Posted on 04/30/2009 5:03:17 AM PDT by kellynla
(IsraelNN.com) Muslims led by a radical imam in the town where Christianity's founder was raised are not pleased at the prospect of a visit from the head of his church, and have prepared a special insult with which to greet the Pope.
Radical Imam Nazem Abu Salim inspired his followers to string up a banner across the main square of Nazareth with a blatant warning for Pope Benedict XVI: "Those who harm G-d and His Messenger – G-d has cursed them in this world and in the hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating punishment."
The words, lifted from the Koran, are translated into English in a small sign next to the banner, which is visible from the Church of the Annunciation, one of the sites the pontiff will visit on May 18.
Abu Salim was clear that the purpose of the banner was to drive the Pope away: "He is not welcome here," he told an Associated Press reporter this week.
The Nazareth municipality has allocated some $5 million to upgrade its facilities in anticipation of the visit, hoping it will spark new tourism revenues, according to Mayor Ramiz Jaraisey, a Christian.
But another city official, Sueil Diab, refused to tell the AP reporter whether the offensive banner and sign would be removed before the Pope arrives.
More than half of the city's population – 70 percent – is Muslim, and has a record of occasionally intimidating the shrinking Christian community.
Relations have been tense between the two populations, particularly ten years ago, when Muslims attempted to build a mosque next to the church. Fist fights eventually put an end to the project, leaving a stone-paved square and a smaller mosque that serves Abu Salim's group.
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According to Islam, God can be harmed? Shows how twisted and wrong the Islamic faith is, imo.
They prepared this insult especially for the pope? Dunno, seems pretty generic to me.
Heavenly Father, unfathomable Divine Mercy, we pray for those who do not yet know you in Nazareth. May their hearts be kindled with love and with knowledge of your Son.
+ We ask this through Jesus Christ. Amen. +
Semper Fi,
Kelly
“Heavenly Father, unfathomable Divine Mercy, we pray for those who do not yet know you in Nazareth. May their hearts be kindled with love and with knowledge of your Son.
+ We ask this through Jesus Christ. Amen. +”
AMEN!
Allah must a weakling and an imposter if hiscreation can harm him!
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