Pope says equating Islam with violence is wrong

Last Days Watchman ^ | Julio Severo

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Pope says equating Islam with violence is wrong

By Julio Severo

According to Reuters, Pope Francis said on Sunday that equating Islam with violence is wrong.

Pope and Turkish mufti

Francis, the leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, told reporters aboard his plane returning from a visit to Turkey that it was wrong for anyone to react to terrorism by being enraged against Islam.

Francis’ predecessor, Benedict XVI, caused, according to Reuters, storms of protest throughout the Islamic world in 2006, when he made a speech that suggested Islam espouses violence.

Benedict said he had been misunderstood and apologized.

The Argentine pope has been trying to foster cooperation with ‘moderate’ Islam in order to work for peace. He said that ending poverty was crucial, because he thinks that poverty gives rise to “the recruitment of terrorists.”

In his visit to Turkey, Francis told the mufti twice that Christians and Muslims must ‘adore’ God.

While he was rebuking those who equate Islam with violence and fostering cooperation with ‘moderate’ Islam, it seems that he does not know a famous statement by Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan: “The term ‘moderate Islam’ is ugly and offensive — Islam is Islam.”

It seems also that he does not know that recently Erdogan and his government held an Islamic summit for Latin America, a mostly Catholic region now under the Islamic radar of Turkey.

With information from Reuters, AP and Jihad Watch.

Portuguese version of this article: Papa diz que igualar islamismo com violência é errado

Source: Last Days Watchman

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[RetiredTexasVet]

Trying to determine if he is just naive or stupid.

[ConorMacNessa]

Another naif whose response to militant Islam is the path to disaster.

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

This is the Arabic character "nun" – the first letter of the word "Nazarene." I post it as my avatar in solidarity with people of all faiths suffering persecution at the hands of Islam. Many of them are members of the oldest of our Christian Communities, dating from the days of the Apostles. They endure cruel, merciless and unrelenting persecution. They are Orthodox and Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical, Coptic, Pentecostal, and Baptist. To the persecutors they, and we, are all "Nazarenes."

[ClearCase_guy]

The Crusades were either a Defensive reaction to Islamic violence, or else the Crusades were Offensive agression toward innocent Muslims.

I suggest the Pope pick a side.

[TribalPrincess2U]

WTF is that blind idiot drinking?

[LukeL]

I seem to recall a parable about a bad tree producing bad fruit and a good tress producing good fruit. If Islam is the tree what are the examples of its fruits?

[Fungi]

This guy has a permanent case of hoof in mouth disease. Sorry to say it, the college of cardinals made the wrong choice. He’s a rock star, not a pope.

[LostInBayport]

Let me know when you’ve figured it out. I can’t understand this man.

[SpaceBar]

They must have photos of him in bed with a dead prostitute, or he’s just an outright agent of global communism. It’s too far out for words.

[MountainDad]

What kind of smoke was coming out that chimney when they chose this clown?

[Telepathic Intruder]

The fruit of the spirit are its works. Islam can’t be trusted with an unlit match.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

South Americans are perennially confused...

[Pollster1]

choom?

[therapsida]

I argee must be levered somehow.

[ladyjane]

Trying to determine if he is just naive or stupid.

He is missing the good old days when his church was a political power. He should attend to the problem in his church and stay out of politics.

[Jonty30]

Or Rome serves Rome. He’s the Ecumenical Pope. He’s trying to bring all under Rome.

[FreedomPoster]

So the Pope is as big of an idiot as George W. Bush?

Islam is not a peaceful and friendly religion, Pope.

[Kackikat]

Or both...This Pope is disappointing and scary. And I’m not Catholic. He should study the Crusades.

Wonder if he and Zero have regular cell phone conversations?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Thou shalt not speak the truth about Islam!

[servantboy777]

Wow! Not sure how to respond to that statement.