If Abbas is 'an angel of peace' then Arafat must have been the god of peace. And since we know that not to be true, the Pope has had a stroke of some kind, scrambling his brain. I don't think an 'angel' of peace would: -incite his people to jihad -sponsor warped Jew-hating TV programming -provide Israel-demonizing materials in the school curriculum -name streets after terrorist murderers -give stipends to terrorists in prison -give 'financial rewards' to the families of killed terrorists. For the Pope to come out with such a patently false declaration proves beyond doubt that he has screw loose. If Abbas is the angel of peace, then ISIL must be the army of peace. The world is in sad shape when the Pope doesn't recognize fact from fiction.

Elected Officials are Human Beings and make stupid decisions and statements from time to time. Abbas is more like the an "angel of death" than a "man of peace" with blood on his hands that cannot be whitewashed by any statements!

that's why the founders of America left Europe they refused to bow to kings or potentates. No matter what there will never be a pal state within Israel. The vatican can share their property in Rome, not Israel. KEEP BUILDING JEWISH ISRAEL !!!

and considering the Catholics supposedly worship Jesus, a Jew, they should remember his father is also Jewish. No matter Rome fell and so has the Vatican.

That would fall somewhere between little and none. Religious thinking and 'religious reasoning' should be confined to the fantasy world of the same.

francis is in the same clique as obama. francis had bowed to queen rania of jordan while obama bowed to the saudi king.

this has been apparent for quite some time. he obviously does not care that the palestinians have cleansed territories under their control of many christians. more likely, he does not care. he wants to side with the arab palestinians as a matter of ideology.

Mussolini Created the Lateran (Letran) treaty between The italian government and the Vatican. it recognized The vatican as an Independent State, and they got inside every country they wished, it was smart and polite, so they invented also no government can expropiate vatican buildings and they dont pay taxes. It doesnt matter if those women Pope Francis decideto canonize were British or Palestinians, indeed

A veritable angel of peace in an Armani or Lapidus Suit

Calling Abbas an Angel of Peace means what? Public Parks in Gaza named after mass murderers, tunnels being dug into Israel whose sole purpose is to kill Israelis, finding common cause with Iran's declaration of divine intent to destroy Israel? Apostasy is a matter of subjective interpretation, certainly, but this Popes deviation from Christ's message pushes Francis hard to the head of the line. Obscure perhaps, but ancient Catholic prophecies do indicate a last pope whose actions frighteningly mirror those of Francis.

Italian journalist Giulio Meotti thoroughly exposes the lies, mendacity and Jew hatred which characterize the Vatican's conduct towards Israel. Google Meotti and his books. The Vatican recognized the Nazi regime within 4 months of it assuming power in Germany. Long before Israel's rebirth, of course. Fellow Jews, this is what we are dealing with in the Vatican. Make no mistakes ever. The Vatican are vile Jew haters.

Still, doesn't justify the Pope kissing Abbas's but while the PA continues to persecute Christians & Israel is the only country in the Mideast that's protecting them.

The two of them can't be true. But both of them can be false. So we assume both of them false. Just pleasing themselves and nothing to do with Reality of Angels. Or perhaps they don't know anything about angels!!!

Catholicism has always hated Jewish people. I don't believe that the leaders and the popes have ever been "true" Christians. Just idol worshipping, mystic cults. I love the Jewish people, Our SAVIOR was a Jew, is a Jew and will come back as a Jew to Jerusalem to establish HIS KINGDOM on earth and the JEWISH people will finally have peace from all GOD haters!

not a heathen who substituted the Roman Empire into the Holy ( pardon the blasphemy) Roman Empire complete a pope not an emperor and cardinals not senators with vestal virgins now known as nuns.

You are entirely mistaken. Hitler took the charge of German Chancellor in January 30, 1933, by constitutional way (Weimar). He made a coalition of rightist parties and he was nominated by President Hindenburg. Then, it was not necessary that any other State recognized the fact. About the Pope and my Church, I deplore again the offensive comments like the yours. Christians and Jews must be friends and brothers. Filthy past deeds have been erased. Thats all for a while.