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Bill O'ReillyL: Vatican has gone quiet
when we need it most
NY Daily News ^
| July 14th, 2003
| Bill O'Reilly
Posted on 07/14/2003 11:56:28 AM PDT by presidio9
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To: presidio9
.. as Pope, he must always advocate the search for peaceful solutions to the world's problems.Why? His job is to promote salvation throught Jesus Christ, not create paradise on earth. Jesus said, "I didn't come to bring peace, but a sword."
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posted on
07/14/2003 12:31:27 PM PDT
by
aimhigh
To: fooman
Never forget that Bill O'Reilly is one step above Jerry Springer on the journalistic scale. He got his start on "A Current Affair," and he is addressing this issue now, after the Vatican installed the very conservative Bishop O'Mallley in Boston, not because there are any new developments, or because it needs to be said now, but because it is a controversial subject and it will cause a few more people to watch his lame program tonight.
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posted on
07/14/2003 12:33:34 PM PDT
by
presidio9
(RUN AL, RUN!!!)
To: aimhigh
He also said "all who draw the sword will die be the sword," but that's neither here nor there.
The Pope is a spiritual shepherd, not a statesman.
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posted on
07/14/2003 12:36:46 PM PDT
by
presidio9
(RUN AL, RUN!!!)
To: presidio9
Catholics believe that there is such a thing as a just war - even an obligation to wage one in certain circumstances.
If there ever were a clear, unambiguous example of such a war, I would hope that the Holy Father would support it.
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posted on
07/14/2003 12:41:34 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: presidio9
The Pope is a spiritual shepherd, not a statesman. Then why did he basically state in a public fashion his opinions on the War in Iraq? And why did it sound so suspiciously Hollywood? Why didn't he speak out on the horrors of mass murder, and on the absurdity of totalitarian rule?
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posted on
07/14/2003 12:52:31 PM PDT
by
mallardx
To: presidio9
Don't forget that while the John Paul II may be personally appalled by Islamic terrorism, as Pope, he must always advocate the search for peaceful solutions to the world's problems.
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Where's Pope Urban II when ya' really need him?
To: mallardx
The Pope's statements on Iraq were distorted by the liberal press, for obvious purposes. There were one or two cardinals in Rome who made fools of themselves over Iraq, but the Pope's statements were measured and reasonable--and distorted by the media as they often are.
Do you really believe the NY Times and the Washington Post? Or maybe CNN and Newsweak?
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posted on
07/14/2003 12:57:13 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: mallardx
Why didn't he speak out on the horrors of mass murder, and on the absurdity of totalitarian rule?Perhaps he favors the praise of man more than the praise of God. John the Baptist favored the praise of God. Blessed are those who suffer for righteousness sake.
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posted on
07/14/2003 12:58:01 PM PDT
by
aimhigh
To: mallardx
Selective recall on your part.
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posted on
07/14/2003 12:58:18 PM PDT
by
presidio9
(RUN AL, RUN!!!)
To: newgeezer
I don't think O'Reilly thinks prayer is a waste of time. He probably thinks (as I do) that there are things in addition to prayer that only the Pope can do, such as really hammer the American bishops on the issue of homosexuals in the priesthood. If prayer alone were enough, there wouldn't be a problem in the first place, since no one doubts the Pope always earnestly prays for the good of the Church and the world.
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:02:59 PM PDT
by
utahagen
To: Cicero
OK, I don't have the transcripts in front of me, so I will accept that I may have been misled. I just remember his statements REALLY chapping my hide over the Iraq War issue, and I hope I'm wrong if I induced that he was seriously anti-Bush and Pro-Hussein...
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:03:28 PM PDT
by
mallardx
To: StarFan; Dutchy; Gracey; Alamo-Girl; RottiBiz; lonevoice; bamabaseballmom; FoxGirl; Mr. Bob; ...
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:07:35 PM PDT
by
nutmeg
To: firebrand; Coleus
FYI
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:08:16 PM PDT
by
nutmeg
To: aimhigh
Are you even a Catholic?
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:13:19 PM PDT
by
presidio9
(RUN AL, RUN!!!)
To: presidio9
Unfortunately, you are right. Sometimes I feel like I am being loyal to fox because of CNN and the lamestream media.
Britt and Tony are the only two I look forward too. Maybe Neil. Shep, Hanity and Greta are ok.
Bill has turned into a real blowhard.
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:17:25 PM PDT
by
fooman
(Get real with Kim Jung Mentally Ill about proliferation)
To: presidio9
The Pope is a spiritual shepherd, not a statesman.>>>>>
The Pope is a head of state as well, Vatican City is its own sovereign soil with the pope as it's head of state. The UN also recognizes it as a seaparate country with the Pope being the head where they appoint an ambassador to the UN.
That is why, constitutionally, the president, as chief ambassador, usually greets the pope when he comes to America. He doesn't have to do it with any other religious leader since they are not a head of state.
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:36:33 PM PDT
by
Coleus
(God is Pro Life and Straight and gave an innate predisposition for self-preservation and protection)
To: mallardx
There was an interesting thread about this topic a couple of months ago. If you want to see what the pope really said about the war, click
here.
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:41:59 PM PDT
by
ishmac
To: Coleus
Riiiiight... But for the purposes of his views on world events, he's not a statesman. There are 450 citizens of the Holy See.
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:42:28 PM PDT
by
presidio9
(RUN AL, RUN!!!)
To: Cicero
The Pope's statements on Iraq were distorted by the liberal press, for obvious purposes.I thought I knew what media bias was until I became Catholic. I'm tempted to say that when journalists report something about the Pope, they're infallibly wrong. I never put credence in any of the Holy Father's alleged statements until I read them myself at zenit.com, vatican.va or some other reliable source.
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:52:11 PM PDT
by
ishmac
To: utahagen
I don't think O'Reilly thinks prayer is a waste of time. He probably thinks (as I do) that there are things in addition to prayer that only the Pope can do, such as really hammer the American bishops on the issue of homosexuals in the priesthood. Then again, O'Reilly might prefer the velvet glove to the hammer, given his vacillation on the subject [quoted in the July 14 Federalist]:
"The only heat I take on the gay stuff is from very, very religious people. Ninety percent of Americans don't care what [homosexuals] do.... Ten percent are fanatics. They think they're going to hell, and they want you to go to hell.... There are millions of Americans who are never going to accept [homosexuals], primarily on religious grounds.... You're never going to convince the holy rollers that you're not an abomination, because they're going to quote the Old Testament." --Bill O'Reilly on "gay marriage" in an interview for the homosexual advocacy magazine, The Advocate [Federalist editors' comment:**Who said O'Reilly, who claims to be Catholic, can't dance on one foot -- his LEFT!]
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:10:36 PM PDT
by
rhema
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