[BlatherNaut]

"After all, he has famously asserted that “authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence,” thereby dismissing the possibility that Christians may be facing persecution from Muslims who are obeying the Qur’anic imperative to fight them “until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued” (9:29)."

[Jeff Chandler]

We may only hope that whatever . . . says . . . that it will not be capable of being exploited

Nah, that would never happen.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Unfortunately, this anti-Israel position unites Catholics on both the Left and Right. Just as "palaeoconservatives" sound sound like leftist revolutionaries when they talk about the "oppression" of "Palestinians" in the Middle East, for generations right wing Catholics have believed that the Jews are behind the "Masonic conspiracy" against the Church (you'd be surprised how many right wing Catholic sites routinely invoke the "Judaeo-Masonic Conspiracy").

Irish priest Denis Flaherty made a career out of attacking Jews as the origin of "naturalism"(???) and once wrote an anti-Zionist book entitled An Unholy People in the Holy Land. He remains a hero to many right wing Catholics and his books are easily available.

Another rabidly anti-Jewish priest was Fr. Leonard Feeney (father of "Feeneyism"), whose St. Benedict Center still publishes and posts anti-Jewish material, including a little gem entitled "The Chosen People is Now the Accursed Race."

As much as I sympathize with pre-VII Catholicism I have never been under any illusions of their feelings about Jews and Israel. In addition to the above figures from the past the Society of St. Pius X, Gerry Matatics(sp?), and Robert Sungenis are also believers in a Jewish conspiracy. Right wing Catholics seem to assign the role `Amaleq plays in Judaism to `Am Yisra'el even as they usurp the role of "chosen people" for themselves.

[G Larry]

Che was a COLD BLOODED KILLER, Robert!

Argue the politics and forget the phony labels.

[Biggirl]

But then again, he has not read the famous passage in the Koran about wife-beating:

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/003-wife-beating.htm

[Biggirl]

So post number 10 proves there is plenty of violence promoted in Islam.

[Dr. Thorne]

FR Catholics' heads are exploding today as they try to reconcile Pope Frank's romance with the Palestinians with the reality of Muslim hatred and murder. There simply is no common ground.

Time to wake up from the cathedral dreams and face the reality that your church is not the one Christ built. His Church is built on Him alone, not church traditions, not saints, not Mary, not celibacy, not priests and certainly not fallible and corrupt popes.

Once you accept the Truth, everything about Israel and her enemies starts to make sense.

[Arthur McGowan]

I have been holding off, but today I officially start praying for a new Pope.