 "Then I told them the same silly nonsense that you did about Islam!" |
Posted on 07/31/2016 5:33:24 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Pope spoke to reporters on the flight back to Rome from Kraków
Speaking to journalists aboard his return flight from Kraków, Poland, on Sunday, Pope Francis said that violence exists in all religions, including Catholicism, and it cannot be pinned to one single religion.
“I do not like to speak of Islamic violence because everyday when I look through the papers, I see violence here in Italy,” the Pope told reporters.
“And they are baptised Catholics. There are violent Catholics. If I speak of Islamic violence, I also have to speak of Catholic violence,” he added.
Spending about 30 minutes with reporters and responding to six questions, Pope Francis was asked to elaborate on comments he had made flying to Poland on July 27 when he told the journalists that religions are not at war and want peace.
The Pope’s initial comment came in speaking about the murder July 26 of an elderly priest during Mass in a Catholic church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France. Two men, armed with knives, entered the church during Mass. The attackers murdered 84-year-old Father Jacques Hamel, slitting his throat. ISIS later claimed responsibility for the murder.
Although the death of the French priest was committed in the name of Islam, the Pope said that it is unfair to label an entire religion violent because of the actions of a few fundamentalists.
One thing is true. I believe that in almost all religions, there is always a small fundamentalist group. We have them, too,” the Pope said. “When fundamentalism goes to the point of killing — you can even kill with the tongue. This is what St James says, but (you can kill) also with a knife. ”
He added: “I do not think it is right to identify Islam with violence. This is not right and.......
(Excerpt) Read more at catholicherald.co.uk ...
This guy has once and forever decided the question of Papal infallibility.
The Pope is right. There are dozens of peaceful Muslims in the world, and it is not appropriate to generalize from the hundreds of millions of Muslims who engage in or support violence and condemn the peaceful ones too.
Pope needs to invite several hundred to VCity for a week or so vacation.
Here’s some reading for the pope and for those who haven’t seen this list before and have a LOT of free time:
https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/site/the-list.aspx
Scroll down to the bottom to “List of attacks.”
Here’s a sample from the last 30 days:
https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks/attacks.aspx?Yr=Last30
Sorry Pope, gotta disagree with you on that one. It is not only written in their terror manual that masquerades as a holy book... It is written all over recent history.
Lighten up francis.
“Catholics and Christians commit crimes yes, but not in the name of Jesus. That is the difference and only a naïve fool would fail to understand that.”
It is a typical leftist talking point. Smear an ideology because of the actions of a few that act against the precepts.
Forgive an ideology the pushes violence.
This is Marxism, not Christianity.
This violence had nothing to do with Catholicism which is a religion of peace
Are you sure this was not a deranged pastafarian?
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"Then I told them the same silly nonsense that you did about Islam!" |
I don’t think any intelligent people take any of Bergoglio’s lies seriously any longer. He is a lifelong lefty subversive, totally at the service of the worldwide lefty powers-that-be, which includes jihad.
I’m a Protestant (we have our own problems) with many Catholic friends on Free Republic. Nonetheless, I have to say this Pope drives me nuts. All previous Popes I respected, and if I disagreed, I had to search my soul as to why. This Pope? . . . not so much.
Oldplayer
How about just EVIL?
Man, Francis has gone nuts. I haven’t said anything NEAR like he does and he is revered by people. Life is not fair, that’s for sure. I least I tell the truth.
What a MORON
Are bears Catholic? Does the Pope s__t in the woods? I dunno...
For the zillionth time, the Pope can spout his idiotic, dishonest political sewage all day and all night—and it has absolutely no bearing on Papal Infallibility. Look up Papal Infallibility on Wikipedia to find out what it is.
Why?????? Why does he excuse this violent and evil religion??? Would John Paull II have done that?
Pope Pander speaks.
Collectives R Us ALERT!
From another thread:
“CAIR wants to have August declared as Muslim appreciation month for California (HR 59). Bill is going to be submitted 1 Aug 16 by Assemblyman Bill Quirk
Well here is. . .
Stats on Muslim attacks for 2016
Islamic Terror attacks 2016
During this time period, there were 1274 Islamic attacks in 50 countries, in which 11774 people were killed and 14303 injured...... and America is next?
https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/terror-2016.htm
If as Muslims claim that their religion is a religion of PEACE, then why not establish a HOTLINE for Muslims to report on terrorist activities within their communities !
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