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Prager: Pope Francis and the Decline of the West
2016-08-14
"Five days later, during his flight returning to Rome from World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, Pope Francis gave a press conference. He was asked about the French priest and Islam by Antoine-Marie Izoard, a journalist with I.Media, a French Catholic news agency. Izoard said:

'Catholics are in a state of shock -- and not only in France -- following the barbaric assassination of Father Jacques Hamel in his church while he was celebrating Holy Mass. Four days ago ... you told us once again that all religions want peace. But this holy priest, eighty-six years old, was clearly killed in the name of Islam. So I have two brief questions, Holy Father. When you speak of these violent acts, why do you always speak of terrorists but not of Islam? ... And then, ... what concrete initiative can you launch or perhaps suggest in order to combat Islamic violence?'

Pope Francis responded:

'I don't like to speak of Islamic violence because every day when I open the newspapers I see acts of violence, here in Italy: someone kills his girlfriend, someone else his mother-in-law...and these violent people are baptized Catholics! They are violent Catholics...If I spoke about Islamic violence, I would also have to speak about Catholic violence.'"

Amazing. See"False Analogy."
Posted by:Blossom Unains5562

#4  I stopped going to Mass due to the commie Leftist Pope and wrote a letter to the parish citing the reason.
Posted by: Jack salami   2016-08-14 19:12  

#3  He should condemn both. Just because they are Catholic (as am I) doesn't mean it can't be condemned. They are, however, killing for personal or criminal purposes, not in the name of, or justified by, their religion
Posted by: Frank G on the road   2016-08-14 11:22  

#2  "...someone kills his girlfriend, someone else his mother-in-law...." But dear Papa, did they do so in the name of religion?
Posted by: Spemp Thusoth6068   2016-08-14 09:18  

#1  

Pope Gramsci I.

Using Islamic murder of Christians to justify government collectivism instead of trying to protect his flock and their souls.
Posted by: no mo uro   2016-08-14 07:21  

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