Benedict's is the first Pope of the communication age to plunge heavy into politics. The moment an actor takes a political position, either left or right, he immediately polarizes close to half his fan base...it appears this Pope is the first to be stupid enough to fall into this trap.
I was a catholic...but am agnostic now, however, as many people, I still had some modicum of sympathy or loyalty to the church until Bendict. He was the final severance for me...and now i just lie to my older mother when she asks. His political views make him no better than a Mullah and in my view, in this new communication age, he could well end the the church.
If you apologize for Benedict, thats your choice but in my view, hes ignorant as hades and likely an anti-semite. Whether hes anti-semitic or not, i now have the taste in my mouth I had after I heard Johnny Depp hate on America and say, among other thing, he would never ever raise his kids in America.
2006-08-07 11:25:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
--Is Catholic--
What exactly is your problem with Pope Benedict XVI? It seems to me that you have said nothing about him. You have no idea about his political views because you do not quote them. You prattle and say nothing. B16 has not spoken against America, in fact if you have, you would know that he thinks that the American form of government is truly unique and has been very beneficial to the world.
Additional B16 is much less political than other Popes. Have you read the writings of the early 19th century Popes?
Have you ever read Vatican II? That is a set of documents that is heavy into civics.
Have you ever read the writings of Islamic Clerics? No you haven't because if you did, you would not compare them to B16.
Have you ever read the writings of B16 on the Jews? No you haven't because if you did, you wouldn't call him an anti-semite, you would instead call him a great friend of the Jews.
Ignorant? No, a person is ignorant if that speak on something that they do not know. What is the worth of your words?
2006-08-09 10:58:47 · answer #1 · answered by Liet Kynes 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We can only pray it does, or is he the real anti-christ? There seems to have been so many of them I have a hard time keeping up.
2006-08-07 13:12:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO.
It is beleaved that he is the last TRUE pope, there will be another after him!
2006-08-07 11:34:50 · answer #3 · answered by Grandreal 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋