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Hello Mr. Ossie Ezeaku:
There is no other way to explain this away: the Pope got it wrong. He came close to undoing all the great works his predecessor did to forge peace and harmony among all faiths. It is not as though the Pope is/was unaware of the sensitive nature of all religions. He needed not insult the Islamic faith. There was no reason for that; and no amount of “excuses” on your part can or will make his goofs lighter or acceptable. Simply put: he was wrong and should apologize.
Greetings,
Sabella

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As a catholic, my first reaction was to remember that the present pope was a member of the hitler you, was an opponent of liberation theology where the church took sides with the oppressed.

I came to the conclusion that this was not an error but rather an indication of the type of man we have as the pope.

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Ossie, stop beating about the bush and tell it like the good Pope said it. Which one you dey? You dey fear fatwa? I quote "spreading the faith through violence is something unreasonable. Violence is incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul. "God," he says, "is not pleased by blood - and not acting reasonably is contrary to God's nature. Faith is born of the soul, not the body. Whoever would lead someone to faith needs the ability to speak well and to reason properly, without violence and threats"

If the akuyas now want to go and burn down houses and kill fellow Nigerians, let them. But they should remember the last reaction in Onitsha.

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You have a choice of two poisons; the one, islam, an incubator of mass murderers, slavers, religious intollerance, and misogyny, and the other a ritualistic, arguably racist institution that endorsed the transatlantic slave trade during its heydays, a lapse for which the catholic church has never sought the remission that forms an integral part of its dogma. What is your pleasure?

Muslems, however, have plenty of nerve to demand an apology for any slur inflicted on that pestilence of a religion. It is muslems who should apologize daily to the world for the mass murders and pervasive intolerance perpetuated by adherents of the "religion of peace". Contemporary Catholicism and other branches of christianity occupy a much higher moral and progressive plane than that dissipated monstrosity called Islam. The Pope debased himself by apologizing to muslims.

And don't worry, Mark Lar. I doubt whether there will be any attacks by those neanderthals in the North. I don't think they have forgotten what happened to them in Onitsha the last time they tried that.

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Interesting posting. my sentiments, its a shame how the liberal western media has bought into the blackmail of much of the islamic world in their many exaggerated and unwarranted protestatons of all sorts of perceived wrongs. is sad that arab/muslim leadrs have consistently failed to accept responsibility for the mess their societies are in.
I f 'oppresion' by the west or past/ongoing explotation and sundry injustices were justifiable reasons for the violence and sheer carnage commonly perpertrated by islamic extremists, then perhaps africans should be in the forefront of terrorism-which race or people group has gotten a worse deal than africans? enough of this unbalanced sense of grievance and demand for the attention of the world africa has more to complain about...

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No people, no race, no religion...has the monopoly of anger and violence. For the longest time, the world has stood by as Islamists claim offense to their sensibilities at slightest opportunity. I just hope this isn't one of such.

I think a time will come,when the world will cease to take Islam serious anymore. Especially if they continue to get angry at every little cartoon or beauty contest that features in any secular state? Next we'd hear is that some Islamist went on rampage killing, maiming and destroying because the Pope farted in a Mosque somewhere.

As for the comments attributed to the Pope, let us see the transripts on the lecture he delivered before we take any sides on the issue. I bet you hardly anyone here has seen that transcript..and that probably includes the author of this article too.

Auspicious.

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=Auspicious;130820>No people, no race, no religion...has the monopoly of anger and violence. For the longest time, the world has stood by as Islamists claim offense to their sensibilities at slightest opportunity. I just hope this isn't one of such.

I think a time will come,when the world will cease to take Islam serious anymore. Especially if they continue to get angry at every little cartoon or beauty contest that features in any secular state? Next we'd hear is that some Islamist went on rampage killing, maiming and destroying because the Pope farted in a Mosque somewhere.

As for the comments attributed to the Pope, let us see the transripts on the lecture he delivered before we take any sides on the issue. I bet you hardly anyone here has seen that transcript..and that probably includes the author of this article too.

Auspicious.

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Auspy there you go again stealing my thots and my words... abeg stop am oh??? :biggrin: You and shoko want make I dey fight una to dey post my own comments here before you do. Anyway, for those who care to know, the full text of the pope's speech is on the Vatican website and he was completely quoted out of context. In all the grammar in that speech, I wonder how it's a simple reference to a medieval scholar that people are beginning to burn churches yet again. Two churches were burnt at the West Bank earlier today over the alleged Pope's comments. I just get tired of all this misguided and overzealous love for God by our fellow Muslims. Meanwhile the churches burnt were not even catholic churches.

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I f 'oppresion' by the west or past/ongoing explotation and sundry injustices were justifiable reasons for the violence and sheer carnage commonly perpertrated by islamic extremists, then perhaps africans should be in the forefront of terrorism-which race or people group has gotten a worse deal than africans? enough of this unbalanced sense of grievance and demand for the attention of the world africa has more to complain about...

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Very well said, User Name.

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This is very serious! There is something spreading throughout the world and we all must awaken to this serious threat. Moderate islam will be the first victim and while we are excusing this threat will all may end up being consumed by it. Africa is a major battleground and those on the front lines (darfur, somalia..) are not getting support. If they fail, we have no defenses ideological or numerical strength. We will be overwhelmed! First we'll have to convert to islam, then we'll be forced to radicalize.

All across Africa this menace is spreading, it is called fundamentalist "pure" islam. Chechnya, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Algeria, Morocco, Chad, Nigeria... I can go on. As we sleep, as we focus on commerce, fun and life, these dangerous forces are swelling their ranks and indoctrinating more and more minds. We'll wake up one day and be presented with a fait accompli.

Apology or not, (they really don't care about an apology, they'll just take this opportunity to show off their numerical strength and spread) the threat remains and is growing. Cartoon riots, worldwide islamic outrage at any slightest provocation, the jihad lifestyle, these are not coincidences, this is a sustained movement that must be derailed. It feeds on hopelessness and jealousy towards the disgustingly rich western nations who have over centuries shamelessly pillaged the rest of the world to sustain their civilization. What ever the excuse, in this perversion of islam there is a rejection of life as the most precious gift of nature, forget the jews, these people are not just ready to die for allah, they'll kill themselves for allah. Whether they are rich/poor, born in britain/beriut, male/female, the jihad lifestyle has no borders, no social class, no limits! This is the generational threat we all must confront, believer and infidel alike, shia and sunni, jews and gentile, protestant and catholic etc.