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Before people who don't bother to read the entire piece start accusing this guy Finkelstein [who is me] of criticizing the Pope, please note that the author of the underlying Globe column that tasks the Pope to task is James Carroll. Finkelstein is the guy criticizing Carroll's argument. We now return to our regularly-scheduled thread.
1 posted on 09/25/2006 4:16:52 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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Boston Globe/NewsBusters Pope ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 09/25/2006 4:17:21 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
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Globe Columnist: How Dare Pope Think Catholicism Superior!

Will we ever see that same columnist denounce Islam for declaring itself superior?

I think not.

3 posted on 09/25/2006 4:18:54 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Islam is a pathological disorder masquerading as a religion.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Catholicism IS superior to Mohametanism.

Catholics feed the poor of ALL faiths, bringing medicine and hope and love ... just like Jesus.

Mohametans kill and maim and torture and murder and extort and rape ... just like their prophet.

When servants of Jesus are murdered, they die praying the LORD forgive their murderers.

When servants of Mohammet are accused, rightly, of their mayhem and malice, they whine that it's "open season on Muslims".

Yes, Catholicisim, or virtually any Christian faith, is VASTLY superior to the malignant death cult of the brigand and pirate Mohammet.

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5 posted on 09/25/2006 4:23:36 AM PDT by Westbrook (Having more children does not divide your love, it multiplies it!)
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Catholics the world over should riot in the streets,burn buildings and kill anyone who insults the Pope.

There.is that better,Mr Finklestein?

6 posted on 09/25/2006 4:24:10 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative ("An empty limousine pulled up and Hillary Clinton got out")
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

James Carroll is what the Irish call a "spoiled priest." There are few types of "men" more ridiculous or pathetic.


8 posted on 09/25/2006 4:24:31 AM PDT by wideawake ("The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." - Calvin Coolidge)
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But somehow that notion deeply offends Boston Globe columnist James Carroll.

Ah, James Carroll again -- how can we miss him if he won't go away? For those who may not know, James Carroll used to be a priest -- lucky for the Church he left!

13 posted on 09/25/2006 4:27:39 AM PDT by maryz
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Before people who don't bother to read the entire piece

You have a keen insight into your audience :0)

19 posted on 09/25/2006 4:34:55 AM PDT by agere_contra
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Nor does the pope understand that, today, such narcissism of power comes attached to a fuse."

One expects the CEO of a company to say his company is best. Same for the leaders of most organizations.

Civilized people of different organizations and faiths "agree to disagree respectfully."

The problem with such narcissism of power really comes down to the adherents of just one faith, who press their point with violence and murder.

21 posted on 09/25/2006 4:38:55 AM PDT by Dark Skies (Allah sez "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.")
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"Globe Columnist: How Dare Pope Think Catholicism Superior!"

Well let's see... Christianity worships the ONE true GOD and his only begotten son Jesus, while islam worships satan and his anti-christ son mohamed. If you are a satanist, this statement might be true (from their perspective). Therefore I have resolved that the "Globe Columnist" is a satanist.

LLS
23 posted on 09/25/2006 4:45:08 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
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I'd be grateful to anyone who could ping this to FR Catholic/Christianity ping lists.


24 posted on 09/25/2006 4:48:44 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
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Good piece. One of the reasons Islam has made so many advances is that many non-Muslims are like Carroll: they really don't think their religion is very important, has anything special to say, or, in fact, is worth believing or practicing. They just shrug and say, oh, ok, it's a cultural thing and it's all the same to me.

But they're seriously in denial, because they think that Muslims have the same attitude to their own religion (that is, they don't believe it), and therefore the fact that it is undeniably a violent, aggressive, oppressive cult that has assaulted the world time and again can be ignored. Carroll and his ilk think everybody can just sort of hang out together and agree not to believe their respective culturally-determined religions. It's going to be a big surprise to Carroll when he's in the mosque making his Islamic profession at gun-point.


27 posted on 09/25/2006 5:08:28 AM PDT by livius
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Ping.


28 posted on 09/25/2006 5:34:47 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
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ping


29 posted on 09/25/2006 5:36:10 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
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Carroll, about the Pope: "But he does so as a way of positing Christian superiority to other faiths."

Even in ordinary life, some routes are superior.
Six families go on vacation, heading toward an Inn at the top of a mountain.
They come to a spot where the road branches off in many directions. One of the drivers looks at the travel directions and decides to follow the route that the owner emailed them. He suggests the other drivers follow the same route, and one other driver agrees. The rest go off in different directions.
The two families that take the suggested route arrive at their destination safely.

Two other families get to the top of the mountain after following winding, dangerous routes. One family turns around, drives back to the point where they took a wrong turn, and then takes the suggested route. One family never makes it to the summit.

If the Pope believes he knows the safest route to heaven, charity demands that he point it out.

31 posted on 09/25/2006 5:44:43 AM PDT by syriacus (9/23/06 -- Pakistan, fearing a decline in tourism, "poo-poohs" rumor that UBL is dead from typhoid.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Why would anyone belong to Catholicism if they didn't think it was the One True Religion.

Great article.

Carrol is a loser.


33 posted on 09/25/2006 5:56:29 AM PDT by chatham
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35 posted on 09/25/2006 7:23:58 AM PDT by demkicker (democrats, terrorists, Powell, McCain, Graham & Collins are intimate bedfellows)
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Roman Catholicism is superior to other Christian faiths.

The correct statement would be, "Roman Catholicism is superior to other expressions of the Christian faith."

There are some differences between the Christian denominations, and we like to think these are important, but they are minor details compared to the differences between Christianity and other religions.

Shalom.

36 posted on 09/25/2006 7:28:47 AM PDT by ArGee (The Ring must not be allowed to fall into Hillary's hands.)
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