Posted on 09/15/2006 10:10:59 AM PDT by PierreLegrand
Interesting, isn't it, how it's a good thing for a "practicing" Catholic to criticize the Holy Father, but a bad thing to criticize a lay "catholic" who criticizes the Pope.
In any case, though the Holy Father is certainly fallible in non-doctrinal matters, who are you to criticize this man for not being more condemning and confrontational with islam? Should he himself be the spark of WWIII or worldwide riots? Does he need to speak like Michael Moore, cutting to the bone to make his point? He spoke of Islam's evil theology in his speech, and he spoke of other evils which permeate our times, (such as weak-kneed Catholics and the falling away from the faith). Pope Benedict has lamented the evils of islam on several other occassions in recent months as well. I think maybe you should either read more or gain a better understanding of what the Holy Father's job description is. You yourself said he is fallable in matters not pertaining to faith and morals, so I guess you want to be his political and spiritual advisor? Write him a letter and ask for the job.
I am right there with you regarding the Holy Father. He is doing far more than any other world leader right now regarding sounding the call to arms against Islam. As much as I love what President Bush has done he still has a terrifically large blind spot when it comes to Islam.
Let us not forget that Pope John Paul's attempted assassination by Mehmet Ali Agca a Muslim.
Then we have the whole history of the Catholic Churches central role in throwing Islam into the ditch the last time Islam tried to rule the world.
Tis only by faith that we will win this war...only by faith. The rational secularists are mightily confused by Islam.
It looks right & proper to me.
Welcome.
Good to see you you here- I've been trying to wake people up about this menace to the West for years:
There are so many 1000's of times us Christians have been kicked around...we never act like a bunch of thugs...never!!!
Only the 14th worldwide meltdown in 14 centuries???
I am certainly not qualified but you do seem well qualified for the "condescending Angel" position. My opinions on this forum are just that, my opinions. They are not intended as advice but as my own expressed doubts and concerns. Casting truth on the opinion will either reinforce them or trigger me to rethink them. I read the Pope's speech and I drew the same conclusion as Rush Limbaugh, that the Pope should have used his own words rather than quoting another's. I agree the Pope has taken a "Politically defensible" position on Islam. In my opinion, he has not gone far enough with a direct threat against Christianity.
I can accept the humor, but it was not apparent and thus it was taken as meaningful but unexplained.
The word "umpteenth" is a good catchall phrase for what you intended; and is usually understood to mean latest/last in an indefinitely numerous series.
Thank you and sorry for the mistake
Sounds like you are saying that tongue in cheek. We have been kicked around but I don't recall Jesus personally supervising the beheading of all the males in a tribe and the selling of the women and children into slavery. Perhaps that is part of the New Testament that I missed...please advise.
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