Just Gimme Some Truth

[poliphilo]

Silly old Pope.

Silly old Muslims.

Of course Islam has a history or violence. I don't know the Koran, but either that text about spreading the faith with the sword is in there or it's not. If it's in there I don't know what the beef is about.

But then most Muslims are as ignorant of the Koran as most Christians are ignorant of the Bible.

And if the Koran is violent, so is the Bible. And not only the Old Testament.

"Don't imagine that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword! " Who said that? Not Mohammed, but Jesus.  Matthew 10. 34.

Neither Christianity nor Islam is a religion of peace. Check  the record. Religion is a divisive force. Especially when it's montheistic. 

OK, secular ideologies are equally divisive. People like killing one another. Full stop.

So the Pope shouldn't have said what he said.  It was undiplomatic of him. It was arrogant, divisive, unhelpful,  partisan-

But it wasn't untrue. 

Comments

Re: Here! Here!

[jubal51394.livejournal.com]

If we elect you as a write in candidate will you move and become a citizen? Wait! I think you have to do that first. How about it?

Re: Here! Here!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of becoming Pope, actually. You don't need citizenship (of anywhere in particular) for that, but maybe there are one or two other requirements; I'll have to look into it.

As for the Presidency: don't you pretty much have to be a multi millionaire to run? Of course if someone placed the required amount in my bank account I might be prepared to take the matter further....