I kind of figured this as I slogged through the countless anti-clerical comments in that breaking fake-news post.
[I]t’s worth noting further that the pope’s wish for Abbas is expressed in the subjunctive mode: “che lei possa essere un angelo della pace.” The level of dubiousness or “unfulfilledness” conveyed by the subjunctive mode in romance languages is something English no longer has a strong equivalent for. A more exact translation of the idea in English would be something like “may it be that you become an angel of peace,” or “let it be that you become an angel of peace.”—from the article
A lie goes around the world before the truth can get its pants on.
This man is calling for a two state solution which means the division of Israel. God commands that the land, His land, not be divided.
What? The pope does not read nor follow God’s commands?
Not sure I would want the “peace” deal they might all come up with, but at least get competent translators before you blast some derogatory impression all over the world.
This is interesting, and it reinforces my impression that this Pope is not sophisticated in his interaction with press.
Pope Francis seems to be a bit naive, and he expects the press to correctly report what he says. However, the press, senses that Pope Francis is popular, and then they twist his words or omit important parts of his words to make it appear that PF is a liberal - in the sense that the press is liberal.
Pope Francis is liberal in the sense that he is an advocate for the poor, and wants us all to behave in a Christian manner toward the less fortunate. The press interprets this to mean that PF is politically liberal. I don’t really think this is so. It is a case that religious meaning of liberal is not the same as the secular meaning of liberal - which the press interprets as big government and throwing money at each and every problem.
That is why I think PF is a bit naïve - he is too trusting and inadvertently give the secularists openings so they can claim PF as “their Pope”.
As for the subject of global warming - PF should not be promoting this political theory. It’s OK for him to advocate good stewardship of God’s creation - but he should avoid the hot subject of man-made GW. Just my humble opinion.
He presented Abbas with a medallion and explained that it represented the “angel of peace destroying the bad spirit of war.”
Francis said he thought the gift was appropriate since “you are an angel of peace.”
So he's not an "angel of peace" but he is a "man of peace"! And somehow that's a relief to Catholics?
Whether he did or did not only matterers academically. This pope is a socialist progressive and he is political not religious. He needs to stick to his religion and leave the political statements to the evil doers.
Notice that the numbers of Christians gets lower every passing day? Why does the pope not get it? HE is the problem!
All Muslims are worshipers of satan.