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Pope: "Remarks not my views"
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| 17 Sep 06
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Posted on 09/17/2006 5:49:41 PM PDT by RightOnTheLeftCoast
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To: RightOnTheLeftCoast
Sister Leonella Sgorbati, born in 1940, in Piacenza in northern Italy. In Somalia since 2002, she trained nurses at the SOS Kindergarten hospital.
Shoot a nun? Shoot a nun! Screw islam. Bastards!
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posted on
09/17/2006 7:45:04 PM PDT
by
isthisnickcool
(Don't worry, everything will be OK. Or maybe it won't.)
To: livius
Not one word at Mass today. Prayers for our soldiers in Iraq, but not one for Pope Benedict.
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posted on
09/17/2006 7:50:02 PM PDT
by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
To: Shimmer128
No different?? I'll tell you how they're different! WE are not threatening to kill him. WE didn't murder an innocent woman over this.I said: "Demands from FReepers that he take ownership of them aren't much different than the demands by Muslims that he reject them."
Note that I was being specific as to the point of putting word into the Pope's mouth. That is, I'm not drawing comparisons to the general "reaction" of Muslims or others in what I said.
To: old-ager
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posted on
09/17/2006 7:54:02 PM PDT
by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
To: RightOnTheLeftCoast
How dissapointing.So. What exactly is the Pope's personal opinion of Islam? I don't see that he broadcat his personal opinions for our consideration.
Perhaps his own opinion is even harsher than the Emperor's?
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posted on
09/17/2006 8:04:28 PM PDT
by
siunevada
(If we learn nothing from history, what's the point of having one? - Peggy Hill)
To: RightOnTheLeftCoast
There's an old scholastic phrase -- recitando non asserendo. He's just saying the same thing, that he quoted rather than asserted the words.
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posted on
09/17/2006 8:12:55 PM PDT
by
buridan
To: RightOnTheLeftCoast
WWJD?
Did Jesus apologize for offending the Pharisees by calling them "hypocrites", "blind fools", "serpents", and a "brood of vipers" who are filled inside with "every kind of filth" and "evildoing"?
When he was hauled before the Jewish leaders whom he raged against, did he say he was sorry for offending them?
When he was turned over to the mobs screaming for his crucifixion, did he make a public "clarification" of what he had said about their religious leaders to quell their anger and try to initiate a "sincere dialogue" with them?
Then neither should the Pope about the Muslims.
But.... although I KNEW the Pope would back down and surrender to the terrorists - it still wrenches my gut to see it happen.
It's Not Just A Gun...It's My "HOMELAND DEFENSE RIFLE"!!
To: RightOnTheLeftCoast
I don't see how this is disappointing. The Pope said he was sorry for the "reaction" to his remarks and gave further explanation. The Pope was misrepresented in the press and his remarks were taken totally out of context. He is a head of state (Vatican), not to mention shepherding well more than 1 Billion Roman Catholics world-wide, and as such, every word is measured.
Let's put it this way, IMHO, I think Pope Benedict wants dialogue between Islam and Christianity. The title of the speech given at Regensburg University was: "Faith, Reason and the University Memories and Reflections".
Here's a link to the entire speech:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2006/september/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060912_university-regensburg_en.html
Dialogue - an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue, esp. a political or religious issue, with a view to reaching an amicable agreement or settlement. (Just for clarity's sake, lol).
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posted on
09/17/2006 8:18:56 PM PDT
by
khnyny
(God Bless the Republic for which it stands)
To: ga medic
Yeah, me too. Impressive.
89
posted on
09/17/2006 8:20:59 PM PDT
by
khnyny
(God Bless the Republic for which it stands)
To: saradippity
I'm an agnostic but respect him nonetheless for standing upto what he believes in ... this sure has shaken one's faith and would have disappointed millions of his followers that the Pope cannot stand by his words. ( though I would say he has saved a few thousand christian lives in Muslim majority countries where christian are hostages ). Only points clearly that muslims are today more powerfull than christians despite western technology and is a wake up call for everyone. The cancer is spreading ... they are there at you doorsteps and are not just the "continent's problem" which Nazism once was.
90
posted on
09/17/2006 8:24:51 PM PDT
by
anu_shr
To: Shimmer128
You live up to your tag line, lol.
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posted on
09/17/2006 8:25:50 PM PDT
by
khnyny
(God Bless the Republic for which it stands)
To: California74
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posted on
09/17/2006 8:29:44 PM PDT
by
khnyny
(God Bless the Republic for which it stands)
To: Zman516
You have an interesting tagline. I agree that allah must be a demon, but how can you be certain that satan himself plays the role of allah? I would expect him to delegate that post to a somewhat lesser demon.... though I can't be certain of course.
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posted on
09/17/2006 8:51:33 PM PDT
by
vincentjay
(I'm convinced that Bill Clinton is most-likely to be revealed as the anti-christ.)
To: Shimmer128
"Deja moo: The feeling you've heard this bull before"
rofl!
The taglines are a large part of my reason for coming to the Free Republic. They can convey much in few words.
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posted on
09/17/2006 8:56:18 PM PDT
by
vincentjay
(I'm convinced that Bill Clinton is most-likely to be revealed as the anti-christ.)
To: RightOnTheLeftCoast
which doesn't express in any way whatsoever my personal opinion,
Why did he include it in his speech then? Of course he believes it, as any sane person would who's been breathing on this planet. He realizes just what teeny fused firecrackers with these Islamic mass murdering crazies are, so decided to humor them.
To: vincentjay
Well, to the ragheads, "Allah" is their supreme being, and Satan is the most supreme evil entity I know of, so that's my guess.
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posted on
09/17/2006 9:22:52 PM PDT
by
Zman516
("Allah" is Satan, actually.)
To: BlueAngel; JohnnyZ
The Pope, as far as I can tell, never said what his personal opinion is.For all we know, the Pope's opinion of Islam is worse than what he quoted.
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posted on
09/17/2006 9:26:01 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(Declassify the Joe Wilson "Report!")
To: sageb1
I'm not really being critical of the Pope. I think he naively believed that Muslims would respect his office and authority, and, like most Europeans, underestimated the evil and violent response of these animals.
I believe he threw 'em a bone with the "not in any way my opinion" ploy to try to diffuse a bad situation.
I could be wrong.
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posted on
09/17/2006 9:43:42 PM PDT
by
Zman516
("Allah" is Satan, actually.)
To: sageb1
Not one word at Mass today. Ditto that. I was a bit unhappy about it.
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posted on
09/17/2006 9:44:19 PM PDT
by
technochick99
( Firearm of choice: Sig Sauer....)
To: Howlin
For all we know, the Pope's opinion of Islam is worse than what he quoted. Of course it's worse, Catholic Encyclopedia.
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posted on
09/17/2006 9:54:39 PM PDT
by
onyx
(1 Billion Muslims -- IF only 10% are radical, that's still 100 Million who want to kill us.)
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