[AmericaUnited]

So the Pope prayed for Arafat's soul, expressed sympathy for a grieving people, and expressed a desire for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

What part of this is "bad" or "unChristian" again?

Dave, once the person is DEAD, it's too late to pray for their soul. That is "unChristian" and against what the Bible teaches. Try not to display your ignorance on these matters.

[Romulus]

That is "unChristian"...

Christians have been praying for the dead from the very beginning -- all but a rump of johnnie-come-latelies who're way out on a limb by themselves.

and against what the Bible teaches.

Cite, please.

[SoothingDave]

Dave, once the person is DEAD, it's too late to pray for their soul. That is "unChristian" and against what the Bible teaches. Try not to display your ignorance on these matters.

Please read the 2nd book of Maccabees.

SD