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What Did the New Pope Mean?

Do you miss the Old Pope?

Our new Pope was speaking at a university when he suddenly refered to "Muslims : the followers of Islam; a violent religion  which seeks to harm Christians..."

He inspired  a large set of violent happenings worldwide among Muslims who felt hurt and violated because they felt that we Westerners were seeking to make their religion out as not good enough.

Why would he want this?Why would you want this?

Do you miss our old Pope? The one who wanted to inspire world peace and working together? Our old Pope, the one who forgave his would be assasin and made him his friend?The Pope who asked the Jews to forgive the mistakes of the church during the Holocaust? Do you miss him?

Let us know what you think please.

TY

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• #12 Comment from sdoscher458 
  9/25/06 4:41 PM | Permalink

  You need to read the entire speech that he gave.  This small quote was not at the start of the speech...it was midway through it.  It was quoted regarding the violence involved at that time....the Pope went out of his way to say...this is a quote.  History happened...Christians slaughtered thousands in Jerusalem and so did the Moslems. Terrible violence on both sides.  Difference is most Christians today do not go around beheading, kidnapping, torturing, masacaring school children..I could go on and on.  The "gentle" majority need to stand up and repudiate the monsters within.....Sandi http://journals.aol.com/sdoscher458/LifeIsFullOfSurprises
• #11 Comment from shermeen0621 
  9/22/06 10:00 AM | Permalink

  I actually went to the Rome and saw the old Pope a few years ago. I'm not sure he would have said the same thing as the new Pope, but I can get where he's coming from.
  There aren't many other religions that advocate killing in the way that some Muslims believe Islam does. The reward of virgins in heaven for killing innocents is not the teachings of an all loving God.
  
  I'm not saying anything negative about Muslims as a whole, because its only a select few who have such extreme views. But it is a religious as well as a political issue. And even as the Pope, he has opinions. I don't see the radicial Muslim leaders who say things about Christianity and the west being strung up in the same way, maybe because we're so politically correct we let them say whatever they want!
• #10 Comment from knowinggodaspapa 
  9/21/06 2:33 PM | Permalink

  I think the new Pope spoke truthfully. Persecution is a given when you do that. Isalm allows to hate thy enemie. Violence comes from those types of false teachings. Blessings Raven
  
  
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• #9 Comment from onemoretina 
  9/21/06 1:07 AM | Permalink

  Hey Nat!  Thanks so much for stopping by my journal, and leaving a comment.  Interesting that we would both write about the same thing ... I guess great minds think alike? LOL    I'll be interested to see how the present Pope conducts himself in the future.  I'm afraid that Pope Paul was a tough act to follow, with his charm and charisma.  We shall see ...      You take care, my friend ... xx  Tina
• #8 Comment from wfhbear 
  9/20/06 2:18 PM | Permalink

  OK, he said something that was a little "off" he also appologized for having the words come out like they did. I know he meant the radical Muslims that are bent on destroying us all. I really don't care what Muslims think right now. If they are so insulted by these words then let them go into their owe community and clean out the "bad guys" so their image improves. Sometimes I'm just not sympathetic to the cause of those who wish to harm me. My Regards, Bill.