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Cardinal Dolan: Civilization is threatened by evils of ISIS
NY Post ^ | February 17, 2015 | Timothy Cardinal Dolan

Posted on 02/17/2015 5:35:59 AM PST by NYer

Along with Pope Francis and so many others, I was deeply saddened to learn of the latest violence by fanatics who see anybody who disagrees with them as their enemy.

These attacks threaten civilization itself.

Whether it’s a massacre in Paris, Indonesia, Nigeria, Syria, Iraq, Iran, India or now in Libya and Egypt, we keep saying, “How much worse can it get?”

And then we woke up Monday morning to see that it did get worse, with this brutal massacre of these young Egyptian Christians in Libya.

They were beheaded for nothing less than their religious convictions. It moves me to prayers. It moves me to tears, yes, as a Christian, but also as an American, who recognizes religious freedom as “our first and most cherished liberty.”

No denying it: There is an orchestrated phobia of Christianity throughout the world today, a coordinated effort on behalf of fanatics to see that true religion which stands for friendship, peace, the dignity of the human person and the sacredness of human life, is stamped out.

These aren’t sporadic attacks. This is part of an orchestrated fanaticism, an ideology that sees Christianity, Judaism and any religion of peace as the enemy.

Fanatics want to take over, and we can’t let that happen. They threaten civilization, everything that is decent and noble about humanity. It is a worldwide crisis that cannot, must not, be ignored.

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1 posted on 02/17/2015 5:35:59 AM PST by NYer
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To: Tax-chick; GregB; SumProVita; narses; bboop; SevenofNine; Ronaldus Magnus; tiki; Salvation; ...
We cannot ignore their cries and cannot let their blood be spilled without it moving us to tears and without saying, “This must stop.”

Ping!

2 posted on 02/17/2015 5:36:40 AM PST by NYer (Without justice - what else is the State but a great band of robbers? - St. Augustine)
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To: NYer

Yes. And when we get ourselves a real President, maybe we’ll take these slimes out. We are the only real force for good anywhere on the planet and our duty is right there in front of us.


3 posted on 02/17/2015 5:42:07 AM PST by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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To: NYer

This is a repeat of the rise of NAZI-ism.

We will, once again, wait until the threat is so large that it will cost the lives of millions to end.


4 posted on 02/17/2015 5:42:10 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (Walker/Cruz 2016)
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To: NYer

5 posted on 02/17/2015 5:43:18 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: NYer
As the Holy Father has stated, we now see an “ecumenism of blood” as men and women of all true creeds — Jewish, Christian and Islamic — unite in abhorrence of these horrors. . . .
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But what we have to do is echo the appeal of Pope Francis. We believe that Islam is — at its root — a religion of peace.. . . .
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6 posted on 02/17/2015 5:48:53 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Doctrine doesn't change. The trick is to find a way around it.)
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To: NYer

Civilization is under Islamic attack - still - 1400 years later.


7 posted on 02/17/2015 5:53:33 AM PST by Paladin2
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“How much worse can it get?”

A lot worse according to the Bible.

My question is, “When will American Christians declare enough is enough, pledge their lives and their wealth and come together to take up arms and fight this evil?”. I hope I’m there to witness it.


8 posted on 02/17/2015 6:06:22 AM PST by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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To: NYer

A Message from the Grand Marshal of the March 17th Gay Pride Parade.


9 posted on 02/17/2015 6:07:31 AM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: NYer

Has anybody from The Pope on down had the guts to say the world needs Jesus?


10 posted on 02/17/2015 6:10:59 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Arthur McGowan
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11 posted on 02/17/2015 6:13:46 AM PST by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Denial...they’re still in it.


12 posted on 02/17/2015 6:15:08 AM PST by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: Travis McGee
Travis, this explains it all:


13 posted on 02/17/2015 6:32:07 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Some say I hate 0bama; "HATE" is a strong word, but in this case NOT STRONG ENOUGH!!)
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To: Travis McGee

+1


14 posted on 02/17/2015 6:39:16 AM PST by Bigg Red (Let's put the ship of state on Cruz Control with Ted Cruz.)
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Still, neither Dolan nor the Pope can bring themselves to say the word Islam or call Muslims to account for their behavior.

The Pope gave a particularly foolish homily today in which he said that “all human beings are capable of going so far as even to destroy brotherhood” (I guess that’s the new way of saying beheading?) and that it was, actually, all the fault of international commerce and the arms trade. I wasn’t aware that things like gasoline and knives were the stock in trade of international arms dealers, but in case you wonder where the jihadis got them...well, the Pope has answered that one in his usual brilliant way. And it’s the fault of “all of us,” in case you wondered if the jihadis were really responsible for their acts.


15 posted on 02/17/2015 6:56:50 AM PST by livius
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Maybe for once it is a hopeful sign that the Church will start to view Islam as a religion from the devil for a change.


16 posted on 02/17/2015 7:15:10 AM PST by Biggirl (2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
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To: Travis McGee

Or as the old saying that is so much is seen in stores where “delicate” stuff is sold, “you break it, you OWN it.”

So the Muslims OWN this.


17 posted on 02/17/2015 7:16:43 AM PST by Biggirl (2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
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To: NYer
Civilization is threatened

Not to be picky, but honoring a saint by marching with perverts threatens the civilization. A knife to the throat does not threaten, it kills.

18 posted on 02/17/2015 7:42:58 AM PST by annalex (fear them not)
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To: Texas Eagle
Has anybody from The Pope on down had the guts to say the world needs Jesus?

Vatican

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Verbatim statements, documents, and multimedia are found there. : )

19 posted on 02/17/2015 10:36:43 AM PST by Grateful2God (Faith alone, not good works? And Mother Teresa wasted all that time with both...)
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The Pope gave a particularly foolish homily today in which he said that “all human beings are capable of going so far as even to destroy brotherhood”

I'd like to address the term "brotherhood" here. It was a term that was used in the Church and even in ads on television by other groups back in my day.

I was instructed as a Catholic that brotherhood meant that we were all God's children, made in His Image and Likeness, and that the color of a person's skin, what they believed, and where their family came from should not stop us from being good to them, even sticking up for them if they got picked on. Simplistic, sure. It was geared toward kids, but that's how I was raised.

Catholics get criticized for the Crusades; now the Pope gets criticized for not doing enough to fight the Muslims. Is he expected to gather up an army? Should he encourage more hatred? All he can do is be an example of kindness. We're going to need that in the times to come, because, if we hate, even if we are persecuted, then the enemies- both the jihadists and the devil himself- will have won.

20 posted on 02/17/2015 11:02:00 AM PST by Grateful2God (Faith alone, not good works? And Mother Teresa wasted all that time with both...)
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