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Will we ever see that same columnist denounce Islam for declaring itself superior?
I think not.
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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There.is that better,Mr Finklestein?
James Carroll is what the Irish call a "spoiled priest." There are few types of "men" more ridiculous or pathetic.
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!
You have a keen insight into your audience :0)
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.
I'd be grateful to anyone who could ping this to FR Catholic/Christianity ping lists.
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.
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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.
Why would anyone belong to Catholicism if they didn't think it was the One True Religion.
Great article.
Carrol is a loser.
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.