New in PJ Media: The pontificate of Pope Francis, which has now lasted for over eleven years, has been filled with controversies. The pontiff has on numerous occasions made off-the-cuff remarks which seemed to contradict the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, forcing Vatican officials to issue “clarifications” that emphasized that the pope was not […]
Oh, the Ingratitude! ISIS Plots to Murder Pope Francis
New in PJ Media: It’s perfectly understandable that the Islamic State (ISIS) would want to murder the most prominent exponent of Christianity. After all, the notorious jihad terror group is trying to engulf us all in a global religious war. Yet at the same time, the Islamic State jihadis don’t seem to have thought this […]
Don’t They Know in Indonesia That Francis is the Ideal Pope for the World’s Muslims?
Apparently unaware that Pope Francis is the ideal pope for the world’s Muslims — the Pope has declared that “there is no such thing as Islamic terrorism” — seven Muslims in Indonesia, where the Pope just completed a visit as part of his 12-day trip to Southeast Asia, plotted to murder him but were rounded […]
Indonesia: Seven Muslims arrested over plot to attack Pope Francis
This is odd. All his “dialogue” with Muslims should have led them to regard him as a beloved brother, no? What went wrong? It’s a mystery! “Indonesia arrests seven over failed plot to attack Pope Francis,” Indian Express, September 6, 2024: Indonesian police detained seven persons in connection with a failed plot to attack Pope […]
Robert Spencer Video: The Pope Invents a New Sin
This new Glazov Gang episode features Robert Spencer, the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. His latest book is Muhammad: A Critical Biography. Follow him on Twitter here. Robert discusses The Pope Invents a New Sin, reflecting on: Is it really wrong? Don’t miss it! Follow us […]
Pope Francis to the West: Drop Dead
New in PJ Media: Pope Francis gave new meaning to the old term “Catholic guilt” on Wednesday when he said that refusing to aid the multitudes of migrants who are streaming into Europe was a “grave sin.” Refusing to become an open-borders globalist leftist takes its place among pride (well, that one is borderline these […]
Pope: Refusing aid to migrants entering Europe is a ‘grave sin’
Protecting the cultural and spiritual heritage of Europe? Come on, man! “Pope Francis says refusing aid to migrants a ‘grave sin,’” Reuters, August 28, 2024: Pope Francis on Wednesday strongly decried the treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to enter Europe, saying it was a “grave sin” not to offer aid to migrant vessels. […]
Dying Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York Sells Historic Churches to Muslims for Mosques
Sacred steeples sold to sound a different call as bishop redefines evangelism The diocese of Buffalo, New York, which is in the process of shutting down approximately half of its churches, has sold another historic sanctuary at a bargain-basement price. The scandal-plagued diocese, which has been buried under an avalanche of clerical sex abuse lawsuits, […]
Italy: Locals Resist Papabile Cardinal’s Attempt to Create Multifaith House
Leading scholar of Islam blasts prelate’s vision as ‘house of cards based on fantasy’ An Italian cardinal who has launched an ambitious multifaith house project for Islam, Judaism and Christianity in Italy’s communist-dominated province of Bologna is facing stiff opposition from locals. Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, who is president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference and is […]
Pope Francis Replays Pope Benedict XV’s Silence on Armenian Genocide
When the chips are down, the popes are no friends of the persecuted Church “Obama’s foreign policy has three parts: Abandon our allies, appease our enemies, and apologize for America,” US Congresswoman Liz Cheney famously said. To be “deep in history” is to recognize that popes down the ages have adopted the policy of feeding the […]