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Orbán Baits Francis on Islamic ImmigrationBUDAPEST, Hungary (ChurchMilitant.com) - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is punching back after Pope Francis retracted a diplomatic snub and agreed to meet with Hungary's rulers on his forthcoming trip to celebrate Holy Mass at the Eucharistic Congress in September. Orbán with György Jakubinyi, archbishop of Alba Iulia In a Sunday interview with Croatian Catholic weekly Glas Koncila, the Christian politician, who has been disparaged by Pope Francis as a populist and nationalist, dismissed reports of Francis' refusal to meet him on the Hungary papal visit as "false news." Attributing media reports first published by faithful...

Another week, and another violent outburst by members of the religion of peace has compelled me, once again, to write a column that will likely make me glad that my address isn’t listed in the phone book. When Pope Benedict recently quoted an ancient emperor to explain that Islamic chief prophet Mohammed relied on violence to convert non-believers rather than that flaky winning over of hearts and minds stuff, it was enough to make some Islamofascists run right out into the Arab street and drive his point home. But who exactly speaks for Islam? London-based Muslim extremist and riot organizer,...