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The pope and the terrorist
Shimon Samuels
Published: 09.05.11, 00:08
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1. THIS ARTICLE READS
DACON9   (05.09.11)
''It is perhaps no irony that the late Pope was beatified the day that justice caught up with the architect of global terrorism'' THIS POpe wanted or did already beautify queen isabella the Master architect of terrorism way before ben laden.. Ya KNow why He wanted to? Because she promoted xtianity ...... though the spanish inquisitions.... it was ''convert of be killed jewboy'' SOME THING IS WRONG
2. Pope John Paul II, embrace a mass-murderer
Steve   (05.09.11)
Pope John Paul II embraced mass-murderer Yasser Arafat who was up to his neck financing and encouraging terrorism and suicide bombings against innocent Jews. Didn't Pope John Paul II, while visiting Syria in 2001, stand beside President Bashar al-Assad who said: "They tried to kill the principles of all religions with the same mentality in which they betrayed Jesus Christ and the same way they tried to betray and kill the Prophet Mohammed." The Pope stood there. He was silent then and afterwards. He said nothing. What kind of a man of God would do this?
3. How we just love
RJK ,   Canada   (05.09.11)
to say nice, comfy & warm things about this former POPE. When one looks a little closer at this man it is apparent he did little if anything in the advancement of peace for Israel. He did not speak out in their favor when he had the chance. Rather, he gave the appearance of such but did or said very little for the advancement of Jew's in their homeland. One should remember that in the eyes of the Pontiff, Israel is a stone in their shoe. If the Pontiff admitted that Israel is what it is, the chosen of God, then that leaves the Pope & followers in no mans land. He appeared to be accommodating to Israel but when one looks and listens closely...his words are meaningless.
4. It Ain't Terror...
Edward ,   Savannah, USA   (05.09.11)
It ain't torture if George Bush says it ain't, and it's not an "inquisition" if the Pope says it's not!!! What the Jews don't understand is that the Inquisition was NOT directed at them per se'!!! It was directed at the ORTHODOX Christians, and the Jews just happeened to be caught in the middle!!! The Catholic Church has the blood of MILLIONS of Orthodox and Protestant Christians, as well as Jews on it's hands so that it shouldn't come as no surprise that you can find them in bed with the muslims!!! Both are tyrannical systems that will murder anyone for power. It is STILL on the Catholic books that one can be tortured to death to "save their souls" of whom the present Pope Ratzinger, wrote a treatsie about it and vouched for it!!! He was also in the Hitler Youth in case no one knew it!!! What does that tell you!!!??? Birds of a feather flock together!!!
5. #1 - what/where in the world is "xtianity"?
seadog1946 ,   ArthurKill, NY   (05.09.11)
6. Pope John Paul
Gene Graczyk ,   Santa Rosa, CA USA   (05.09.11)
Well, the same man of God who forthrightly condemned Bush's war on Iraq as "immoral and unjustified" to large crowds in St. Peter's square and then told Bush himself the same thing face to face. The same man who helped keep Solidarity non-violent in Poland. The same man of God who went to the Wailing Wall and mosques. The same man of God who was a good friend of the Dalai Lama. Yup, very same one.
7. #5 Same problem as "xmas" about which nobody complains
Phil ,   Ireland   (05.10.11)
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