(silence)
Reading this morning a piece with the above title. It was a long written piece written by a short minded soul.
Read another piece:
Pope Francis blasts radical Islamist attacks as ‘homicidal madness’
Pope Francis speaks during an audience with diplomats accredited to the Holy See for the traditional exchange of New Year greetings, at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)
Pope Francis came out Monday and condemned radical Islamist attacks as “homicidal madness” and urged political authorities to seek peace not only for their own citizens, but for the world.
In remarks to the Vatican diplomatic corps, Francis said, “Sadly, we are conscious that even today, religious experience, rather than fostering openness to others, can be used at times as a pretext for rejection, marginalization and violence,” adding:
I think particularly of the fundamentalist-inspired terrorism that in the past year has also reaped numerous victims throughout the world: in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, the United States of America, Tunisia and Turkey. These are vile acts that use children to kill, as in Nigeria, or target people at prayer, as in the Coptic Cathedral of Cairo, or travelers or workers, as in Brussels, or passers-by in the streets of cities like Nice and Berlin, or simply people celebrating the arrival of the new year, as in Istanbul.
“We are dealing with a homicidal madness which misuses God’s name in order to disseminate death, in a play for domination and power,” he continued.
Francis appealed to “all religious authorities to join in reaffirming unequivocally that one can never kill in God’s name.”
“Fundamentalist terrorism is the fruit of a profound spiritual poverty, and often is linked to significant social poverty,” he said. “It can only be fully defeated with the joint contribution of religious and political leaders.”
Francis said religious authorities are obliged to teach “love of neighbor,” while political authorities should safeguard the right to religious freedom and to recognize “religion’s positive and constructive contribution to the building of a civil society.”
The pope urged political leaders to prevent conditions that can serve as “fertile terrain for the spread of forms of fundamentalism,” through “social policies aimed at combating poverty,” policies that reflect “the importance of the family” and “a major investment in the areas of education and culture.”
Francis urged leaders to work for peace not just in war-torn parts of the world, but also in Europe, which he said is “experiencing a decisive moment in its history” as it grapples with terrorist attacks and the refugee crisis and as it comes to terms with Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Citing Europe’s reunification following World War II, Francis said the continent is “called to rediscover its proper identity” as “a unique opportunity for stability, peace and solidarity between peoples.”
Francis concluded that peace is “a gift, a challenge and a commitment:”
Reading this morning what has been known since humanity gained awareness of self: Ignorance.
There is much power in thought, in words, in action. What is done in the heat of the moment is either quickly forgotten, fed upon, or embraced only to eventually be quickly forgotten or changed…
It is good humanity strives to evolve as evolve it will. Is it bad that humanity embraces it’s ignorance…
(silence)
How would you answer the last question? With defiance? With peaceful thoughts that the writer is itself, ignorant?
History is filled with unlimited amounts of examples pertaining to humanities ignorance in all areas: Religion, God, Love, Hate, War, Science…Everything that humanity is is and does contain a balanced/unbalanced evolutionary layers of ignorance and truth.
What is truth?
(silence. birds fly by and a fog bank touches the hillside)
What is your answer?
The answer is: Whatever it is you embrace at the moment and moments are fleeting. Your answer may change with time or remain the same.Does that make it ‘real’ truth or only truth that you make real? To know real truth one must deny ignorance and sadly for all humans, ignorance is a part of the body as much as legs, arms, head, and soul…
Recently I read a poem from a poet pertaining to his version of truth written as his mind saw it.Was he ‘right’ or ‘wrong’? Is the Pope ‘right’ or ‘wrong’? Is the Catholic church ‘right’ or ‘wrong’? And this confession, what is complicated about it?
(silence as silence is truth)
Confession done with the fullness and awareness of mind, no matter what the situation, no matter the age, situation, setting, religion or lack of, no matter the species, gender, color, no matter…Is Truth or truth.
Below is the Popes prayer followed by comments, comments reflective and representative of the current level of ignorance by a few of those just living the moment. Sad really, but expected of your species.
My confession?
I am a monster through and through.
This, then, is my prayerful hope for the year just begun: that our countries and their peoples may find increased opportunities to work together in building true peace. For its part, the Holy See, and the Secretariat of State in particular, will always be ready to cooperate with those committed to ending current conflicts and to offer support and hope to all who suffer.
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Was listening to NPR yesterday; some islamic dude talking about the danger of islamic radicalisation. The usual tripe: unemployment, poverty, no hope….. And I wanted to yell at him through the radio:
The reason they can do this is because your religion does not teach that it is wrong to murder people.
So, once they’ve fallen through all these stages; no job…., no money….. no hope….. When they get to the bottom, there’s no underlying, foundational teaching from your religion that tells them that MURDER IS WRONG. When they get to the bottom, there’s nothing to stop them.
Every other religion in the world, except islam, teaches that it is wrong to murder.
And to think that islam is the religion that liberals love.
uhhh, duhhhh.
Pope Francis is right about all the killing in the name of God it’s got to stop, But that’s wishful thinking, due to the fact that, killing in the name of God has been going on for centuries. But isis and others CAN be brought down. Hopefully more.
I like what the Pope said about terrorism, but what is his position on all of the Muslim refugees flooding Europe? Apparently youthful looking men as old as 30 are claiming to be under 18, so as to get automatic acceptance as unaccompanied children.
I think the Pope final read the end of the Bible and is now putting the Refugees and 2 and 2 together.
He might want to back track on his Refugee stance.
It uses a god’s name, not THE God’s name. I don’t like the context put forth here. What they worship is the arab moon god who was based on a Babylonian god of the same name. That is historical fact, not opinion.
I agree with the Pope but what he said is Captain Obvious. But since the Pope said it maybe the obvious will reveal itself to more people.
Pope Francis came out Monday and condemned radical Islamist attacks as “homicidal madness” and urged political authorities to seek peace not only for their own citizens, but for the world.
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So easy an Obama could have done it…..but will not because he is a sympathizer.Good Points by the Pope.
p.s. does anyone find it interesting that the ’terror’ has been going on for years,
and in early 2017 (after a U.S. election, and the recent outcome), the current Pope makes that evidentiary public comment?
(perhaps bo’$ untold stranglehold has been loosened up at the Vatican …and it might speak up, more truly and holy. It just did.An update to the encyclical Laudato Si, could be enlightening and refreshing too (sans parts of paragraph 23:…. ’A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system. In recent decades this warming has been accompanied by a constant rise in the sea level and, it would appear, by an increase of extreme weather events”…..)
imho
Yes, we need to respect the Pope and yes, like other humans he is not perfect and the Popes’ infallibility pertains to understanding and conveying to us Christs’ understanding’s. (not pol. science)
Pope Francis is just stating the obvious.
Then why the ”Hell” does he seem to support every leftist effort!?
Feeble Catholisism
Peace is not in these Muslim animals vocabulary ! We must eradicate them !
Peace is not in their mindset either.
Pope Francis the ping pong pope, bounces back and forth.
As Christians we are not told to ’work for peace’, but to keep the peace granted us from God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Of course it begins with believing on Jesus as Lord and embracing His Resurrection. If one is willing to accept that ”peace” means a cessation of strife between two entities, then the Christian is at peace with God spiritually at the point of the new birth. Practically, peace is achieved when Christians endeavor ’keep the unity in the bond of peace.’ True peace is not available with Islam as they reject Jesus as Lord, nor do they believe that God 1) has a Son, let alone the Son of God, Nor do they accept 2) God raised Jesus from the dead. There can be no true accord with them; tolerance is the best one can hope for, but then, how tolerant is radical Islam lately?
Peace for too many people means that you get to capitulate to their demands and/or views. The recent election is an excellent example of this, given the Michael Moore’s of the country and their willingness to accept the election results.Few devout Catholic I know personally place much trust in their Pope…
And I have absolutely no trust in the Padre .What Francis calls “homicidal madness”, I call islam.
Glad the Pope finally called this ’ movement ’ was it is : homicidal madness wrapping itself in a flag of Islam. The videos that these sick savages use to ’ recruit ’ would only attract psychos to their so-called ’ cause .’ That in itself proves what this jihadi movement really is : a Satanic , Dysfunctional Movement of Homicidal Psychos.
The Pope Lives in dreamland.
Francois, albeit it’s my confirmation name. Here is another beast: ton saint patron aimait les animaux ET les animaux l’aimaient. C’est un autre genre D’animaux qui sont tues pour leur fourrure. Leur idee de salut est de tuer ces soit disant animaux.
…do I need to translate?
I’ll give you some time Trolls.
No, Francis, that is not ”homicidal madness”. It is actually called Islam. Try reading what the Koran and Hadith actually say and you’ll see that it is not peaceful in the slightest.
Yeah, Europe has a real problem with widows and orphans.
yep, not a SINGLE working age man there. Dont know where they all went to…
Who is the Secretariat of State?
The 2nd ranking official at the Vatican.
http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=18893
That would be a horse of a different color…?
The Pope is also calling for a reform of the International Financial System, putting it all under one central monetary authority. Now there’s a good idea…..
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-09/pope-francis-now-international-monetary-guruFatheroftwo on Jan 9, 2017 6:03 pm said…
’International Financial System, putting it all under one central monetary authority’
”The second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name”Quite certain, reforming to an International Financial system is not part of this Pope’s job description. It becomes more apparent why the good Pope Benedict ”resigned”, the globalists needed a new face sympathetic to their agenda.
Two : Think the Pope should stick to advising mankind on man’s spiritual life and leave economics to the economists .
Yeah what could possibly go wrong with that?!?!?! (sarc off) Give the globalists more control and take more control away from We The People, uh, no. Never. Just look at what’s happening to the EU right now–it’s disintegrating under the weight of their generations of social justice programs and “European-style socialism”.
Don’t trust him. Wait for the other shoe (the left one) to drop.
You CAN’T cure extremism with a Government program, but you CAN cure extremism with several hundred thousand degree temperatures!
Lead poisoning is a known cure as well.
He gets it right every once in a while. Wonder why this time?
This Pope has zero tolerance for Catholic clergy sex scandals and is actually doing something about it. I have a lot of faith in his dedication to preserving peace and I hop that other faith leaders join him.
The Pope encouraged open borders to Europe. The result is hundreds of dead Christians, countless women injured, economic devastation and thousands drowning trying to get to Europe to get welfare.
I respect Catholics and their right to practice their religion. The Pope has set governmental and political policies, which I don’t like.You think!
#BitterBarry had better get him off his high horse.
Hey kinda what the crusades were all about. Everything moves but nothing changes.
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