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2003-12-17 Middle East

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Posted by Steve White 2003-12-17 12:19:28 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Delighted to hear that the unbeliever Arafat won't be defiling the site of Our Lord's birth again this Christmas!
I've actually been to this church--it was lovely.
Lest we forget, the Paleos totally trashed it not that many months ago and yet we "kuffir" aren't even allowed inside their holy mosques.
Along the same lines with Cardinal Martina saying that US forces treated Saddam "like a cow," remember the Catholic parish priest of Bethlehem who almost cried last Christmas Eve because his Mooselimb brother Arafat wasn't "allowed" to be there by the cruel, cruel Jooos?
Has the Vatican just started tearing off the Old Testament part of their Bible?

Posted by Jennie Taliaferro 2003-12-17 12:54:15 AM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2003-12-17 12:54:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Best that they do keep him out of Bethlehem. You never know when a Nativity scene might explode. And baby Jesus head is a dangerous projectile when aimed correctly.

Posted by Charles 2003-12-17 7:10:52 AM|| 2003-12-17 7:10:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 12mile drive+IED=plausable deniability

Works for me.

Posted by raptor 2003-12-17 8:08:55 AM|| 2003-12-17 8:08:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Been there too, Jen - the mosaic floors are stunning and irreplaceable. I was appalled that that priest thought more highly of the Palestinian moslems who urinated in the church than he did of the Israelis.

OTOH, he probably rationalized it as necessary to keep the Palestinians from just blowing it up.

Posted by rkb 2003-12-17 10:52:05 AM|| 2003-12-17 10:52:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Given that it was Arafarts thugs that VIOLATED the Church, why would anyone want to invite this leader of thugs to a mass? So no xmas present for 'general' Arafart. Hell he doesn't celebrate the holiday, he just uses it for political purposes.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-17 10:57:25 AM|| 2003-12-17 10:57:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Ought to make this a new Christmas tradition.

Posted by BH 2003-12-17 10:58:11 AM|| 2003-12-17 10:58:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Although the International Christian Communities never objected to the blatant politicization of Mass in Bethlehem by Arafat it is strange that all those Muslim extremists never objected to him subjecting himself to Christian Ritual. Saudi Arabia won't even permit Christians in its territory during the Holiday period to celebrate Christmas.
That the world permits Arafat, of all people (animals) to be present is a disgrace. Of course Israel will, as usual, be set as the polecat of the world.
Then of course with the Vatican expressing remorse at the capture of Saddam...........!

Posted by Barry 2003-12-17 11:12:46 AM|| 2003-12-17 11:12:46 AM|| Front Page Top

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