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2004-04-11 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Zenster 2004-04-11 4:37:06 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 *sigh* Pinging the Knights of St. John ... (as much as much as I respect the Holy Father)

Posted by Edward Yee 2004-04-11 8:13:33 PM|| [http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2004-04-11 8:13:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I made a contribution to the Roman Catholic Church this morning, so I think it's fair game for me to say this: I don't see the Church rushing in there to provide the faith, hope, and charity that the Iraqis and others need right now. Talk is cheap.

Posted by Tom 2004-04-11 8:56:53 PM|| 2004-04-11 8:56:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 The guy really mumbles. I think he probably said that terrorists were vultures of life and that he'd love to to render them pain and longish deaths.

You just can't trust the news media to report anything accurately anymore.

Posted by B 2004-04-11 9:12:20 PM|| 2004-04-11 9:12:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 B, well, excuse me, since I dropped $20 in the collection plate this AM, but the Pope's hopes are for future developments. I too, resent when the Vatican makes the ill-considered comment on our prosecution of the war on terror, as much as anybody, but when you get down to it, we're all after the same ultimate results, aren't we? Pope John Paul II did his share of work against the Soviets (see: assassination attempts by Bulgarian employees) and gets a pass at this age - STFU about Parkinsons - he'll be replaced (by God and age) soon enuf! May God bless and rest his soul. Those who choose to follow the RCC - i.e.: Chaldeans are welcome additions to the WOT

sorry about the sore point, but this IS Rantburg

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-11 9:27:56 PM|| 2004-04-11 9:27:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 oh..lighten up. I'm a true believer in Christian values and oh..all right...I suppose my joke was a tad offensive, but I really didn't mean as much harm as you gave it.

Come on...admit it ...it was kinda funny.

Posted by B 2004-04-11 9:48:37 PM|| 2004-04-11 9:48:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Yeah, right. Somebody tell john-paul you can achieve more with a "culture of love" and a gun than with a "culture of love" alone.

Especially with radical moslems.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-04-11 10:31:27 PM|| 2004-04-11 10:31:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Motto of the terrorists: "We love to kill you and it shows".

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-11 11:31:01 PM|| 2004-04-11 11:31:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 (apologies to Delta Airlines)

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-11 11:32:15 PM|| 2004-04-11 11:32:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I guess my hope that JPII would call another Christian Crusade against the Musselmans is dashed again this year...;-(

Posted by Jen 2004-04-12 12:07:52 AM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-04-12 12:07:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 I don't think he is talking about the Coalition forces. Jesus gave pretty high praise to those like our marines that would give their own life for a stranger. At the heart of terrorism is distilled hate that has corrupted a soul so badly that they would blow up themselves to harm others. I see that as the other side of the coin from a marine.
John Paul's agony must be similar to Jesus' agony in the garden - not for the pain of life and death but for the souls of those who reject love and humanity for hatred.
Once the WOT has been waged and the last splodeydope has splattered his or herself the critical work of breaking down the hate must begin. Fostering prosperity and democracy is a part of that battle, but there will also be a need for someone to reach out a hand to the Arab countries and continue to reach out that same hand even when the hand is bitten, when a finger is cut off and when someone extinguishes a cigarette on the tender palm.
It will take some good souls to accomplish that mission. I know that I have not the patience for that assignment. There may be decades without any appreciable gains. For many cultures enmity can be washed away in two generations. I have know estimate on how many generations it will take Arabs. It is a good sign that Kuwaitis still speak kindly of Americans.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-12 12:57:38 AM|| 2004-04-12 12:57:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 not for the pain of life and death but for the souls of those who reject love and humanity for hatred.

Wow, SH...after a night of particularly nasty blogging - you certainly set me straight. Well said....all of it. I'll take it to heart, once again.

Posted by B 2004-04-12 6:08:01 AM|| 2004-04-12 6:08:01 AM|| Front Page Top

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