New in PJ Media: Pope Francis is “indignant and disgusted,” according to a Sunday news report, but not over what you might expect. The pontiff is not enraged over the industrial-scale clerical sex abuse that has plagued the Church, or about the escalating persecution of Christians worldwide, or about the wholesale abandonment of Christianity in […]
Pope Francis says he feels ‘indignant and disgusted’ over Qur’an-burning in Sweden
When has Pope Francis ever said he was “indignant and disgusted” over Islamic jihad violence? Why, never. He has never acknowledged that Islamic jihad violence even exists, and instead has insisted counterfactually that “authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Qur’an reject every form of violence.” “Pope Francis decries the burning of the Quran […]
Pope says of Christianity and Islam that ‘our common commitment is to a good life’
All right, but the definition of “a good life” differs sharply in both religions. The pope would stoutly deny this and call anyone who pointed it out “Islamophobic,” but nonetheless, it is the case. Qur’an 98:4-6: “Nor were the people of the book divided until after the clear proof came to them. And they are […]
Vatican repudiates papal bulls calling for resistance to jihad violence
They might harm the “dialogue.” “Rome Cancels Anti-Muslim Papal Bulls As Uncatholic,” by Jules Gomes, ChurchMilitant.com, April 4, 2023: VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) – The Vatican has abrogated three papal bulls claiming that the documents are offensive to indigenous peoples and “have never been considered expressions of the Catholic faith.” The bulls Dum Diversas (1452), Romanus Pontifex (1455) and Inter Caetera (1493) contain the […]
Vatican Tackles the Big Problem, Repudiates 600-year-old Papal Bulls Justifying Colonialism
My latest in PJ Media is a VIP article. I am happy to be able to offer you a 5% discount on becoming a VIP member at PJ Media. Just enter the code SPENCER when you sign up here. Pope Francis is nothing if not consistent. He never seems to miss an opportunity to garland the Left’s […]
Woke Pope Takes Right Turn, Hits ‘Gender Ideology’ as ‘Dangerous’
New in PJ Media: When you’ve even lost woke Pope Francis, what’s left? Watch for furious Leftists to start characterizing the pontiff, hitherto a reliable ally, as a bigoted, hate-filled, right-wing extremist for daring to criticize “gender ideology.” In a strange turnaround for the pope, who has recently heartened the LGBTQ industry with some supportive […]
Catholic cardinal opens ‘Abrahamic Family House’ with Muslims praying prayers denouncing Jews and Christians
Lord, what fools these infidels be. “Cardinal Opens Francis’ Abu Dhabi Interfaith Shrine,” by Jules Gomes, ChurchMilitant.com, February 22, 2023: SAADIYAT ISLAND, Abu Dhabi (ChurchMilitant.com) – Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald hosted the first Catholic service at the Abrahamic Family House — an interfaith shrine born of Pope Francis’ Abu Dhabi concordat with Sunni leader Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb. Speaking on behalf […]
Pope’s Moral Equivalence Between the IDF and Palestinian Islamic Jihad
As is well known, big-hearted muddle-headed Pope Francis doesn’t take sides in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. As far as he is concerned, both sides are equally guilty of unleashing violence against the other; both deserve to be chastised and their respective acts of violence equally deplored. But of course there is no moral equivalence between Palestinian […]
Pope Benedict XVI Has Died; NOW Who’s the Pope?
New in PJ Media: The Vatican issued the announcement on Saturday morning: “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be provided as soon as possible.” This comes three days after Pope Francis announced that the 95-year-old former pontiff was […]
Pope Praises Muslim Group for ‘Dispelling Erroneous Interpretations’ of Islam
My latest in PJ Media is a VIP article. I am happy to be able to offer you a 5% discount on becoming a VIP member at PJ Media. Just enter the code SPENCER when you sign up here. As I noted here Friday, a big interfaith dialogue session just took place in Bahrain, with Pope Francis, the Grand Imam […]