"MUSLIM TERRORISM DOES NOT EXIST"
BY ROBERT SPENCER
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
“What he apparently meant is that not all Christians are terrorists
and not all Muslims are terrorists—a fact evident to all—yet his words
also seemed to suggest that no specifically Islamic form of terrorism
exists in the world, an assertion that stands in stark contradiction to
established fact.”Indeed. Pope Francis is not only disastrously wrongheaded about an obvious fact that is reinforced by every day’s headlines, but he is also deceiving and misleading his people about a matter of utmost importance, and keeping them ignorant and complacent about a growing and advancing threat.
“Leave them; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” (Matthew 15:14)
“Pope Francis: ‘Muslim Terrorism Does Not Exist,’” by Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart, February 17, 2017:
In an impassioned address Friday, Pope Francis denied the existence of Islamic terrorism, while simultaneously asserting that “the ecological crisis is real.”_______________________________________________________
“Christian terrorism does not exist, Jewish terrorism does not exist, and Muslim terrorism does not exist. They do not exist,” Francis said in his speech to a world meeting of populist movements.
What he apparently meant is that not all Christians are terrorists and not all Muslims are terrorists—a fact evident to all—yet his words also seemed to suggest that no specifically Islamic form of terrorism exists in the world, an assertion that stands in stark contradiction to established fact.
“No people is criminal or drug-trafficking or violent,” Francis said, while also suggesting—as he has on other occasions—that terrorism is primarily a result of economic inequalities rather than religious beliefs. “The poor and the poorer peoples are accused of violence yet, without equal opportunities, the different forms of aggression and conflict will find a fertile terrain for growth and will eventually explode.”
The Pope also reiterated his conviction that all religions promote peace and that the danger of violent radicalization exists equally in all religions.
“There are fundamentalist and violent individuals in all peoples and religions—and with intolerant generalizations they become stronger because they feed on hate and xenophobia,” he said.
While denying the existence of Islamic terrorism, Francis also seemed to condemn the denial of global warming, asserting that “the ecological crisis is real.”
“A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system,” he said.
We know “what happens when we deny science and disregard the voice of Nature,” the Pope said. “Let us not fall into denial. Time is running out. Let us act. I ask you again—all of you, people of all backgrounds including native people, pastors, political leaders—to defend Creation.”
While acknowledging that science is not “the only form of knowledge,” and that “science is not necessarily ‘neutral’” and often “conceals ideological views or economic interests,” he still insisted that people of good will should not oppose “scientific consensus” regarding global warming.
Leftist media like the liberal Guardian in the U.K. immediately politicized the speech, predictably claiming that the Pope was backing “anti-Trump protests,” despite the fact that the Pope himself denied such a claim, explicitly declaring that “I am not speaking of anyone in particular.”
“I am not speaking of anyone in particular, I am speaking of a social and political process that flourishes in many parts of the world and poses a grave danger for humanity,” he said.
Moreover, although the Guardian claimed that the Pope was “condemning populism,” in point of fact, he was speaking to populist movements and praised their commitment to democracy.
“The direction taken beyond this historic turning-point,” Francis said, “will depend on people’s involvement and participation and, largely, on yourselves, the popular movements.”
Nevertheless, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said Monday that the Holy See is concerned over growing populist and nationalist movements, both in Europe and in the United States.
In an interview for the Italian evening news on the state-owned RAI network, the Cardinal was asked whether the Vatican is worried about what the interviewer called “the spread of nationalism and populism not only in Europe but also in the United States with Donald Trump.”
“I think so, I think so,” Parolin said. “Certainly these closings are not a good sign,” since many of them “are born of fear, which is not a good counselor.”…
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Pope Francis: “Migrations are not a danger.
They are a challenge for growth.”
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A MIND THOROUGHLY BRAINWASHED BY EAST GERMANY'S COMMUNIST STASI ALIGNS WITH POPE
Merkel: Europe must take in more Muslim migrants, Islam “is not the cause of terrorism”
BY ROBERT SPENCER
SEE: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/02/merkel-europe-must-take-in-more-muslim-migrants-islam-is-not-the-cause-of-terrorism;
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
Everyone is so confident that that is the case, except, of course, the
terrorists themselves, who are just as confident that their inspiration
and impetus comes entirely from Islam. No one in the West seems
particularly troubled by this cognitive dissonance.
“Angela Merkel says Europe must take MORE refugees and Islam ‘isn’t source of terror,'” by Jeremy Culley, Daily Star, February 18, 2017:
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel has launched a staunch defense of her refugee policy.________________________________________________________
The embattled leader says Europe has an obligation to take displaced people from Syria and Iraq.
She also said Islam “is not the cause of terrorism” and that combating extremism needs the cooperation of Muslim countries.
In a wide-ranging speech at a Munich security conference, the German chief also vowed to work closely with Vladimir Putin’s Russia in the fight with ISIS in the Middle East.
Mrs Merkel has come under fire for taking in up to one million refugees amid security concerns and a string of migrant sex attacks across Germany.
After the Berlin lorry attack at a Christmas market in December, ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage said events such as that will be “Merkel’s legacy”.
Mrs Merkel had been a strong critic of Brexit, saying she had “deep regrets” about it….
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UK: Tory MP says views of some conservative Anglicans “differ little from ISIL”
EXCERPT:
"A former vice-chair of the Conservative party has compared some
conservative Christians to the militant jihadist group ISIS in an
article calling on the Church of England to ‘fully embrace the 21st
century’.Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield, told the Church ‘to take a tough line on its less progressive elements’ as he suggested it is time for the worldwide Anglican Communion to split.
‘Simply opting for more of the same for the sake of unity amongst a diverse Communion – some of whose views differ little from ISIL – is a choice of quantity over quality,’ he wrote in the Telegraph.
‘Perhaps the Church should take a tough line on its less progressive elements: get with the times or get out."
