[Lurkinanloomin]

The ImPopester doesn’t really care, he’s been preparing his flock for the slaughter by muslims.

[PGR88]

I think of all the great minds and philosophers the Papacy has produced. Even in our age, Benedict XVI was as clear a thinker about the trends of our modern age as was JPII.

And then I wonder how Francis ever made it to the position. He’s utterly obtuse.

[EnquiringMind]

I’m saddened that the so-called pope is not saddened by the torching of the Virgin Mary statue in Boston. They say the vandal ONLY was trying to burn the bouquet she was holding, but the fire spread to her face.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

He can go kiss the feet of those muslims who “pray” there.

[Zathras]

Its a building.
The entire Middle East is filled with buildings which were razed and a new one built on top of it.
He would know this if he spent less time promoting Global Warming and SJW.

[Truthoverpower]

1453 happened

[Salvation]

Why?

Because it has been a Catholic institution for a long time.

[married21]

Well, he can’t admit in public that the building would be better Christian than Muslim. Or his pan-Abrahamic temple idea in Dubai rings hollow. So this just shows he is actually capable of shutting up when he wants to.

[MurphsLaw]

Its a very good question... not unsurprisingly though that it will never be answered... as unfortunately this Pope does have a gift for embracing the undefined, the ambiguous. Not a criticism, just noting as all can see that he frequently speaks in a deliberate, uncommitted tone. I feel he must think it has the same contemplative impact, or language, that Christ masterfully communicated (though not always understood) through his metaphorical parables of the Gospels.
Just an observation- but it could explain the Pope's lack of desire to be direct often, to be "elusive", rather than to the point. Maybe it enables a spiritually, "Holiness" for him- which the original Greek definition for Holy meant "separated or different from" this world.
Whatever the intent, its "Dubia-ous" for sure...

[cloudmountain]

When we (Texas friend and I) visited the Hagia Sofia, in 2011, it ALREADY had been in use as a mosque. I remember that we had to take off our shoes before we entered.

So this is NOT new.