEK.
Christian fundamentalists have killed no one.
Yep, a little perspective and realism would be appreciated from this pope.
FTP
Typical liberal.
Finally - a papal statement that the FRoman Catholics can agree with!
Being a Christian fundamentalist is a badge of honor. I take after my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
The Pope is smoking crack.
Bad time to have a hippie Pope.
He’s a pretender, a phony.
same with ferguson.
someone posted stats that showed the last 100 blacks killed, 98% were killed by other blacks. no protests from the blacks over these 98.
Which Christian fundamentalists are the ones that saw off heads and maim women again??? I missed that day in religion class...
Maybe somebody slipped a little something into his incense.
Wasted papacy.
He sounds like Obama.
More papal bull.
Not even a pretense of Christianity anymore.
Can I buy an indulgence, Pat.
C_mm_nist V_tic_n
what an incredibly unfortunate thing for anyone to say!
horrible
Yeah, I’m sure the muzzies were impressed. Minimalizing the hell out of the fact that muzzie-fundie “little groups” are seizing huge swaths of territory in the Middle East, raising hell across the planet as they slaughter, lop heads, fill mass graves, murder Christians, kidnap young girls to sell into slavery, teach little boys how to hate and blow themselves up, build IEDs etc, etc - why, that’s just a very teeny tiny “little group” and in no way reflects on muzzies.
How in the world at this time in history, with the devil in the white hut, did we also manage to get a pope from the same dark hole? I’m afeared we are on the cusp of some serious Darkness.
The lamp has been taken away, that which restrains has been taken away, the devils are raising hell because they know they have a short time. Serious bad ju-ju has been let loose. Really bad times ahead.
Aren’t popes suppose to be experts on religion? It’s not like you have to train a bunch!
Seriously, has he jumped the shark?
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