Pope says it is wrong to equate Islam with violence

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 11/30/2014 | Philip Pullella

[FR_addict]

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that equating Islam with violence was wrong and called on Muslim leaders to issue a global condemnation of terrorism to help dispel the stereotype.

Francis, the leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, told reporters aboard his plane returning from a visit to Turkey that he understood why Muslims were offended by many in the West who automatically equated their religion with terrorism.

Francis' predecessor, Benedict XVI, caused storms of protest throughout the Islamic world in 2006, when he made a speech that suggested to many Muslims that he believed Islam espoused violence. ...

[FR_addict]

The Pope is wrong not to equate Islam with violence. Mohammed was a murderer and pedophile. This is a religion started by a violent and evil man.

[re_nortex]

This is a religion started by a violent and evil man.

It's a satanic death cult.

[Farmer Dean]

So the Pope is playing the PC game too.What a pity.

[jmacusa]

I’ve had it with this pope. He’s a disgrace.

[Graybeard58]

This thread oughta be good.

Maybe Papa was mistranslated, yet again?

[dforest]

He is working on the one world religion and it disgusts me.

Any person who does not see that is as indoctrinated as the average college student.

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[ScottinVA]

Pope, who also said negotiation with ISIS shouldn’t be ruled out, doesn’t speak for me. Islam is most certainly rooted in violence.

[43north]

Where are Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II when we need them?

[JRandomFreeper]

Ok. I'm fine with being wrong.

Islam is evil and violent.

/johnny

[Celtic Conservative]

I’ll keep my own counsel on this one, Sacratimmisae Pater.

CC

[Steelfish]

Understand the need to placate Islamic governments with the lives of so many minority Christians at risk. But he is plain wrong. Islam is a filthy pedophile religion based on a murderous and lying prophets. Of course Pope Francis cannot say this. Nor do political leaders say this.

[Travis McGee]

Do you think the pope has a "COEXIST" bumper sticker on the back of the current popemobile?

[jwalsh07]

As a practicing Catholic I would advise the Pope to read the Qur’an and familiarize himself with Sharia law. They are quite illuminating and contrary to his assertion.

[exit82]

Muslims threaten to kill you if you equate Islam with violence.

[Kackikat]

In heaven weeping.

[ThunderSleeps]

...equating Islam with violence was wrong...

Sorry, gotta disagree with him there. All recent evidence (ie. the last few decades) points to Islam as virtually nothing but violence.

[House Atreides]

Well, there were two good Popes in a row. I guess it was asking too much for God to deliver a third good one.

This current pope is showing signs of being a nit wit progressive.

[Gene Eric]

Islam is a war plan.

[babygene]

“Francis, the leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics”

I’m not in the mood for his B.S. He better walk softly or it will be 1.199,999,999 instead of 1.2