For God's sake, isn't it about time the Pope quit issuing apologies for quoting that emperor, Palaeologos? Enough is enough! I thought this pope was once known as 'God's Rottweiler'. What's happened?
Islam is what it always was: a political ideology clothed in a deity, intent on taking over the world. The free, largely Christian world is never going to be able to stop this process of Islamization by being so defensive.
The Pope said what he said, and he had every right to say it. Western leaders, as Barroso said over the weekend, should have jumped to the Pope's defence instead of leaving him high and dry. Further, as Aznar asked so shrewdly over the weekend, when did Islam apologize for conquering Spain?
It really is time for the West to grow a backbone. We are living in tough times. The times ahead will be even tougher. Brace yourselves for a rough ride!
©Mark Alexander
BBC: Pope Benedict XVI has met envoys from Muslim nations in an attempt to defuse a crisis in relations between the Catholic Church and Islam.Mark Alexander
The pontiff expressed "total and profound respect" for the Muslim faith and said inter-faith dialogue was vital for the future.
The meeting aimed at reconciliation after recent remarks made by the Pope caused outrage in the Islamic world.
Muslim leaders have been demanding an unequivocal apology from the Pope. Pope meets Islamic world envoys
WATCH: "Pope meets Muslim diplomats"
3 comments:
FreeCyprus:
Thanks for the link to Hellenic Reporter. I appreciate it.
Any conciliatory statements which the Pope makes, in all Christian spirit of goodwill, will be perceived by Muslims as a sign of weakness. Doesn't the Pope understand that?
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Any conciliatory statements which the Pope makes, in all Christian spirit of goodwill, will be perceived by Muslims as a sign of weakness. Doesn't the Pope understand that?
It seems not. That's one thing I learnt early on in my teaching career in the Middle East: There's only one way to deal with Muslims, and that's on the basis of strength. Strength is the ONLY thing they understand.
The Pope needs to learn the lesson. And quickly!
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