The Stream Finally, after more than a week, Pope Francis — who is notorious for urging “caution” against any free speech or expression that mocks Islam — on Aug. 3 issued a brief, perfunctory, and rather lukewarm condemnation of the pagan, pedophilic mockery of Christ that regaled the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics. And lest you think this half-hearted condemnation … [Read more...]
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Will Pope Francis Ever Speak Honestly about the Muslim Persecution of Christians?
LifeSiteNews Pope Francis recently acknowledged an otherwise widely suppressed topic—the persecution of Christians, especially throughout the Middle East. On June 27, 2024, during a meeting held in the Vatican with members of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for Oriental Churches (ROACO), Francis made some refreshing, because true, remarks: Many Eastern Churches are bearing a … [Read more...]
Why Pope Francis’s Claim that the Virgin Mary ‘Unites’ Christians and Muslims Is Wrong
LifeSiteNews Catholics may be surprised to learn that the Vatican is exaggerating the similarities between the Virgin Mary and the figure of Mary, Mother of Jesus, as she appears in the Koran and Muslim hadiths (traditions about Muhammad, the founder of Islam). On May 18 this year, Pope Francis paid a visit to detainees at Verona’s Montorio Prison, and upon bestowing an icon … [Read more...]
Pope Francis Defends Islam as ‘Religion of Peace’ in New Book
The Stream Pope Francis is at it again, relativizing about Muslim violence, suggesting that it has no ideological component, but is a “perversion” of true Islam, which is peace. In his new book, Non Sei Solo: Sfide, Risposte, Speranze (“You Are Not Alone: Challenges, Answers, Hopes”), which was published in Italian and released on Tuesday [Oct. 24, 2023], Francis calls on … [Read more...]
Pope Francis Abandons Christ’s Cross to Appease Muslims
Pope Francis, a leading advocate of Doormat Christianity, is at it again. Although it is traditional for papal podiums to depict the crucifix, during his recent visit to the island of Malta, Pope Francis ditched the cross lest it offend Muslim migrants. As the archdiocese of Malta openly admitted, “The podium will not be adorned with a crucifix, given that the majority of … [Read more...]
Pope Francis Calls on Christians to Surrender Before Violence
Pope Francis, a leading advocate of Doormat Christianity, is at it again, trying to reverse nearly two millennia of Christian doctrine, by preaching total passivity—even against violent aggression. On March 18, 2022, Francis declared before an audience that “A war is always—always!—the defeat of humanity, always. We, the educated, who work in education, are defeated by this … [Read more...]
Pope Francis: ‘Tear Down the Walls’ against Islam
Pope Francis wants any and all walls, real or figurative, that stand between the West and Islam broken down immediately — or so he's constantly saying. Most recently, on Sunday, June 13, 2021, he called for the "growth of a more supportive humanity that tears down the wall of indifference." This was spoken in the context of urging Europeans to take in more illegally arrived … [Read more...]
The Two-Faced Muslim that Pope Francis Loves and Trusts
FrontPage Magazine On November 15, 2019, two of the foremost representatives of Christianity and Islam, Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb of Al Azhar—the latter was once named the “most influential Muslim in the world”—met and embraced each other again as brothers. “During the[ir] cordial discussions,” the Vatican announced in a press release, the two religious … [Read more...]
On Walls and Muslims: A Lesson for Pope Francis
PJM “I appeal not to create walls but to build bridges” has long been Pope Francis’s mantra. Most recently, when asked last Sunday “a question about migration in general and about U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico,” the pope pontificated in platitudes: “Builders of walls,” he said, “be they made of … [Read more...]
Pope Francis and His Muslim Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Gatestone Institute The two foremost representatives of Christianity and Islam, Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb—the Grand Imam of Al Azhar who was once named the “most influential Muslim in the world”—recently signed “A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together.” This document “forcefully rejects,” to quote Vatican News, “any justification of … [Read more...]