Posted on 11/11/2004 7:16:53 AM PST by SJackson
Remember the fate of Palestinian Christians, especially Palestinian Roman Catholics and Palestinian Eastern Catholics. While such statements may make us want to vomit, there are other concerns at work as well.
Perhaps so, but it is a reaction to the "under-generous" interpretation given by so many others.
However, even if I am inclined to give the ailing Pontiff the benefit of the doubt, the comments by his surrogates are unacceptable.
I can probably agree with that. Especially if "illustrious" was meant to be a compliment.
SD
What I believe is not really important. But I do not think Arafat was sincere. That does not mean that some, like a Pope, might continue to try to keep the lines of communication open. I can agree with Bush as an American in insisting on Arafat being replaced as a "partner" to any talks. But I can also as a Catholic see why the Pope would continue to work with what is there.
SD
I hope that's a sincere compliment. I was not educated by Franciscans, however.
SD
A serious question. Can somebody please name Arafat's three greatest accomplishments?
How about this: We pray to our Heavenly Father that He may forgive this man his crimes, a man who defied the Risen God, who murdered 100,000 Catholic Christians, 50,000 Israeli Jews, untold Palistinian Orthodox Christians and robbed his people of billions in aid.
We further pray for the Guidence of the Heavenly Father to take the hatred out of the hearts of the Palistinians that they may now sit down in good faith and forge a lasting peace with the Israelies, something that this man Arafat blocked for 20 years.
That would be a good start.
"You, like so many of the rabid anti-Catholic bigots on the forum."
I prefer to think of myself as pro-Christian. Look this is an age old disagreement. It's the same reason you label the founders of Israel, and Israel itself, as terrorist. It has nothing to do with fact, and everything to do with religion. I back Israel because I believe the Jews are God's chosen people. You oppose Israel because you believe that the Jews are God's forsaken people. And then there are those in the middle such as former Congressman Robert Dornan. He is a devout Catholic, and yet he is a strong supporter of Israel, not based on theological arguments, but because he knows Israel is the only pro-American democracy in the Middle East. I agree with Dornan's position as well.
Michael Savage is absolutely correct when he refers to Arafat as "Hitler in a headscarf". There is only one way to deal with these kinds of people. And it's not "keeping the lines of communication open".
No chill and no, he does not.
No chill and no, he does not.
ok, take it as prayers said for that. Happy?
He's also all but wiped out the Christian population in the PLO lands and in southern Syria.
Here's a pop quiz:
It will be easier to fight the Islamic terrorists if:
a) we stress that "Christendom" is not at war with Islam, just with some radical outgrowths of Islam.
b) we have the symbolic leader of Christendom (the Pope, that is) declare that Islam is the enemy and that "there is only one kind of way to deal with these kinds of people."
SD
More then you will ever know. :0)
The Pope is not the symbolic leader of Christiandom and even most Islamics know there are plenty of different branches that oppose him. They all know also that the Greek Church and Latin Church are different.
"Man, I feel like having a few members of Hamas over for supper tonight."
I would too, except I am not a cannibal.
Perhaps my dog would like a few, or, better yet, perhaps my neighbor's 4-H pigs would like some.
No more so then the Orthodox Church, yet TappedThatSource(Allah) hates whole portions of the Orthodox Church.
While he was busy being entertained by bare-breasted polynesian lasses, embracing voodoo, islam, buddhism, and scantily-clad dancers in the Vatican, the Roman Church was abandoning it's position of moral leadership in the Christian world.
"Who is going to say that he died of aids.
I'd start by asking the French to issue the death certificate."
It will probably say "brain aneurism" or some such thing.
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