2007-12-10 09:56:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Italians are a warm, kind, generous, loving people. Visit their home and they'll offer you the best cheese you ever tasted along with some homedmade biscotti and a cup of dark coffee. However, remember that "tolerate" is the key word here.
2007-12-10 10:04:01 · answer #1 · answered by TheDoll 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Beliefs have nothing to do with nationality, a German or Polish Pope is no way a problem.
What most Italians can hardly tolerate are the increasing attempts by the Vatican (and this Pope in particular) to interfere with a secular society, as Italy is.
2007-12-10 21:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by Pinguino 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Uhh Italy as well as the Pope and Vatican supported the Nazis during WWII. Somehow I doubt they'd have a huge problem with a German Pope.
2007-12-10 18:03:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The same way Americans tolerate to have an Austrian and a Mexican as governors, and a complete idiot as a President....
2007-12-10 18:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Did you ask this of your friends when the Pope was Polish? Racist much?
2007-12-10 18:03:27 · answer #5 · answered by Aravah 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More proof that Catholicism truly means Universal.
With love in Christ.
2007-12-11 00:40:20 · answer #6 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there a law saying he should be Italian?
2007-12-10 18:01:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why would they have a problem with that? The Vatican is a sovereign entity
2007-12-10 18:01:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's all the same Catholicism.
2007-12-10 18:00:45 · answer #9 · answered by The Pope 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they aren't as prejudiced/intolerant as you seem to think.
2007-12-10 18:01:28 · answer #10 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋