Sounds like it's time for a "come to Jesus" meeting. Well at least someone's talkin' about him. What's that they say... imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
Posted on 02/12/2006 7:33:37 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
Silvio Berlusconi talked himself into another controversy at the weekend by comparing himself to Jesus Christ.
The Italian prime minister's comments, made at the start of official campaigning for April's general election, prompted the scorn of his political opponents and the wrath of the Catholic Church.
"I am the Jesus Christ of politics," Mr Berlusconi told supporters at a party rally on Saturday. "I am a patient victim, I put up with everyone, I sacrifice myself for everyone."
Marco Rizzo, a communist parliamentarian, called it a "grotesque comparison".
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I think this is called "crossing the line"!
To much italian wine. LOL! Silvio is ok though. Probably an alcoholic.
There will be hordes of Christians burning Italian embassies everywhere, killing each other, burning flags. Oh wait, no there won't. That's the muslims.
Darn it, there goes Italy!
Unless this is a total fabrication, Berlusconi is a dead duck!
Arguably, he did draw an accurate analogy. I started to ask "So, when's your crucifixion"? - but then I realized he had already tacked himself up.
;-)
You know, they refused Jesus, too;
He said, You're not Him.
", prompted the scorn of his political opponents and the wrath of the Catholic Church."
Well Duh, The anti-christ is to arise from a revived ROMAN empire who'll claim himself to be God.
Oh my God! It's time to riot!!! Any embassies around?
Well at least he didn`t insist he IS Jesus like mental oppressor of blacks Kanye West.
In other news, John Lennon is still dead.
St. Paul would have been a little more modest and tasteful comparison, as he said something similar...
Oh boy, next he'll be saying he's more popular than Jesus.
Actually, shouldn't all Christians strive to be like Jesus?
I read the actual quote, he meant he has to take the blame for other people screwups (aka sins) maybe he should wake up and realize that he is afterall the cheif executive.
Yeah, some people do think their national leader walks on water...
Sounds like it's time for a "come to Jesus" meeting. Well at least someone's talkin' about him. What's that they say... imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
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