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To: blam
Suppose Al Qaeda succeeded in an attack on the Vatican. Would y'all care to speculate (for fun of course) as to the likely response?
3 posted on 12/27/2003 8:41:42 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Leave Pat Leave!)
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To: Brad Cloven
Suppose Al Qaeda succeeded in an attack on the Vatican. Would y'all care to speculate (for fun of course) as to the likely response?

What is funny about Al Qaeda attacking the Vatican and 100's of thousands of people. Get your head examined.

5 posted on 12/27/2003 8:48:23 PM PST by Trytophan Man (The Catholic Church Rules! Merry Christmas!)
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To: Brad Cloven
How about something like this:

Most beloved brethren: Urged by necessity, I, Urban, by the permission of God chief bishop and prelate over the whole world, have come into these parts as an ambassador with a divine admonition to you, the servants of God. Although, O sons of God, you have promised more firmly than ever to keep the peace among yourselves and to preserve the rights of the church, there remains still an important work for you to do. Freshly quickened by the divine correction, you must apply the strength of your righteousness to another matter which concerns you as well as God.

For your brethren who live in the east are in urgent need of your help, and you must hasten to give them the aid which has often been promised them. For, as the most of you have heard, the Turks and Arabs have attacked them and have conquered the territory of Romania as far west as the shore of the Mediterranean and the Hellespont, which is called the Arm of St. George.

They have occupied more and more of the lands of those Christians, and have overcome them in seven battles. They have killed and captured many, and have destroyed the churches and devastated the empire. On this account I, or rather the Lord, beseech you as Christ's heralds to publish this everywhere and to persuade all people of whatever rank, foot-soldiers and knights, poor and rich, to carry aid promptly to those Christians and to destroy that vile race from the lands of our friends. I say this to those who are present, it meant also for those who are absent. Moreover, Christ commands it. Let those who have been accustomed unjustly to wage private warfare against the faithful now
go against the infidels and end with victory this war which should have been begun long ago.Let those who for a long time, have been robbers, now become knights.Let those who have been fighting against their brothers and relatives now fight in a proper way against the barbarians. Let those who have been serving as mercenaries for small pay now obtain the eternal reward. Let those who have been wearing themselves out in both body and soul now work for a double honor.

Behold! on this side will be the sorrowful and poor, on that, the rich; on this side, the enemies of the Lord, on that, his friends. Let those who go not put off the journey, but rent their lands and collect money for their expenses; and as soon as winter is over and spring comes, let hem eagerly set out on the way with God as their guide.
12 posted on 12/28/2003 7:55:59 PM PST by Kozak (Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
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