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Vatican deplores Israeli assault on flotilla; priest fears reprisals
Catholic News Service ^ | June-1-2010 | Sarah Delaney

Posted on 06/01/2010 1:31:29 PM PDT by James C. Bennett

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To: James C. Bennett

The Vatican exorcist is right in that the devil is living among the faithful at the Vatican.

The Vatican priest should stick to what they know...take it where you wish.


21 posted on 06/01/2010 3:14:02 PM PDT by TennTuxedo
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To: James C. Bennett
Since the Vatican apparently deplores using force against invaders they should dismiss the Pontifical Swiss Guard. Since defense isn't a viable reason to use force the Guard serves no purpose.
22 posted on 06/01/2010 3:19:08 PM PDT by untrained skeptic
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To: James C. Bennett
Oh gee...more PR help for left/socialists/commies/terrorists from Catholic Priests and the Vatican.

Will Nuns be next? They were so helpful to the left in stealing our private healthcare and earnings.

23 posted on 06/01/2010 3:24:27 PM PDT by roses of sharon (I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13)
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To: rcrngroup

Just by being a Christian in plain sight and available to bring the sacraments to the Gazans, he’s a positive presence. If you suspect he supports terrorists, I’m guessing you know nothing about the way priests live and work. He doesn’t have to be actively converting the muzzies: FYI the community of Palestinian Christians is 2,000 years old. There are those who’d like to see it extinguished. I am not one of them.

As for who started it, Hamas is an islamist organization; political violence among Palestinian Christians is extremely rare.

Treating ordinary people like caged animals without rights is no way to achieve peace. Of course I realize the most extreme advocates of Israel don’t want peace. They want victory through ethnic cleansing. It’s sad and shameful.


24 posted on 06/01/2010 3:36:45 PM PDT by Romulus (The Traditional Latin Mass is the real Youth Mass)
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To: pgkdan; Gilbo_3; hiredhand; Squantos

Ya know...I was raised Catholic...and this time the Vatican and Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, needs to “SHUT THE DAMNED PIE HOLE”.

The Israelis have the complete and total RIGHT to defend their country, their border, their sea lanes as they see fit.

The muzzie trash would kill every Catholic, every Jew, every Protestant they can get their hands on. From the video I saw, these scumbag terrorists were dragging the Israeli commandos off the rappeling ropes and beating the batsnot out of them; the Israelis exercised MORE restraint than I would havem, had I been the commander on the scene - to my mind, this is why God invented helicopter DOOR GUNNERS.

This is what happens when you try to run a blockade. The Muzzie trash were setting this up for an incident, and they got it. Too bad the Israelis didn’t hose them into the ocean with some 7.62 SAW fire.

If the Vatican sides with ANYONE, it should be Israel.

There... I feel better already.

Was that wrong? Was that harsh? Was that mean? Do I care?


25 posted on 06/01/2010 4:01:30 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Romulus

“political violence among Palestinian Christians is extremely rare.”

A lie. The arab Christians (the Philistines were Greek) lined up with their tribesmen against the Jewish people and were active in terrorism against Jewish people. They have since learned their mistake as the muslims now turn on them.

“Treating ordinary people like caged animals without rights is no way to achieve peace.”

I agree. And no one but liars and idiots think the Gazan arabs are treated like caged animals. There is plenty of food, materials, and opportunity in Gaza. They’d have unfettered right to travel -— as they used to have -— until they started killing their Jewish neighbors.

“Of course I realize the most extreme advocates of Israel don’t want peace. They want victory through ethnic cleansing.”

A viscious lie from an evil person. Israel has tried to have a two-state solution since 1948. The arabs will be satisfied with nothing but the death of all Jewish people.

Truth is, if the arabs put down their weapons today, there would be peace.

If the Jewish people put down their weapons, they would be killed.


26 posted on 06/01/2010 4:01:31 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Jewbacca; Gilbo_3; hiredhand; Squantos

“Truth is, if the arabs put down their weapons today, there would be peace....If the Jewish people put down their weapons, they would be killed...”

As would the rest of us.

Anyone out here remember the statement the Muzzie made to the effect of “We’ll get the Saturday People first, and then the Sunday People”???

They’re at WAR with the world; anyone who isn’t Moslem.

Israel wants to be left alone. They have that right. As we all do. But as with ANY right, you only have it if you’re willing to DEFEND it. By any means necessary.


27 posted on 06/01/2010 4:07:34 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Soul Seeker

It makes you wonder whether the Vatican press corps has been hanging out with the very liberal secular press corps for a long time. Your associates will have an effect on your thinking after a while.


28 posted on 06/01/2010 4:55:58 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: NFHale

The war that is being waged on Israel is a war of propaganda. I think that sometimes people fail to understand the full power of propaganda. I think Shakespeare understood it when he said; “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Let’s hope that Israel and the United States can get the upper hand in this propaganda war.


29 posted on 06/01/2010 4:59:33 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: Romulus

Did you just say that the Israelis want victory through ethnic cleansing? If that were the case, the Israelis could have wiped out the Palestinians fifty years ago. Don’t you think the Israelis have enough bombs to wipe out the population of Gaza? The only ethnic cleasing there is is being perpetrated by the Palestinians. And since the city of Bethlehem has been under the Palestinian authority, many of the city’s Christians have been driven out of Bethlehem through religious cleasing by the Moslems. The Jews did not abuse the Christian population, the Palestinians did. This has also happened in Lebanon and Egypt. The Israelis are not perfect as no country is but they are a civilized country.


30 posted on 06/01/2010 5:13:05 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: James C. Bennett
In a written statement released May 31, *JESUIT* Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, called the incident "a very painful event" that church officials were following closely.

Emphasis mine. :-)

31 posted on 06/01/2010 5:44:01 PM PDT by Lauren BaRecall (Paul/Paul2012 - yeah, right! LOL!)
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To: Soul Seeker

Next time, please specify that you’re refering to the LIBS in the Vatican, or else you’ll be castigating the WHOLE Vatican.


32 posted on 06/01/2010 5:51:48 PM PDT by Lauren BaRecall (Paul/Paul2012 - yeah, right! LOL!)
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To: Romulus
Christians are terrorized in every Muslim nation, including Palestine & the Gaza strip. I think you're guessing or speculating what type of work this Spanish priest does as well. I imagine that he probably does administer the sacraments for the few souls brave enough to risk their lives as Christians in a Muslim terrorist country. I never made any insinuation that Palestinian Christians are involved with political violence. They're more interested in simply staying alive in a Muslim country. Just about 100% of terrorist activities in the world today are committed by Islamic terrorists. I also believe that the Spanish priest Hernandez's political sympathies lie totally with the Palestinian Muslim terrorists, as evidenced by his comments condemning Israel for the bloodshed while not making any issue over the IDF soldiers being attacked by steel rods & knives, or the attempt by the ships to run the blockade. If they are so interested in providing relief to the Palestinians, why don't they ask the Egyptian government (Muslim) to transport the supplies through the Sinai peninsula?
33 posted on 06/01/2010 9:26:39 PM PDT by rcrngroup
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To: cradle of freedom

“...Let’s hope that Israel and the United States can get the upper hand in this propaganda war....”

It won’t happen while we have communist assclowns running COngress and the WH.


34 posted on 06/01/2010 9:34:34 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: NFHale
just wow...the meanspiritedness in regards to those poor hungry souls that only desire to get their bellies full...oh wait you were talkin about feedin the fish...nevermind...

thats why i dont run a country, cause id have sunk the damned ship and beat the survivors with pipes...

35 posted on 06/01/2010 10:05:57 PM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: Gilbo_3

“...cause id have sunk the damned ship and beat the survivors with pipes....”

The only sound you’d hear from me is “Brrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaapppp”....

In other words, the sounds of a GAU-2C mounted in the door of the chopper...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4ZYWaawipY

Peace through Superior Firepower

Enjoy!


36 posted on 06/02/2010 9:04:57 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: James C. Bennett
He said that the Catholic Church is always opposed to violence "no matter where it comes from"

An infantile view of world.

37 posted on 06/27/2010 10:00:47 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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