01-18-2007, 12:07 PM
Did I hear someone mention my beloved Pope?
Peace be with you, Iftikhar.
Did you write this article? I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt.
Firstly, 99% of the world's non-Muslims have NOTHING against Muslims.
Secondly, if the West was at war with Muslims rather than terrorists, you'd think they'd implement policies which bans Muslim immigrants from entering their countries.
Thirdly, disrespecting Muslims is the last thing on Pope Benedict's agenda. What are the chances of finding at least one Muslim on this forum who has actually read the Holy Father's infamous speech? For crying out loud, he was defending Islam more than attacking it. He implied that terrorism is not encouraged in Islam. The overall point he tried to make is that NO religion can possibly condone violence or aggressive behaviour because this would contradict the will/nature of God. Therefore, the extremists who are causing all sorts of atrocities in the Name of Allah are not truly representing the foundations of Islam.
Read it for yourself. Don't get caught up in news reports. If there's one thing the media hates more than Islam it's the Catholic Church!
Quote:The writer Oriana Fallies recently asserted that there is no difference between Muslim extremist and Islam. She still had no trouble winning an audience with the Pope Benedict.
Very misleading! The meeting between Ms Fallies (RIP) & Pope Benedict had absolutely NOTHING to do with Islam. She was an Atheist. Many prominent Islamic leaders have had audiences with our Pope. Please stop with the paranoia & weird conspiracy theories.
Education is essential. But let's not limit it to school kids only.
God bless.
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