“We see, for example, how quickly those among us with the status of a stranger, an immigrant, or a refugee, become a threat, take on the status of an enemy. An enemy because they come from a distant country or have different customs. An enemy because of the color of their skin, their language or […]
Pope Francis denounces “politics of fear,” says “all walls fall”
The “politics of fear” — here again, the Pope speaks as if fear were something always and in every case to be shunned, despised, and rejected. But is that really the case? The proper response to the jihad threat should not be fear, but determined resolution to stand for freedom; still, is fear really something […]
Pope Francis’ Song and Dance with Islam
Pope Francis recently made some ostensibly refreshing remarks. During an early morning Mass in memory of Fr. Jacques Hamel—the 85-year-old priest who was slaughtered by Muslims while conducting mass in his church in France—Pope Francis said: This cruelty that asks for apostasy, let’s say the word, is satanic… Today in the church there are […]
Dialogue between Vatican and al-Azhar to restart in April after five-year lull
Why has there been this “five-year lull”? Because “Al-Azhar froze talks with the Vatican in 2011 to protest comments by then-Pope Benedict XVI.” What did Benedict say? Andrea Gagliarducci of the Catholic News Agency explains that after a jihad terrorist murdered 23 Christians in a church in Alexandria 2011, Benedict decried “terrorism” and the “strategy […]
How Italy deters jihad terrorism
Two years ago, then Islamic State spokesman Mohammed Al-Adnani declared jihad against Rome, vowing to “break your crosses, and enslave your women…” But so far he hasn’t succeeded, at least not in Italy or Rome. Al-Adnani went on to encourage jihadists to attack Westerners “wherever they can be found,” an admonition that was indeed carried […]
Pope denounces Christians who don’t want Muslim migrants as “hypocrites”
Seven of the jihadists who murdered 130 peoples and injured 360 more in Paris last November had just come to Europe as Muslim migrants. Did the nearly 500 victims of these jihadis reach the “lowest levels of human degradation”? Or do they not count because they don’t fit Francis’ narrative? What about the “lowest levels […]
Pope urges “sincere dialogue” between Christians and Muslims as he meets Nice jihad victims
When has this “dialogue,” which has been going on for years now, ever stopped a single Muslim from persecuting a single Christian? Which jihad attacks did it prevent? Which churches did it save from being burned by jihadis? “Pope urges ‘sincere dialogue’ as he meets Nice attack victims,” by Catherine Marciano, AFP, September 24, 2016: […]
Pope Francis: Welcoming refugees “our greatest security against hateful acts of terrorism”
There have already been jihad terrorists among the refugees (including two of the Paris jihad mass murderers in November 2015), and the Islamic State has threatened to send jihadis to Europe among the refugees. So on the face of it, it would appear that “our greatest security against hateful acts of terrorism” would be to […]
Pope Francis vs. Saint Francis on Islam
When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the new Catholic pope in 2013, he chose the name of Francis to indicate that his pontificate would be one of mercy and compassion for the poor and needy—for such is the reputation of his eponym, Saint Francis of Assisi: “the man of poverty, the man of peace, the […]
Islamic State names Pope “enemy number one” for being a “non-believer”
What a shame that these two, who should be such good friends, have fallen out. The Pope should travel to Raqqa now, open up the Qur’an, and explain to the caliph and other Islamic State leaders how they are misunderstanding the peaceful religion of Islam. Then they can begin a harmonious “dialogue,” and peace will […]