Pope criticises islam - is that RICH or what?

Question

let me get this straight, the catholic church, aka crusaders, south american invaders (who were in a "holy war" to spread christianity), perpetrators of the spanish inquisition, supporters of facist spain and italy and pope bendict who served in THE HITLER'S YOUTH criticising islam! hypocricy or what?

Nick, thax for the rational answer, but

islamics arent giving you a choice between islam and death, they want you out of their countries. also, the spanish inquisition was not in the 17th century, it was in the 19th, and support for facist italy and spain was 60 years ago

Answer 1

Just as you have the right to criticize the Pope. The Pope has the right to speak out on the modern day carnage being done to the world by the Islamic radical fascists. True, the Christians in the early days of 1500 to the 1700's went about spreading the Christian babble in the world the wrong way. The Pope being a Hitler Youth has no bearing on how he is now. Like many in life they have chosen to do wrong things, the Pope had to choose to be in the Hitlers Youth or maybe die. Much like the choice the Islamic radicals are giving the whole world now. Be Islamic or die. The Pope figured it out, as it was the wrong choice, I hope you can figure it out that Islamic principles are the wrong choice for the world.

God Bless you and Alla

Answer 2

Don’t you see the irony in Muslims being able to desecrate a Christian Temple in Jerusalem by spreading feces on images of Christ? But a Christian leader (the Pope) can’t remind people of what 14th century Byzantine emperor Manuel Paleolous II said about the profit Mohammad several hundred years ago. It wasn’t even the Popes own words or thought. He was repeating what Paleolous II supposedly said. . What’s with the hypersensitivity anyway?

The Muslims can dance in the streets; shout and yell; raise their fists all they want to but I do not believe the Pope owes Muslims an apology for anything.

Some have contended the terrorists are a form of radical Islam and a small minority of the faith. They say the large majority of Muslims are a peaceful people. I am beginning to wonder about these claims when I see the reported millions in the streets protesting what the Pope repeated.

Two faced or what? Is Islam a peaceful religion or a violence based religion? By what I am seeing and hearing, I would have to conclude the latter.

Answer 3

rimrock - you are foolish if you believe the radical Islamists just want Westerns out of "their" countries!
Why are they exporting their hatred worldwide?
What designates an Islamic country? At what point in history?
Just as Christian nations were once controlled by non-believers, Islamic countries were once controlled by infidels. It wasn't that long ago Lebanon was a mainly Christian country. The Lebanon's Christians have been leaving due to lack of opportunity & harrassment from their Islamic brothers.
If these "Islamic" countries just want westerners out of their countries, fine!
I hereby order all westerners out. But in return, the Islamic countries must take back all of their ex-pats. All new Visas for Islamic people limited to 15 days & must have a $1 million bond posted with the country being visited.

Answer 4

The Pope has no reason to apologize, he quoted a 14th century emperor and it was taken out of context. I know of no other religion in recent history that has been as militant, radical, and terroristic as the Islamic radicals. Almost all terrorist acts have been in the name of Islam, all beheadings, suicide bombing, and torture has been in the name of Islam. The rest of the world should demand an apology from the Islamic clerics, and a pledge for them to stop the senseless violence done by these so called true believers.

Answer 5

Pope's remarks, though insulting to Islam and its adherents are more politically motivated. Remember, pope is not alone in giving this statement, or these are not random remarks, these remarks were very carefully chosen and spoken through him. When religion and politics mix, the results are often misleading. Pope is a human but also a pawn in the hands of his hunchmen. I would suggest to pope to study Quran and the history of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, before any further public comments. i would suggest him to go to www.alislam.org to complete his Islamic education. Good luck Pope!!!

Answer 6

"The pope spoke about Islam without reading first its scriptures, the Noble Qur'an, and Prophet Muhammad's hadiths, but sufficed to cite a conversation between a Byzantine emperor and a Persian Muslim intellectual," said in a statement, a copy of which was sent to IslamOnline.net.

"The pope forgot that Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) came with a message that struck the right balance between this life and the Hereafter, between individual and society and between rights and duties," he added.

"Everything that Prophet Muhammad brought was good and by far surpassed the things brought by Christianity and Judaism," he continued.

Sheikh Qaradawi said Jihad in Islam is for self-defense and not to impose the Muslim faith on someone and the Noble Qur'an says: "There is no compulsion in religion."

"To say hat Prophet Muhammad brought evil and inhuman things like spreading faith by the sword is either a calumny or pure ignorance, in effect."

And the prominent scholar wondered: "Does the pope want to close the door on dialogue and new crusades to be readied?"

"We hoped that the pope would call for a constructive dialogue between all religions and civilizations to lay to rest clashes and feuds," he said.

Din Syamsuddin, chairman of Muhammadiyah, the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, echoed Qaradawi's statements.

"The Pope's statements reflect his lack of wisdom. It is obvious from the statements that the Pope doesn't have a correct understanding of Islam," Syamsuddin told Reuters.

The Pakistani parliament Friday also unanimously called on the pontiff to take back his words.

"This House demands that the pope should retract his remarks in the interest of harmony between religions," said the resolution passed by the National Assembly of the overwhelmingly Muslim country.

Crusade Language

Sheikh Qaradawi wondered: "Does the pope want to close the door on dialogue and new crusades to be readied?"

The comments also stirred anger in India with the head of the National Commission for Minorities saying the Pope sounded like a medieval crusader.

"The language used by the pope sounds like that of his 12th century counterpart who ordered the crusades," said Hamid Ansari, chairman of the National Commission for Minorities.

A member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board also slammed the pope's words, saying they were "nothing but blasphemy," and called on Muslims to "exercise restraint and not lose their cool."

In Turkey, the Anatolian state news agency quoted Ali Bardakoglu, the head of Ankara's Directorate General for Religious Affairs, as describing the Pope's words as "extremely regrettable".

"I do not see any use in somebody visiting the Islamic world who thinks in this way about the holy prophet of Islam. He should first rid himself of feelings of hate," NTV's website quoted Bardakoglu as saying.

Bardakoglu, whose directorate controls all imams in Turkey and sends imams to Turkish communities abroad, recalled atrocities committed by Roman Catholic Crusaders during the Middle Ages in the name of their faith against Orthodox Christians and Jews as well as Muslims.

Answer 7

Maybe this is a good thing. One of my favorite sayings is, "When you understand why you reject all the other religions in the world [except your own], you will begin to understand why I reject your's too."

Answer 8

Irony is thick
Like the head of Rottweiler
God will spank that man

Answer 9

he didnt' say it.. he just read a conversation from revisionist history

that's pretty much we have to go with and you can't blame him for his own words

see also Moron 4: 2 - 5

Answer 10

I think the POPE made a fool of himself.....with his remarks on ISLAM & if the christians do it is it holy war.....if the muslim does it its terrorist DOUBLE STANDARD