do you think the pope is lack of knowlege ..arrogant or jealous bec islam is the fatest growing religion?

Answer 1

as many christians are but just wont admit it.

Answer 2

Neither of the choices you offer. Regardless of his motivation, I doubt he intended to offend anyone. Motivation aside Muslims are showing us what they are really about.

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

He certainly is arrogant and most assuredly lacks any knowledge of Islam. nevertheless, the 14th century Byzantine emperor he was quoting was very familiar with Islam. Whether he was arrogant or not, his comments reflected a first hand view of the Islam of the 14th century and its spread by force of arms, not force of reason. That history is not subject to objective dispute.

What I believe escapes Benedict is that those same comments about the militaristic spread of Islam would have accurately described 11th and 12th century Christianity if not Christianity from the 4th through the 18th century, nearly all of which was under the central control of the Catholic Church. So in that regard. I believe Islam is allowed a few more centuries of militant expansion before the Roman Pope gets to criticize, and it has been many years since Islamic armies have invaded foreign lands.

Answer 4

If Islam is the fastest growing religion it is because we are truly in the end times. God has given us many, many centuries to choose Him and His son, Jesus Christ. Now He is hardening the hearts of those who have chosen incorrectly. It is foretold in the Bible that many will choose false religions, such as Islam. God did not reveal more prophecies through Mohamed. The Bible (and its prophecies) was sealed after Christ's revelations to John (the last book of the Bible). And before His death, Christ warned us there would be many false prophets and false Christs. I think the Pope is a very knowledgeable man. Could he be arrogant or jealous? He's human, so yes he could. More likely, he is worried for the immortal souls of those who are choosing to believe in these false religions. That the pope is fervently praying for all to turn to Christ before it is too late. That is what I am praying.

Answer 5

The pope was simply trying to open communications with them and asking them to leave violence out of the picture.

If the Islam community wasn't so sensitive to their own background, this wouldnt have created any uproar at all.

The Catholics have their own background of terror to look back on and have elimated the violence and forced conversion from their books, they are asking the same thing of the Islam community.

Again, I am not a supporter of the Catholic lifestyle, but in this case the pope was simply trying to stop the violence by showing them how long this has been going on, it is nothing new or extreme, it has been a part of their culture and religion from the very start.

Answer 6

He only quoted history. I think many people who are complaining on here didn't even see the statement.

It also looks like history was right, I've seen nothing so far that would show me that islam is not as barbaric today as it was then?


How many christians or any other religions have been shown on tv cutting heads off innocent people?



we are worth a Son to God.

Answer 7

No u misunderstood him and Islam violence from the comment would prove the evil of the religion. Even though the pope didn't say Islam is evil or meant it in anyway he should of Islam is a satanic anti-christ religion

Answer 8

No he sees the threat Islam is bringing to the western world, and when they become the no one religion in the world you will see blood shed beyond your wildest dreams, the Koran will justify there violence towards mankind by forcing you to belong to Islam, that will be the choice you will be given join or die that dam simple.

Answer 9

I think he was right on the money. I went to the nearest mosque and specifically asked them for what they would recommend for an english translation of the Quran. Obviously, they prefered me read it in arabic, but they gave me one.

I went home, I read it. Until recently, only large parts of it (80% or so). I can say I've read the whole thing now.

And what I read of it is mostly a bunch of cultural concepts from the middle east circa 600AD or so, and a determination to rule the world at all costs and without mercy to any but muslims and Allah.

Islam is Evil.

Answer 10

none of the above maybe a bit stupid to make a referance to history that would offend islam but histery is fact and not his fault

Answer 11

Arrogance. Believe me!