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Pope pissing off the Muslims - again

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Looks like Pope B-16 is in the process of standing up to the Muslims again. He did it last year, praising Byzantine emporors, now he is criticizing the Islamic governments that surpress religious freedoms, surpress Christianity and operate under Islamic law. I have to say, when this Pope was elected, I sort of figured he was just supposed to keep the seat warm for a few years until a younger, more charismatic Pope could be elected to succeed the position left by Pope John Paul II's death. But Pope Benedict 16th seems to be his own man, one who will stand up and speak. Got to love this guy! :thumb: No wonder he has been nicknamed the B-16 Bomber. A hip-hop priest even wrote a song by that title.

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Here's a link to his full speech: http://www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=156413

Here is the partial text that is relevant to the above comments:
Pope Benedict XVI said:
The Pope has again risked provoking the wrath of the Islamic world, by criticising its treatment of Christians.

Benedict XVI attacked Muslim nations where Christians are either persecuted or given the status of second-class citizens under the Shariah Islamic law. He also defended the rights of Muslims to convert to Christianity, an act which warrants the death penalty in many Islamic countries.

His comments came almost exactly a year after he provoked a wave of anger among Muslims by quoting a Byzantine emperor who linked Islam to violence.

Yesterday, near Rome, the 80-year-old pontiff made a speech in “defence of religious liberty”, which, he said “is a fundamental, irrepressible, inalienable and inviolable right”.

In a clear reference to Islam, he said: “The exercise of this freedom also includes the right to change religion, which should be guaranteed not only legally, but also in daily practice.”

Addressing the problem of Islamic extremism, he added: “Terrorism is a serious problem whose perpetrators often claim to act in God’s name and harbour an inexcusable contempt for human life.”
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