Posted on 09/17/2006 9:34:55 AM PDT by GarySpFc
Johannesburg (AND) In yet another furore to grip the Christian community, the head of the Orthodox Church of Greece has joined the Pope controversy by attacking what he calls Islamic fanaticism in Africa.
In a scathing attack, barely 48 hours after a Somali Islamic cleric called for Muslims to kill the Pope for his Tuesday utterances, Archbishop Christodoulos told a sermon in Athens that Christians in Africa were suffering at the hands of ‘fanatic Islamists'.
"Many Christians on the Black Continent (Africa) suffer from fanatic Islamists. The example of Roman Catholic monks who were slaughtered last year... because they wore the cross and believed in our crucified Lord is still recent,” said Christodoulos.
The Archbishop’s remarks come as the Muslim world is seething with anger over Pope Benedict XVI’s quoting of a 14th-century Byzantine emperor who said innovations introduced by the Prophet Mohammed (the Islamic supreme leader) were "evil and inhuman".
The Pope has already been forced in submitting that he was "deeply sorry" after his remarks sparked outrage in the Muslim world, with Morocco calling back its envoy and Turkey casting doubts of Benedict’s scheduled visit in November – the first to a Muslim country.
His History
His Beatitude the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, Christodoulos was born at Xanthi, on 1939. In 1962 he graduated from the School of Law and in 1967 from the School of Theology. In 1961 he was ordained deacon and priest in 1965. He served as a preacher and senior spiritual father at the church of Assumption of the Virgin Mary at Palaio Phalero for nine years, and, for seven years he served as a Secretary of the Holy Synod. He took part in many religious missions abroad.
He was elected Metropolitan of Demetrias in 1974 and Archbishop of Athens and all Greece in 1998.
He is a Doctor of Theology, he has a degree in French and English, and he also speaks Italian and German. He is the author of many scientific and books.
He has received "Honoris Causa" Doctorates from the Univ. of Craiova and the Univ. of Iasi.
Johannesburg Bureau, AND
Well, I am glad that the heads of the orthodox and Catholic Churches have stopped beating up on the Israelis (Jews) for a change and realize that it is the radical Moslems who want to kill them. You cannot appease these crazies.
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Christians don't seem to have a problem, it's the Islamists who are calling for people to be murdered for calling subsets of Islam violent who have the problem.
Come on Archbishop, get on the band wagon. For crying out loud we don't want any more needless death and mayhem coming out of the religion of peace now do we?
Thus making himself the next target of Muslim violence. Prayers for his safety.
Who writes this crap?
I understood he very upset that journalist like the one who wrote this piece would take his words out of context in order to spread hate.
Not much to laugh about this fine Sunday, but that's funny.
I'm really glad to hear this. I was afraid the Pope was going to be left on his own out there. I hope more Christian leaders come forward and support him and fight back against what is happening to us - and not only in Africa!
When the HELL ahs the Pope beat up on Jews???/ You are insane or a Christian Hater.....which is it.
"disproportionate force". Tell him to stop grovelling to the wackey Schmuslems. No, I am not a Chritian basher - I AM A CHRISTIAN DEFENDER WHO WANT TO SEE HIS HOLINESS REALIZE HOW NUTS THE MOSLEMS ARE!!!!!
Well, good for him.
"Islamic fanaticism in AFrica " - fanaticism ALL OVER THE WHOLE WORLD INCLUDING EUROPE!!! And what are the Europeans doing about this besides grovelling and debasing themselves? Oriana Fallaci was persecuted in Italy for speaking out.
Yes, may I inquire about this too?
GOTCHA!! Your original post said you were glad that the Pope stopped beating up on Jews....THAT's A LIE!!! The Pope has NEVER beat up Jews....NAME ONE TIME ANY POPE DID Or apologize.
Somebody HAS to.
Obviously our government, albeit politicians won't.
Please ask Dodgers Fan about his post.
Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison. They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated - the world was not worthy of them. -- St. Paul to the Hebrews 11:35-38
"disproportionate force" used by Israel against the nutty Moslems in Lebanon. Always, always taking the side of the Moslems against the Jews in the mideast. I await YOUR APOLOGY, LADY.
Sorry Suzy.
"any Pope who did"? Caraffa, the head of the Inquisition who became a Pope. so many popes have persecuted the Jews that my head reals. Sorry lady, but that is a historical fact. Do you want to rewrite history?
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