Posted on 09/16/2006 7:31:51 AM PDT by Dark Skies
AN Iraqi armed group has threatened to carry out attacks against Rome and the Vatican in retaliation for Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam, according to a statement posted on the internet today.
"We swear that we will destroy their cross in the heart of Rome ... and that their Vatican will be hit and wept over by the Pope," said Jaish al-Mujahideen (the Mujahideen's Army) in the statement, whose authenticity could not be confirmed.
The statement lashed out at "Zionised Christians and loathsome crusaders" and was accompanied by six films showing attacks against US military targets in Iraq, which it said were "dedicated to the dog of the crusaders (an apparent reference to the Pope) in retaliation for his remarks".
"We will not rest until your thrones and your crosses have been destroyed on your own territory," said the group, which has claimed many attacks against US and government forces in Iraq.
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When you pointed out the "Fantastic 4", a different mental image came to me. It seemed so bizarre I thought for a minute it might be a photoshop-like these people need to be photoshopped. They do fine all by themselves. LOL.
Appreciate it.
Major Denominational Families of Christianity
(This table does not include all Christians. These numbers are estimates, and are here primarily to assist in ranking branches by size, not to provide a definitive count of membership.)
Branch Number of Adherents
Catholic 1,050,000,000
Orthodox/Eastern Christian 240,000,000
African indigenous sects (AICs) 110,000,000
Pentecostal 105,000,000
Reformed/Presbyterian/Congregational/United 75,000,000
Anglican 73,000,000
Baptist 70,000,000
Methodist 70,000,000
Lutheran 64,000,000
Jehovah's Witnesses 14,800,000
Adventist 12,000,000
Latter Day Saints 12,500,000
Apostolic/New Apostolic 10,000,000
Stone-Campbell ("Restoration Movement") 5,400,000
New Thought (Unity, Christian Science, etc.) 1,500,000
Brethren (incl. Plymouth) 1,500,000
Mennonite 1,250,000
Friends (Quakers) 300,000
Major Branches of Islam
Branch Number of Adherents
Sunni 940,000,000
Shiite 120,000,000
Ahmadiyya 10,000,000 *
Druze 450,000
from here:Religion Demographics
Every time a Western institution is threatened, the divide becomes wider for those who think about it for longer than 2 minutes or do not have another agenda.
President Bush, PM Howard, and PM Blair get it. So does the Pope. How much more will it take for the rest of the West's leadership wakes up?
The Pope says his words, intent were misinterpreted. It seems the misinterpretation is deliberate and that conversation is therefore impossible.
Come on Pope B, let's do the Islamic macaca grovel!!
They are upset the Pope quoted someone saying Islam is a violent religion, and so they are going to blow people up in protest at the slander.
Moslem men seem to think about about little more than sex and death. What a depressing life they have.
It appears that Benedict has prepared himself for martyrdom. I would hate to see that happen. He is the right man at the right time, and we need him now.
In that awful event, I just hope the Vatican will not be destroyed by a weapon of mass destruction.
If you are a Christian, please pray for the safety of my pope.
and guess who they blame for his assassination????...
the Turkish Secret Service, the infamous Masonic lodge P2, and (of course) Opus Dei into his plot line. Inevitably, Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, also makes an appearance
I imagine all Christians stand with our Catholic brothers on this matter. God Bless.
Stick around. The show has just begun.
"I imagine all Christians stand with our Catholic brothers on this matter. God Bless."
I would like to think many non-Christians as well, would be behind them on this. It is the truth.
Quite so. Good point, thanks.
And, God bless you Brother in Christ.
Should His Holiness be harmed, the world just may see how many uncounted divisions the Pope truly commands.
Onward Christian Soliders Ping.
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