The Pope has solved the problem of Islamic terrorism by defining it out of existence:
“Christian terrorism does not exist, Jewish terrorism does not exist, and Muslim terrorism does not exist. They do not exist,” Francis said in his speech to a world meeting of populist movements.
What he apparently meant is that not all Christians are terrorists and not all Muslims are terrorists—a fact evident to all—yet his words also seemed to suggest that no specifically Islamic form of terrorism exists in the world, an assertion that stands in stark contradiction to established fact.
“No people is criminal or drug-trafficking or violent,” Francis said, while also suggesting—as he has on other occasions—that terrorism is primarily a result of economic inequalities rather than religious beliefs. “The poor and the poorer peoples are accused of violence yet, without equal opportunities, the different forms of aggression and conflict will find a fertile terrain for growth and will eventually explode.”
The Pope also reiterated his conviction that all religions promote peace and that the danger of violent radicalization exists equally in all religions.
“There are fundamentalist and violent individuals in all peoples and religions—and with intolerant generalizations they become stronger because they feed on hate and xenophobia,” he said.
Go here to read the rest. I feel safer already!
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: there goes Europe. This pope is hastening the dechristianization of Europe and the Islamification of it.
Just about every time he opens his mouth he reveals himself to be deeply mediocre man who hasn’t an idea in his head that isn’t derivative and derivative of the sort of kultursmog you find in the education and social services subculture. No clue what the College of Cardinals thought they were doing when they put this man in charge.
The sooner this Pope is replaced, the less terrified I’ll be!
haha Art– that is quite a term- “deeply mediocre”! 🙂
ALSO love “kultursmog ” I agree with you completely.
Re the Cardinals -they were smogged.
Until the Vatican is under attack and the heads of the prelates are severed from their shoulders will the pontiff understand the difference between religions and ideology. How the Koran can be associated with peacefulness and harmony is beyond me. The conquest of world to Islam by means of barbaric intimidation and death if conversion isn’t achieved…Well that’s not religion.
When Pope Francis steps over the heads of his aquantice’s then he might take a different view of the real threat of Islam.
He is so incredibly naive.
“No clue what the College of Cardinals thought they were doing when they put this man in charge.”
I think some thought he couldn’t be such a fool. I think some hoped he would be.
People on their knees praying do not murder. Saying the rosary for world peace prevents a person from homicide. While busy praying a person cannot do any harm. Faith is a gift from God. Religion is man’s response to the gift of Faith from God. There must be freedom to acknowledge God and to accept oneself but only in prayer can one’s destiny be accomplished. Prayer itself is the only act that is dear to the heart of God, the rest are acceptable, but prayer is the finest form of worship.
If Allah wanted all infidels wiped out, Allah could do it in a single act of the will.
It seems to me that the jihadists are over reacting.
Absurd on the face of it. Pope Francis is an embarrassment to himself and the Church.
If good people on here think the Popes take on Islam is wacky, read the rest of his garbage on so called man made global warming. Then in a few weeks he has as his guest Paul Elrich the ‘famous’ population bomb abortionist.
The woman in the video says she believes a reform of Islam is possible. I think that she is quite wrong.
Terrorism does not exist? Now I can rest easy. What happened in San Bernardino was probably just a dream.
I stopped taking Pope Francis seriously when he invited Paul Ehrlich of Population Bomb to the Vatican. Why not invite Adolph Hitler, and that Muslim who wants to turn the Vatican into a mosque. Maybe Pope has.
P.S. The Vatican is held in trust for all future generations, our Constitutional Posteriy and all peoples of the world for all time. The Vatican may not be taxed or sold off because it is held in trust for all persons, living and yet to come, therefore, It does not belong to Pope Francis. The bones of Saints Peter and Paul will rise up and defend the Faith at the Vatican.
Seriously, desperately out of touch with reality.
In Genk, Belgium, when I visited my daughter there 2 years ago, the Catholic Church has to have a cyclone fence around it and security patrol 24/7, to prevent the Muslim street thugs from vandalizing and desecration it.
Wake up, Pope Dhimmi!
No father lies to his children like this, particularly when they are suffering unjustly. Pope Cahastisement is no father.
Mary De Voe is completely correct.
Defense of the Faith coming from the Vatican will happen. It will be refreshing and sweet, and the tasteless days of PF will have been like so many liberial nightmares…. Indigestion and flatulence. “Come now Holy Spirit and renew the face of the Earth.”