[Slings and Arrows]

The authors of this article are obviously pro-Palesimian, and I urge skepticism on that basis. Nevertheless, I fear that His Holiness has just tried to douse burning embers with gasoline.

[jocon307]

Sorry, I guess I might be best described as a failed Catholic. But this pope is a disaster.

How did we get from Benedict to this guy?

I think he is a South American Jesuit Communist and he is very disturbing.

You know, the pope should every day ask to see the NY Times,etc. and if they say he is doing a good job he should say: Oh heck, I’m really messing up!

[Telepathic Intruder]

"The authors of this article are obviously pro-Palesimian"

There are in fact a lot of partial quotes, padded with what YAHOO! apparently thinks should have been said. It may be that the Pope doesn't want to appear too strongly to take sides.

[iowamark]

Don’t make too much out of diplomatic niceties.

[rbg81]

I guess his Holiness is just fine with the suicide bombings that the Wall effectively stopped.

I am not Catholic, but the evidence increasingly shows that the Pope is a Leftist.

[SkyPilot]

The Palestinian murder of innocent Israeli civilians (that has been going on now for decades), and Israel's legitimate defense of itself and its citizens is NOT a moral equivalency - but Francis is framing the issue in exactly that fashion.

This guy cannot even discern homosexual sin, much less Palestinian terrorism.

[redgolum]

The Catholic church has typically felt sympathy for Christians in the Holy Land. Let’s just they are not on the happy side of the wall

[grania]

I thought Benedict's visit to the Mideast seemed respectful and even handed. His style of discussing world events from a religious viewpoint might be what's needed. He did call for an end to arming the insurgents who are slaughtering Christians. He did set up a meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the Vatican.

Maybe he can accomplish something to end the global madness that could destroy world civilization. No one else is.

[a fool in paradise]

The authors of this article are obviously pro-Palesimian, and I urge skepticism on that basis

Pro-Palestinian War activists at Al Reuters? Really????

[mojito]

He pointedly called Abbas a "man of peace."

The Holy Father has been sadly and grossly misinformed.