The Apocalypse - Letter by Letter

Hello Steven and all,

There is no truth without discernment and taking this situation out of context will never solve this world's problems. The straw that breaks the camel's back always follows the results of earlier deeds.

The Pope's choice of words was brain dead, in my humble opinion, if he was seeking to spread peace. He could have appealed for cooler heads and humility from all sides using any other words, but instead he chose to quote Crusade era hypocrisy that was guaranteed to inflame Muslims. Now we see the backtracking and spinning that always follows the gaffes of those afraid of simply telling the truth.

More proof that religion is the opposite of truth, wisdom, and justice

The "infallible" Grand Inquisitor (the pot) sought to lecture Islam (the kettle) about spreading religion through dark deeds by quoting a Dark Ages text while the USA and Europe are in the midst of the Neo-Crusades. The irony and absurdity in this situation is amazing, to say the least. It evidences both the fallacy and fallibility of those who vainly and arrogantly pretend to serve the Creator.

Dear Pope, ever heard of Karma or the golden rule? Ever stop to remember how the Vatican and western nations became so rich and powerful over the centuries? Ever consider giving up your blood drenched wealth and earthly power to end the blatant hypocrisy of your vain, materialistic, and duplicitous empire? Ever think of forgoing your peacock's robes to walk the walk instead of simply talking the talk? Remember the "eye of the needle" and "log and mote in the eye" parables? Is this a demonstration of your infallibility, wisdom, or utter blindness? As another wise one once said; What goes around comes around!

The West has killed far more Muslims (and other dark skins) than they have killed westerners, yet our press and leaders can only see Muslim and "third world" desperation in the face of western military and economic dominance and oppression, (in the name of God and country, by the way), as sources of evil in this world.

Guess what guys and girls, war, violence, and injustice are evil, no matter what the excuse or cause or who is doing it to whom. Anyone who thinks the Creator would judge religion, war, or any other profiteering at the expense of others as wise or acceptable activities has a very big surprise in store.

Here is Wisdom!!
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The Pope's choice of words was brain dead, in my humble opinion

Doesn't sound humble to me.

if he was seeking to spread peace

That's a misunderstanding of his role. It's to preach the Gospel to all nations, to spread the word. to winess to Christ. Universal peace only comes through the reign of Christ, not the deeds of men.

Another misunderstanding is that the treasury of the Church is the property of the Pope. As was widely reported, John Paul II's earthly possessions were few and only of historical, not material value. This Pope likewise owns very little.

The West has killed far more Muslims (and other dark skins) than they have killed westerners.

Actually, Muslims have killed more Muslkms than have Westerners. During the reign of Saddam Hussein we witnessed the Iran-Iraq War, the Kurdish Genocide, Iranian Revolution and the Taliban. Millions of Muslims died with little Western influence at all.

The entire point of the Pope's talk was that violence in the name of religion does not come from the Creator, is NOT of God. He did not single out Islam if you read the entire speech instead of the NYT version.