2006-09-18 05:33:41 · 9 answers · asked by bookworm10956 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Here is a link to the English translation of the Pope's controversial speech: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2006/september/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060912_university-regensburg_en.html
With love in Christ.
2006-09-18 08:34:38 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Truth.
Actually he only made a reference to those who seek to convert others by the sword and how that is a perversion of God's will. The source of the reference came from a long dead byzantine (I think) emperor who was having difficulties with the rise of Islam in Asia Minor. Neither Pope Benedict or our long dead byzantine friend referred to Islam by name.
The fact is that muslims around the world, especially in the arab world, will use any pretext for expanded jihad against non-muslim infidels. This is just the latest example.
The truly troubling thing is that the Vatican cowed and issued an apology for telling the truth. One should never have to apologize for the truth, especially the when it comes from one who is seen by almost 2 billion people as being a paragon of truth.
Pope Benedict, the Vatican and Catholicism as a whole will long regret their public display of weakness and cowardice.
2006-09-18 05:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE TRUTH!!!
voilence is an integral part of ISLAM and also judaism , but the difference between these two is that the judes do not really practice their religion but muslims do!you know such rules like stoning can be found in judaism! but it's some time they don't do them,but muslims do!
but Mr.pope must know that christianity is not also a perfect religion and of course it is much lighter and cooler in comparison but it has also alot of problems, to find them out you only need to compare the 4 main evangels to get the paradoxes between'em!!
sorry to say that but the time of radical religionism is expired and the human being today can't live with the surmons of 1400 or 2000 years ago!
the religion of today is humanity,philanthropism and peace and all the humans know what these words mean without the admonishments of anyone or any religion!
belive it we all have a better world WITHOUT RELIGIONS!
please study about the religion you belive in!
2006-09-18 06:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by amirsaeed2007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have any of you been to a Muslim country? well i guess you havnt so how woul you know if Muslims are violant or not if you havnt actully seen it for your self. Ive been to pakistan and no one there (in my area that i stayed in) encouraged violance. Infact i was there when the London bombing happened and what a shop keeper said to me was "Shave your beared or they will call you a terorist and say you blew the busses up" and my neighbour said "Here we go again another reason for them to say Islam is bad and to steal the wealth of another Muslim country". Pakistan is peacefull but the unfair trade has really destroyed their economy leaving people in great poverty. The shop keeper also tolled me "If you give a person £10 in pakistani money which isnt much to you but to them they will get a gun and kill who ever you want to be killed" And so what do you think of the "Islamic terrorists" well i think they are arabs bribed with money to make video clips and blow them selves up because in Islam killing one person is like killing the whole of mankind also suicide isnt an option one will not go to heaven if they commit such act.
Islam doesnt spread violance but peace, if it spreads violance then why is it the worlds fastest growing religion? It has been predicted in another 50 years Islam will be the worlds largest religion... so if the Byzantine is true then why is it that i never heared or read anything about violance of any way aloud in Islam? I am a Muslim (age 17) and am in college studying R.E (Islamic studies) also been studying Islam before
and i have never come accros any Prophet or the Quran and Hadith in Islam advising the followers of Allah to commit violentic acts. There is approx 1.6 billion Muslims in the world and if Muslims are terrorists then why arnt 1.6 billion Muslims bombing the world right now?
It is good that the Pope has apologized and i also dont agree with those protesting by burning and destroying a Church. There is a small minority of Muslim that commit such acts but the media makes it out as if all the Muslims are like that.
The Mosques are very clean so i dont know what you talking about, Muslim brothers help to keep it clean (thats if it gets durty which is unlickely but sometimes there is dust and other material ) Muslims have been building buetiful Mosque's before Newton came out with the three laws of motion.
If there are any more quetion i suggest you click on the link below and read and ask question on the website.
http://www.yanabi.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=18&threadid=22032&forumid=1#146846
2006-09-18 05:56:17 · answer #4 · answered by Farhan 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
so he spoke the truth!
Retaliation was burning pictures of the pope, violence and a nun got killed. The muslim religion is
S E L F E X P L A I N A T O R Y!
2006-09-18 06:23:47 · answer #5 · answered by greenie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The remarks came last Tuesday, when the pope spoke to professors in Germany and quoted 14th-century Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached," Benedict quoted.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/17/pope.islam/index.html?section=cnn_topstories
2006-09-18 05:45:51 · answer #6 · answered by Love of Truth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
QUOTE FROM NEW REVISED CATHOLIC CATECHISM...
"The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day."
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francis follows the catholic catechism
BUT...
Jesus said,
"I am the way the truth & the life ... unless ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins"
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SO, WHO'S RIGHT: JESUS OR FRANCIS?
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http://biblelight.net/newcat.htm
2015-09-30 16:34:32 · answer #7 · answered by bk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he quoted from another pope back in time ,quoted ,did you hear that Muslim's ,not ,said quoted, that there religion is violent quite right too
2006-09-18 05:42:23 · answer #8 · answered by Huggles [mozzafan] 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he complimented them on their peacefull means to settle conflicts
2006-09-18 20:45:43 · answer #9 · answered by acid tongue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋