In my opinion the Pope should have said more as He was only saying the truth! And it just proves how evil muslims can be when they would step so low
2006-10-06 08:07:21 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If it had been whites burning a doll of Mohammed there would have been world wide riots. Silly bastards
2006-10-06 08:14:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
That burning was an instigation that made you and others angry, just as the Pope's quote was an instigation that made some angry. There’s plenty of instigation from all sides, with a need for all sides to practice forbearance.
The quote, by the way, should be examined for historical context before simply calling it the truth. There's more to it.
Here's a conversational online video lecture called "Broadening the Scope of the Pope" from Hamza Yusuf, a known US-born scholar (originally a devoted Greek-Orthodox Christian).
He addresses instigation, response, history, distortion, etc., quoting from non-Muslim sources.
2006-10-09 21:21:14 · answer #2 · answered by thinking 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah i thought it was off to burn a doll of the Pope. Then again, even though I'm Catholic I think he was bang out of order for making those comments (how could anyone not have told him before the speech that his comments were inflammatory and insulting?!). So i was pretty angered by his actions too, he's supposed to set an example of tolerance and mutual respect.
2006-10-06 10:24:45 · answer #3 · answered by Nikita21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm saddened by violence and hatred anyway.
I'm saddened by extremist Muslims blowing up children.
I'm saddened by extremist Christians killing homosexuals.
I'm saddened by extremist Hindus attacking missionaries.
Violence is a horrible thing anyway, but it's even more terrifying when it's done in the name of some god. That means the person performing the violence believes his actions are *condoned* by a higher power. He does not have to feel any regret for his action, for he feels justified.
I do find it a bit funny (in a sardonic sense) that the Pope criticizes Muslims for being violent and then various Muslim groups take offense at the generalization and respond with violence.
Here's a hint to those Muslims: When someone calls you a bad name, don't make his words the truth.
2006-10-06 08:09:55 · answer #4 · answered by Rev Kev 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I was angered with it, but I was also angered at the media. Instead of showing the pope's speech in the entirety and the context of the quote, they only picked out the one part that was bad. Both before and after the quote, the pope said, "These are not my words". He went on to talk about how we must overcome hatred and be together in peace. However, without hearing or reading the whole speech, people thought he was just slamming Muslims and the extremists retaliated.
2006-10-06 08:12:50 · answer #5 · answered by sister steph 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I wasn't angered. I think that this sort of self indulgent, puerile behaviour does Mulims and Islam a deep disservice but does not reflect the mainstream.
On what evidence do you base your statement that the Pope was 'only saying the truth'? He was quoting an emperor from an age when christain societies used religion as an excuse to plunder the middle east. As I understand it tahe pope did not agree with the statement.
2006-10-06 08:37:40 · answer #6 · answered by HELENA M 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not a Catholic, but I like the new Pope and am angered by this. But I will not be calling for beheadings, suicide bombers,a new 9/11, or whatever, due to their offensiveness. However, this is what we have come to expect from Islam. Savagery and nothing else.
2006-10-07 04:51:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no i wasnt angered but ...im starting to think that maybe the pope intentionally caused a little upset with his comments. by highlighting the sensitivity of muslims in turkey and their extreme reactions (such as burning dolls and posters of the pope)
the pope may have helped europeans consider whether they really want turkey joining the e.u.
it showed that the european culture and muslim culture may not fit together.
2006-10-06 08:28:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Watching the burning of the effigy (dressed in shirt and trousers) was no surprise to me.
This outrage was simply another example of muslim double-standards.
What the Holy Father said was totally taken out of context by ill-minded people.
2006-10-06 15:42:47 · answer #9 · answered by lordofthetarot 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What's wrong with burning some one in effigy? I mean, we practiced this even in my high school when we burned the opposing school's mascot in effigy. It's a non-violent form of protest. What is irrelevant in your question is that there were further acts of violence performed, and that perhaps is what should anger you, not the act of a doll being burned.
2006-10-06 08:13:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who cares? It was a doll.
and you sit here calling them evil because they burned a likeness of the Pope? Do they not have a right to speak their minds? Are they just supposed to keep silent because you dont like the way they think?
Isnt judging others a sin? I thnk you need to go to confession.
2006-10-06 08:29:42 · answer #11 · answered by wilchy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋