Pope Benedict's Warning to Muslim Leaders

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Pope Benedict XVI has warned against the misuse of religion for political ends, in a speech to Muslim leaders on the second day of his visit to Jordan. Speaking in the King Hussein Mosque in Amman, he argued that religion was a force for good, but its "manipulation" caused divisions and even violence.

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Just when you think the man's exceeded his irony quotient...

 

[rgraham666]

I'll take him seriously the second he puts some pedophile priest's prick in a meat grinder.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

I'll take him seriously the second he puts some pedophile priest's prick in a meat grinder.

Agreed. And when he apologizes for the Inquisition and the Vatican's silence during the Second World War.

 

[TE999]

Agreed. And when he apologizes for the Inquisition and the Vatican's silence during the Second World War.

Not to mention the destruction of 'blasphemous' writings from the Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Babylonian and other civilizations. When the church held sway, that's when the Dark Ages began more or less.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

Not to mention the destruction of 'blasphemous' writings from the Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Babylonian and other civilizations. When the church held sway, that's when the Dark Ages began more or less.

Pretty much.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Correlation is not causation.