Iraqi jihadists vow to "destroy their cross in the heart of Rome ... and that their Vatican will be hit and wept over by the Pope."
Church bombed in Gaza. It's an Orthodox parish.
Two churches firebombed on the West Bank. One Anglican. One Orthodox. Neither Catholic.
Muslim demonstrators burn pope in effigy in Pakistan. Etc.
Signs of the times. Signs of things to come.
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I've been tracking back to visitors to my blog. One trail led here. Sorry for my redundant postings here.>
Can there be peace between Islam and Christianity?
Do you REALLY want the answer to that question?>
"So, if the Muslims assassinate B16, how will Europe respond: like Oriana Fallaci or like Neville Chamberlain?"
it seems to me the answer is clear.
Aribic and Muslim leaders - secular and religious - maintain their control through the manipulation of the masses. The do this by establishing, in the minds of their people and their followers, "devils" that distract their subjects from their own corrupt and subjegating power.
If they can keep the people distracted by fervant anti western rhetoric they can maintain control.
I think we saw this in Irans covert support of Hamas in the most recent war between Israel and Hamas in Lebanon.
My point being that in this situation it is not so far fetched to conceive of a regime supporting an effort to assasinate the pope and thereby enflaming Europe against the middle east. Such instigation of violence might seem counter intuitive, but by some lights it might seem as another way of solidifying support for the regime against the infidel invaders with not so subtle parallels to the crusades.
that may be an outside possibility but it scares the hell out of me to even contemplate it.
mike | Homepage | 09.16.06 - 10:36 pm | #
That addresses the question of whether or not they might assassinate the Pope. It leaves unanswered my "the-only-way-we'll-know-is-if-it-happens" question re: how Europe might respond to such an act.>
You are right eric. i am not sure anyone knows the answer. i think it is complicated because europe, well, western europe is very secular. I think it also depends on where the assassination takes place. If it were to happen in europe the reaction might be different than in the middle east.
But I am not an expert on any of this.>
http://www.anglican.tk/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=714
CaNN Special Report -- Hate That Pope! 1.0>
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