[rxgalfl]

Hagia Sophia...a former Christian Church .

Was that a statement or a question?

Ancient capital of the world, Rome, was conquered by Emperor Constantin and moved to Byzantine Constantinople around 300 AD. Because of this political and bureaucratic move, the Roman Imperial Archives were also moved there. In 1453 when the cruel Ottoman Emperor Mehmet (aka Muhammad) II invaded Constantinople, history talks about the Muslims burning the city almost to the ground, including the Imperial Archives, for over 3 days. The lack of information regarding the so-called "dark period" in Europe is directly linked with the historical disaster of Constantinople. Actually that "dark" period was by far so, it was actually a modern and ever growing civilization which was coming straight out Constantinople. The darkness simply comes from the ashes of what was left of the most imposing and long-living empire of all times, the Roman Empire. The cultural and historical loses as a result of the barbaric behavior of the Turkish and Mongolian herds (=Ottoman Empire), loses which are so priceless, they can be compared to the disaster of Alexandria in Egypt.

Simply put, the massacre committed by the Turks was terrible, the city was looted for days, St. Sophia church was transformed into a mosque. However, there were some churches which were not destroyed, Mohammad II thinking ahead into influencing Europe by enabling a Christian jurisdiction within the Ottoman Empire, it's first Patriarch being Scholrios (or something to that matter ). And so was the end of the mighty Byzantinian Empire, following over 1000 years of existence.

These people have not changed and the Pope keeps apologizing for a true statement. The Pope needs to remember that his duty is to serve God and His Son and not to make our faith a weak one. We get plenty of this from our spineless Democrat politicians.

[george76]

Thanks.

Today, the long clash between Christendom and Islam is still evident in the political and ethnic geography of Europe, Africa, Byzantium, and north into Russia.

The battle also extends, in varying degrees, throughout the Near and Far East, and the Islands of the Pacific as well.

Many Christian knights, soldiers, and sailors have died defending Christendom against the onslaughts of Islam down through the centuries.

Today, the borders of many European countries, Canada, and the United States are practically wide open, and the old enemy is invited to come in and make himself at home.

And many 'Christians' in the West are just too busy enjoying their material prosperity to be bothered with unpleasant history.

But the enemy has not forgotten history. He remembers it all too well, and he is still deadly serious about his religion.

His goal over the years has not changed in the slightest, and he is very patient. The enemy within is now smiling, just biding his time.

And long dead Christian knights, our ancestors in the Faith, are probably turning over in their graves right about now, trying desperately to shout out a warning.

The final chapter, it seems, has yet to be written....

http://slapstickpolitics.blogspot.com/2006/10/remembering-battle-of-lepanto.html#links

[sageb1]

I don't know where you get the idea he has apologized. He has not apologized.

[SuziQ]

The Pope needs to remember that his duty is to serve God and His Son and not to make our faith a weak one. We get plenty of this from our spineless Democrat politicians.

Oh, he's plenty strong. Don't let his words fool you.