Thursday, November 30, 2006

First we have "red roses for a blue lady". Now we have a blue mosque for what must surely be a blue pope!
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During his tour of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, the pontiff turned towards Mecca in a gesture of Muslim prayer. - BBC
BBC: Pope Benedict XVI has visited one of Turkey's most famous mosques in what is being seen as an attempt to mend relations with the Muslim community.

During his tour of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, the pontiff turned towards Mecca in a gesture of Muslim prayer. Pope makes Turkish mosque visit

WATCH VIDEO: Pope visits Turkish mosque
Mark Alexander
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2 comments:

Always On Watch said...

During his tour of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, the pontiff turned towards Mecca in a gesture of Muslim prayer.

I think I'm going to throw up. Unbelievable! He's subjugating himself to Allah by doing this. Muslims will see this as a the Pope's making obeisance to the will of Allah.

2:39 pm, December 01, 2006
Mark said...

Always:

I think I'm going to throw up. Unbelievable! He's subjugating himself to Allah by doing this. Muslims will see this as a the Pope's making obeisance to the will of Allah.

Yes. That's exactly how they'll view it. I feel just as you do: Sick in my stomach! And this from the man they used to call the Rottweiler!

10:40 am, December 03, 2006

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