GabTweetPosted on 11/06/2023 12:55:53 PM PST by ebb tide
In a new book recounting the last 10 years of his pontificate, Pope Francis is defending Islam as a "religion of peace" and suggesting the possibility of making celibacy optional for Latin rite priests.
Non Sei Solo: Sfide, Risposte, Speranze (You Are Not Alone: Challenges, Answers, Hopes), published in Italian and released Tuesday, is a series of dialogues with journalists Sergio Rubin and Francesca Ambrogetti.
The pontiff calls upon Europe to integrate Muslim migrants, insisting that "radical Islam is a problem and represents a perversion of religiosity because Islam, in truth, is a religion of peace and the majority of its members are peaceful."
"As they say, either you are a terrorist or you are a Muslim. Then, by the way, we find fundamentalism in all religions," Francis observes. "Radical Islam is a perversion because it is a religion that talks about peace."
The pope narrates an encounter with an apostolic nuncio destined for an African country. The nuncio described how Muslims in the cathedral of his capital would form a long queue to cross the "holy door" and obtain jubilee indulgences.
The Muslim devotees then headed for the altar "where they find the image of the Madonna because Mary is venerated in Islam," the nuncio told Pope Francis.
"In any case, I consider myself ignorant when it comes to international politics, but I believe that the rise of ISIS [Islamic State] is based on an unfortunate Western choice," Francis notes, blaming the West for the creation of the terrorist Muslim outfit.
Celibacy is torture; it becomes impossible if one experiences it badly.
"The Gulf War was a real disgrace, not to say one of the worst cruelties. Saddam Hussein was certainly no little angel, on the contrary, but Iraq was a fairly stable country. Warning: I am not defending Gaddafi or Hussein. But what did the war leave behind?" asks the pontiff.
"Organized anarchy and more war. Therefore, I believe that we must not export our democracy to other countries, but rather help them develop a process of democratic maturation according to their characteristics," Francis notes.
"Don't go to war to import a democracy that their people are unable to assimilate," he warns. There are countries that have a monarchical system and that will probably never accept a democracy, but we can certainly contribute to ensuring that there is greater participation."
"Let's think about Libya, which seems to be able to be led only by very strong personalities like Gaddafi. A Libyan told me that they once had only one Gaddafi, but now they have 53," Francis adds.
I could issue a decree that changes the requirements for entering the conclave.
Asked about traditionalist Catholics who do not like his "approachable attitude" and his "accessible language," the pope responded, "Many are scandalized because they claim I am desacralizing the papacy. They belong to the, let us say, more aristocratic sectors. On the contrary, the simple people feel a just veneration for the pope."
Emphasizing that holy orders, including the diaconate, are "reserved for men," Francis argues that, in theory, a woman could be a cardinal, since "the cardinalate is not connected to the sacrament of orders, but rather to the function of advisor to the pope."
If, however, women were to be made cardinals, "I could issue a decree that changes the requirements for entering the conclave and allows a bishop who is not a cardinal to participate," since only bishops can elect a pope.
On ordaining women deacons, Francis points out that "there were different opinions on whether or not they [deaconesses in the Early Church] had the sacrament of [holy] orders."
Regarding mandatory celibacy for Latin rite priests, Francis explains that celibacy "is a disciplinary issue, which implies that a pope could arrange for it to become optional."
"Let my successor arrange it if he deems it appropriate," he remarks. "Celibacy is torture; it becomes impossible if one experiences it badly. But it is no less true that if one lives it with the fruitfulness of the ministry he has chosen, it is not only bearable but also beautiful. It's obvious that a vocation is needed."
Dr. Ruud Koopmans, professor of sociology and migration research at the Humboldt University of Berlin and director of the research unit at the Berlin Social Science Centre, has debunked Francis' claim that most Muslims are peace-loving and that those who support violence in the name of Islam are only a tiny minority.
I am very conservative with my estimate of 50 million violent Muslims.GabTweet
Of the 1.5 billion adult Muslims in the world, more than 50 million are willing to sanction violence, Koopmans concludes, noting that half the world's Muslim population is "attached to an archconservative Islam that places little worth on the rights of women, homosexuals and people of other faiths."
Koopmans' estimate concurs with a 2013 Pew report that found that in a majority of Muslim countries, only half of Muslims said they were concerned about religious extremism. Nearly 100 million Muslims worldwide believe the that 9/11 attacks were completely justified.
Moreover, according to the report, 14% of Muslims said that suicide attacks against civilians are justified in defending Islam.
Even though not all these Muslims would be prepared to engage directly in violence, "they support the radicals, they encourage them and provide them shelter or simply keep their mouths shut when they observe radicalization," Koopmans stresses.
"I am very conservative with my estimate of 50 million violent Muslims," he acknowledges.
Koopmans' team undertook extensive research on 9,000 immigrant Muslims in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium and Sweden who came from Turkey and Morocco.
The researcher also cites the study on Muslims in Germany that was commissioned by Germany's Ministry of the Interior in 2007, which revealed that 8% of German Muslims agreed with using violence against unbelievers.
In the Netherlands, the 2010 study on Salafism and Jihadism in the Netherlands found that 11% of Dutch Muslims agreed with this statement: "There are situations where it is acceptable for me, from the point of view of my religion, that I use violence."
Islam is not a religion but a Political System.
Read material from Professor Bill Warner for the TRUTH.
The peace of the grave.
Well stated, Ann Archy...
LIAR!!!
In our world what we call terrorism, in their world is just Muslims doing as the Holy Quran commands them.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16955 This is a link to a free book on Gutenberg.org, three translations by 3 Imams of the Holy Quran side by side.
Remember in one memorable scene, one of Scott's lines says it all: As Patton surveys the positive results of the battle in progress between Allied forces and the Nazi army in northern Africa, he proclaims, “Rommel, you magnificent bastard, I read your book!”
Every non Muslim needs to read the enemy's book.
Until they do, and then behave accordingly, this madness will never end.
We have some choices:
The Muslims kill or convert all of us.
We kill all of them and destroy every Holy Quran in the world.
They live in their part of the earth and we live in ours, with them not allowed in our part.
YOUR pope elected according to Catholic protocol by YOUR College of Cardinals.
Enjoy.
EVERY liberal, deep down, is an elitist. There are no exceptions.
Well ... there are reasons for doubt about that. Specifically, doubt about whether Benedict's resignation was made under duress, and whether it was valid in view of his contention that he retained some of the prerogatives of the Papal office. (The "munus" vs "ministerium" debate.)
Seems to me that a pope should at least believe in God.
> The pontiff calls upon Europe to integrate Muslim migrants… <
Awhile back I did a calculation. Based on its size, Vatican City can take in at least 2500 migrants. And there is room in the Vatican Gardens to build housing for them all.
Yet Francis has not instructed the Swiss Guards to permanently admit one and all.
I wonder why. Perhaps Francis is a hypocrite of the worst kind.
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In 846 AD Muslim raiders plundered the Vatican, sacking Old St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s.
Why? They were and are part of the World of War in Muslim’s world view. Unfortunately they also view most of Spain, and a lot of Eastern Europe as part of the World of Peace (belonging to Islam) and occupied by the infidel forces. The rest of the world (The world of War) is up for grabs, and meant to be converted and conquered in their god’s name.
Now you know why the Vatican has a wall. It was was outside the wall of Rome and sacked by Muslims. they built the was to protect the Vatican from further sacking.
And now the head of the Roman Catholic Church declared that Islam is a religion of peace.
Remember if Israel laid down it arms it would be conquered by
Radical Islamists. If the Muslims laid down their arms, there would probably be peace. so please never refer to Islam as a religion of peace.
Joe Biden / Kamala Harris: elected according to U.S. protocol by you registered voters.
Enjoy!
Pope Frankenstein, as False Prophet, will need lotsa muslims to do all those beheadings during the Tribulation. So it’s no wonder he would kiss up to them.
Commie faggott
A complete HAM ASS.
Your home state voted for the Biden/Harris ticket.
Enjoy!
Pope dimwit.
Voting by the populace is not voting by a select group of men like the College of Cardinals.
YOUR college of Cardinals is the body that elected the pope according to Catholic protocol.
They even sent up the white smoke. They wanted him and installed him. This is where your ruling body of Catholicism is at.
and by their decision he becomes YOUR pope whom you must submit to according to Unum Sanctum at the risk of your eternal soul.
It’s ironic and hypocritical that you all condemn Protestants for not submitting to Rome when you all are so busy rejecting their leadership over you. Catholics want Prots to submit to the very pope they won’t submit to themselves.
The Babylon Bee could not do better.
College of cardinls - electoral college.
You own it.
The Church Age has come to an end.
Maranatha!
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