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2007-12-18 Europe

Vatican: Pope's talks with Muslims scares al Qaeda

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Posted by mrp 2007-12-18 13:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Yeah, but in their view, soft-serve ice cream is an offense to Islam and Muslims.

Posted by eLarson 2007-12-18 13:13|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2007-12-18 13:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, pretty much everything Islam does offends me, so eat pork and die moon worshipers.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-12-18 14:02|| 2007-12-18 14:02|| Front Page Top

#3 What the Vatican spokesman really said was, "Cowardy, cowardy custard!" But it was in such beautiful and literate Italian that the Reuters translators didn't feel comfortable giving out such a simple statement.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2007-12-18 15:11|| 2007-12-18 15:11|| Front Page Top

#4 LOLOL!!tw!
You Might Be a Member of the Taliban or
Al Qaeda if...
10. You refine heroin for a living, but
you have a moral objection to beer..
9. You own a $300 machine gun and a
$5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes.
8. You have more wives than teeth.
7. You think vests come in two styles:
bullet-proof and suicide
6.. You can't think of anyone you
HAVEN'T declared Jihad against.
5. You consider television dangerous,
but routinely carry ammunition in your robe.
4. You've never been asked, "Does this
burka make my ass look fat?"
3. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs.
2. You've never uttered the phrase, "I
love what you've done with your cave."
1. You wipe your butt with your bare
left hand, but consider bacon unclean.

Hunt hard, Shoot straight, Kill clean and Apologize to no one

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-12-18 15:15|| 2007-12-18 15:15|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm kinda hoping we can get the Constitution changed in time to elect the Pope President.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-12-18 15:18|| 2007-12-18 15:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Now, now, tw.

As a Christian, the Pope is called to love these people no matter what and to seek peace. But I do have to wonder if the phrase "several times expressed his esteem for Muslims" was Lombardi's or Reuters.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-12-18 15:33|| 2007-12-18 15:33|| Front Page Top

#7 He's still putting the onus on the Muslims to prove they are "peaceful". He's dividing the Bloodthirsty, "kill all infidels" from the more pragmatic.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-12-18 16:02|| 2007-12-18 16:02|| Front Page Top

#8 I suspected that the Rooters article might have slanted the subject matter a bit, and it appears that I was right. In the Catholic online news site, zenit.org, Vatican spokeman Fr. Lombardi has this to say:

These events "are a significant fact for the whole Muslim world," the Vatican spokesman said. "The fact that these voices that explicitly wish to dialogue and commit themselves to peace would have a growing importance in Islam is evidently a fact that worries those who do not want this dialogue."

The "negative reference" to the Pope, Father Lombardi added, "is not surprising, nor does it particularly worry us." In fact, the spokesman recommended that it not be given "a great importance"

That is some serious Vatican-style bird-flipping.

Zenit Link

Posted by mrp 2007-12-18 16:04|| 2007-12-18 16:04|| Front Page Top

#9 He's still putting the onus on the Muslims to prove they are "peaceful". He's dividing the Bloodthirsty, "kill all infidels" from the more pragmatic.

Heh, he said onus. Heh heh

Posted by BrerRabbit 2007-12-18 16:23|| 2007-12-18 16:23|| Front Page Top

#10 Damn, Deacon, your list brought tears...I was laughing so hard. That list is a keeper !

Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2907 2007-12-18 18:45|| 2007-12-18 18:45|| Front Page Top

#11 IRAN-DAILY > HAJ [Mecca] EMBODIES MUSLIM [World] UNITY - FUTURE BELONGS TO MUSLIM UMMAH [Islam]. Ummah = Islam may be saved from "HUMILIATING BACKWARDNESS" as imposed on same by outsiders over the centuries via the THREE PILLARS:
(1) UNIFIED FORTIFIED FRONT agz arrogant powers
(2) Compassion and Convergence
(3) Obedience to God-Faith/islam.

SEE IRANIAN NUCPROGS FOR (1).

* See also PAYVAND > PROFESSOR MOLANA:IRAN SHOULD CREATE "SOFT POWER" TO CHANGE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-12-18 19:15|| 2007-12-18 19:15|| Front Page Top

#12 ION, SPACE > INTERGALACTIC "SHOT IN THE DARK" SHOCKS ASTRONOMERS + BAFFLING COSMIC EXPLOSION CAME OUT OF NOWHERE.

*MADONNA FANS to POPE > Last January 25th, for a future January 25th.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-12-18 20:08|| 2007-12-18 20:08|| Front Page Top

#13 As a Christian, the Pope is called to love these people no matter what and to seek peace.

Love, like, and trust are very different things, Ebbang Uluque6305. And so long as the pope esteems jihadis properly...

Posted by trailing wife 2007-12-18 21:11|| 2007-12-18 21:11|| Front Page Top

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