“I won’t hide my concern in the face of the signs of intolerance, discrimination and xenophobia that have arisen in different regions of Europe, often fueled by reticence and fear of the other, the one who is different, the foreigner.”
Maybe people have “reticence and fear of the other” because of “the other’s” tendency to perpetrate jihad massacres, and to boast of his imminent conquest of Europe. The Pope, by portraying opposition to the Muslim migrant influx as a moral issue and trying to shame people out of that opposition, is helping to expose the non-Muslim people of Europe, and their children and children’s children, to a future full of misery and bloodshed. Is that really what a Christian leader should be doing?
“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 Says Concern for ‘Cultural Identity’ Doesn’t Justify Opposition to Mass Migration,” by Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart, September 22, 2017:
Pope Francis spoke out strongly Friday in favor of welcoming more migrants throughout Europe, telling his hearers to beware of the “intolerance, discrimination and xenophobia” that have sprung up around the continent.
In his audience with the European national directors of the Church’s pastoral work with migrants here for a meeting sponsored by the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE), the Pope recognized the consternation caused by the “massive migrant flows” in Europe that have “thrown into crisis migratory policies held up to now.”
At the same time, Francis rejected national immigration policies designed to protect the cultural and religious identities of the peoples of Europe.
“I won’t hide my concern in the face of the signs of intolerance, discrimination and xenophobia that have arisen in different regions of Europe,” the pontiff said, which are “often fueled by reticence and fear of the other, the one who is different, the foreigner.”
“I am worried still more by the sad awareness that our Catholic communities in Europe are not exempt from these reactions of defensiveness and rejection, justified by an unspecified ‘moral duty’ to conserve one’s original cultural and religious identity,” he said.
A report this summer by the Centro Machiavelli found that Europe’s immigration crisis is causing an ‘unprecedented’ shift in Italy’s demographics.
As of last January, Italy had over five million foreigners living as residents, a growth of a remarkable 25 percent relative to 2012 and a full 270 percent over 2002. At that time, foreigners made up just 2.38 percent of the population while fifteen years later the figure has nearly trebled to 8.33 percent of the population.
If current trends continue, the report states, by 2065, first- and second-generation immigrants will exceed 22 million persons, or more than 40 percent of Italy’s total population.
In his address Friday, Francis appealed to the Church’s own history of missionary work among different cultures, as well as the universality of its mission in the world.
“The Church has spread through every continent thanks to the ‘migration’ of so many missionaries who were convinced of the universality of the message of salvation in Jesus Christ, destined for the men and women of every culture,” he said.
“Temptations to exclusiveness and cultural entrenchment have not been wanting in the history of the Church,” the Pope continued, “but the Holy Spirit has always helped us to overcome them, guaranteeing a constant openness toward the other, considered as a concrete possibility of growth and enrichment.”
Pope Francis said he was convinced that “the Holy Spirit will help us to keep an attitude of trusting openness that will allow us to overcome every barrier and scale every wall.”
In his address, the Pope also suggested that Europeans’ trouble with migrants may be due in part to a lack of greater cohesion among European nations and an incomplete process of political unification.
“In my constant listening to the particular churches in Europe I have perceived a profound uneasiness in the face of the massive arrival of migrants and refugees,” Francis said. “This uneasiness must be recognized and understood in the light of a historical juncture characterized by an economic crisis that has left deep wounds. This uneasiness has been aggravated, moreover, by the scope and composition of the migrant flows, by a substantial lack of preparedness in the host countries and by frequently inadequate national and community policies.”
“But the uneasiness is also indicative of the limits in the process of European unification,” the pontiff continued, “of the obstacles faced by the concrete application of the universality of human rights, and of the walls encountered by the integral humanism that constitutes one of the most beautiful fruits of European civilization.”…
Jan III Sobieski says
St. Marco d’Aviano, a Capuchin friar, is credited with motivating the Hapsburg king of Vienna to recognize that a Jihad against Christianity was under way and convicted the King to assembly an army. He is actually credited with saving Christianity from destruction at the hands of Islam. Glad Francis wasn’t around Vienna at that time. Francis is delusional regarding the gravity of the current Jihad against Christianity and Western Civilization.
Jacqueleen says
@Jan III Sobieski
Pope Francis cares little about the fact that the Muslims are following the Koran and not the laws of the country that they occupy. They rape, kill, injure, lie, cheat, etc. because the Koran tells them to do these horrible things. POPE FRANCIS SHOULD BE EVICTED AND BANNED WITH EVERY MUSLIM TO THE MIDDLE EAST DESERT TO LIVE IN TENTS AND CAVES AND THEN HE CAN WATCH THEM KILL, RAPE, LIE AND MAIM EACH OTHER..AND HE CAN USE HIS DIPLOMACY TO TRY TO CONVERT THEM! LOL…How would the pope react if it was his mother or sister that was raped or killed…bombed or knfed? We have had enough of this Communist Pope…The Catholic Church is being managed by St. Peter from Heaven as prophecy predicts.
John Hawk says
Doesn’t defend Western civilization or even the Christian faith against Islamic assaults. Maybe this dhimmi should just sit down and shut up now.
Rob Porter says
John, I have a good acquaintance who continually tries to convince me of the superiority of the Catholic Church over the Protestant Church. With this utter fool of a Pope at the helm of the RC Church you’d think he’d be embarrassed and give it a break. The RC Church leaders, and this unfortunately includes Cardinal Burke who I thought would create a rebellion against this nincompoop Pope, don’t even possess the wisdom or courage to recognize and acknowledge what a raving fool, liar and ignoramous is this Pope and what a danger he is to the existence of the church. Who today, would seriously choose to convert to Catholicism with such a completely deranged dope running the show and other spineless senior clergy, Cardinals and Bishops, who don’t possess a fraction the courage of Martin Luther? Thankfully Robert Spencer is under no illusions.
gravenimage says
Rob, I’m afraid there are Protestants who are clueless about the threat of Islam, as well–including the Anglican’s Archbishop of Canterbury.
isntlam says
But the Pope has such nice clothes…
Carolyne says
I’ve seen nicer on Ru Paul.
gravenimage says
Brilliant!
andra says
If he is in favour for Muslim Invasion, why the hell does he not bring them to Argentina instead of Europe?
I think I remember though that he insisted on Argentina and all South America having the right of an own identity. So please, Pope Francis, leave Europe alone.
Tracy says
He is in favor of Islam wiping out Christians. That is what the Muslims are ordered to do.
Santa Voorhees says
There are no minority rights in muslim countries. Enough said.
R Russell says
Some people think the pope is the antichrist. I’m beginning to understand why.
John Forbes says
This POPE needs to be REMOVED & FAST !!! What the hell has happened to his BRAIN ???
Westman says
At 40%, immigrants (Muslims), by 2065, there won’t be a Vatican as we know it. St. Peters Masjid, (kind of has a ring to it) , will be littered with trash and in disrepair as the nation sinks into poverty after the collapse of the tourist industry. The EU, unlikely to even survive, currently in trouble itself, won’t have enough spare money to subsidize Italy.
Perhaps the tourist business can be saved by being a vacation destination for Muslim countries. Tourist brochure: “Come and see the ruin of the failed society that did not worship Allah.”
This Pope acts as if he was raised watching Barney & Friends.
paul says
Tear the wall down, Mr Pope! It was build to protect YOU from muslims!
David E munson says
This man does not speak for most humans
Moshe says
This is just one person’s opinion, but I think that the Pope will receive the Nobel Peace Prize. His advocacy for inter-faith dialogue and against climate change have had a dramatic impact on the world.
gravenimage says
It has always been difficult to know whether Moshe’s posts are intended ironically or not.
MFritz says
Just watch this video by Black Pigeon Speaks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hueHtOM5dTY
Alas, if you know Jihadwatch and Robert Spencer, you’re already aware of this. The rest will rather believe the MSM and the pope and consider you “islamophobe” and “racist”.
gravenimage says
Is this the same “Black Pigeon” who hates women and believes they should be prevented from being educated, working, and holding any office? He would be right at home in Islam.
MFritz says
Maybe do some Google first, graveimage? Or maybe another, better search engine…
gravenimage says
Jakester and MFritz, why would you think that this is not the same poster? Of course it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqSypWW0ov4
He believes that if women are allowed any freedom then they “destroy civilization”. He is right in line with Muslims on wanting to enslave women.
With all respect, perhaps you are in need of a better search engine.
And I’m afraid the idea that there is nothing misogynist about hating women is rather questionable.
marina says
The Pope is delusional.
Irish Sheep says
The Pope is not delusional. He is a Globalist who believes in the NWO. That is basically how he got the job as Pope in the first place. Benedict recognised and talked of the threat of Islam. That is why he was replaced.
abad says
Exactly how many Syrian Refugees(TM) has Pope Francis taken into the Vatican?
deanna says
Thank you for your reality check for the la la land snowflakes to learn from.
PATRICIA FRANCES KOENIG says
Frankenpope is wrong again. And it’s no accident. Francis is an anti-pope (invalidly elected) and he is a Globalist. The Globalists are promoting Islam to destroy Christianity.
Voytek Gagalka says
He is no “Christian leader,” not anymore. And those Roman Catholics who still follow him will indeed fall into a pit. A senile ignorant fool with soul rotten by misery of altruism (self- and others-sacrifice) could be the only proper description.
Peter says
Who would have thought the pope would become a central enemy of the West? He’s a true leftist liberation theologist aligned with the world’s oldest and most succesful totalitarian ideology.
gravenimage says
Pope Francis: Concern for “cultural identity” doesn’t justify opposition to mass Muslim migration
…………………
Well, of course not. We should sit by and watch the most civilized cultures in human history be destroyed by barbarians, and replaced with savagery.
Doesn’t Pope Francis realize that this is what he is saying? Or does he, and just not care?
Jean Terry says
Well, the Catholics helped Nazi’s escape retribution after World War II. I don’t know if it was the entire church though. This pope is definitely a globalist and because of his views has no concern for his flock.
Bill Coenen says
Jean, I think my Pope is a well intentioned Godly man. As a retired US Marine and practicing Catholic with experience in the Muslim world, the Holy Spirit speaks to me differently. In the end, there will be one flock and one Shepard and true globalismwill be achieved but the age of nationalism not yet a millennium old has a lot of life yet to go. To blankety exclude Muslims on our journey home is blanketly wrong. But, they are in massive need of a reformation as was Christianity about the time Nationalism was in its infancy. A movement that wishes to erase Christ’s message which radical Muslim extremism definitely does and unfortunately, many mainstream Muslims turn a blind eye to, can not be a part of mankinds journey home.
gravenimage says
Bill, your idea that Christians have to let in Muslims to rape and murder us is mistaken.
John says
Bill, I feel Pope Francis is in a position where what more could he possibly say? His job is to preach acceptance, love etc! Your right. A true man of faith! ( Much different to Muslim clerics!) but it doesn’t work and has nothing at all to do with us as Europeans! Nor are we to blame in any way! As people, as a race, we are nothing alike. We are exact opposites to EACHOTHER! Pope Francis is stating facts , then ignoring others! Yes the church migrated to every continent and then Arabs and Islam came! Look at the Arabs in Africa , Ottoman Empire, the moors, look what happened in Lebanon , that good Christian love letting all the poor palestian refuges come in so they could join forces with THWRE sunni brothers, in Burma , the Phillipines , in Cyprus , Bosnia , Thailand , the ex soviet republics , what they do to Christian minorities in Egypt , Iraq etc! Look at Kosovo! I’m a proud catholic but his views on Muslim migration into Europe and the west are wrong! MOSQUES HAVE NO PLACE ON EUROPEAN LAND , JUST LIKE YOU CAN NEVER BE A EUROPEAN MUSLIM, there’s no such thing! Europeans have the right to be atheist or believe but be anti church but not Islam. What was the catholic church’s view when Turks where mass murdering Greeks in Cyprus , burning churches , raping our women, or when Muslim Albanians becoming a majority in Serbian land cause they have 6-7 children each, they take up arms and demand independence in Kosovo! AND COUNTRIES LIKE AMERICA AND THE UK SUPPORT THIS TYPE OF MUSLIM EXPANSION! What if Italy was to experience was Serbia has,Greece, Cyprus! Muslims became the majority in Rome and took up arms to declare independence , would the Vatican be still preaching acceptance? Or will it yet again be our fault? Us the people! I want the head of my church to yes be preaching love but at the same time not being afraid to say how it is! Not feel the need to bring up Christian extremists when somebody mentions Muslim extremists, not bring in Muslim children over Christian children to stay at the Vatican, and say the truth when it comes to our religions, Mohammed is a fake prophet who raped under age girls, no prophet would mass murder innocent people or marry a young girl! I always wonder how things would be like if orthdoxy, Catholicism and Protestantism were under one church,large amounts of European men hadn’t become so liberal , left leaning , would these Africans and Muslims be able to just stroll right into Europe and create there own parallel societies while taking our tax paying dollars! In European and countries in the west where the left constantly every chance they get , disses Christianity and the church and scientists call anything Christianity a myth , calls out the church all all there beliefs and traditions which they’ve had for centuries yet at the same time promoting Islam , Muslims , multiculturalism! All over Europe and the west we have Muslim associations , Muslims in parliament , Muslim mayors, which together preach there victimhood crap, scream islamophobia at the drop of the hat, then get screen time, news time, debate time , media time, demand Local swimming pools are reserved on certain days for only Muslim women , demand no alcohol , we watch our restaurants and fast food chains turn halal to please the Muslim, we watch as they question our cultures , our history and are applauded for it , but when it’s returned, all you hear is RACIST ISLAMOPHOBE FASCIST NAZI! It’s 5am and you hear Islam call to prayer in the middle of London, you visit France as a tourist and then your warned not to go to certain places areas, because it’s not French anymore, you see Turkish rallies on German soil, yoi see Muslims demanding a mosque be built in the middle of Athens, ATHENS , a country which was under Turk controls for 400 years , While our church in CONSTANTINOPLE gets slowly converted into a mosque every day, being labeled a racist because your against boats of Muslims coming into your country illegally, Christians are fleeing the Middle East at the same time Muslims are being invited , by a east Germany communist slut , no surprise , having Jews rabbis and associations from around Europe preaching anti racism, Europe shouldn’t make another mistake , wanting Muslims to come Europe , it’s there right etc WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, preaching a ISRAEL FOR THE JEWS stance, HERE YOU HAVE MUSLIMS AND CERTAIN JEWS CALLING EUROPEANS RACIST , showing these photos of poor kids crying and the innocent families to push there propaganda, while in there own backyard they persecute Christians, mass murdered Kurds, dropping a bomb on a block to kill 1 terrorist and takes 30 civilians with them .. the hypocrisy is ridiculous! How did we get find ourselves being giving orders and accused of every crime imaginable in our own backyard! Labeled racist for being proud of our heritage, this political correctness cancer in our country ,
Where Christian schools deny people from attending there school due to religious beliefs and stating no other religions attire can be worn at this school! And they get taken to court, told they must except the student and there you have a woman telling me how in today’s day in age, it’s ridiculous that they wouldn’t let him in! ITS A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, A CHRISTIAN COUNTRY , they should be told if you don’t accept the rules , go to another school instead of bending over backwards for minorities! Removing crucifixes because it offends people, IF MY CRUCIFIX OFFENDS YOU GET THE FUCK OUT OF OUR COUNTRY! Go back to Sudan or Iran! Removing Christmas lights and trees to be more inclusive, you can celebrate your pretend fast during Ramadan , yet we have to start removing our celebrations so you don’t get offended! Where offended when we go to the shops and see five women in a burqa on a 50 degree day , covered from head to toe, while there husbands are in singlets and shorts , I’m disgusted when I drive threw suburbs and all I see is NO ALCOHOL ALOUD HALAL CERT STICKERS HIJAB BURQA CLOTHING STORES MOSQUES… ALL THIS WHILE THERE DOING TERRORIST ATTACKS IN OUR COUNTRIES! THIS COMMUNIST ANTI CHRISTIAN, PRO GAY, PRO FEMINISM , PRO MULTICULTRIALISM ,PROGRESSIVE ,MUSLIM RIGHTS ,ANTI FAMILY ,EUROPEAN GUILT FROM COLONIAL TIMES AND TWO WORLD WARS, WILL BE THE DEATH OF EUROPE!
We’re at fault . We were to scared, had secret commies in power who didn’t want to stop any of it and as quick as we blink, our hole continent changed!
Fuck Islam.
CogitoErgoSum says
In Luke 11:11-12 Jesus asks, 11 “If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
The Pope is mistaking a stone for bread, a snake for a fish and a scorpion for an egg.
Likewise, there is a story of St. Francis of Assisi and the wolf of Gubbio.
See this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8227Vy4d28
It is a heartwarming story of love and tolerance; however, it is important to remember that the story concerns a single wolf who honored a promise to return to the people the love and kindness shown to him. Pope Francis, unlike St. Francis, has received no such promise from the countless hungry wolves he is inviting to roam among his people. Neither did the wolf in the story leave behind numerous hungry cubs to ravage the town after the wolf was gone.
Pope Francis is no St. Francis and neither is this Pope being a good father to his children if he does not insure that the things he gives his children will not ultimately destroy them.
Campos Mário says
Bergoglio is a pathetic caricature of a pope. Without the composure and moral rectitude required for the position, his ridiculous presence is a disgrace to the church. He is a gaiatus with no moral and personal structure to run a church that suffers terrible attacks from several fronts of enemies. Let’s pray for the church and for the clergy!
More Ham Ed says
A picture is worth a thousand words. Robert is gettin’ alot of mileage out of that excellent photo.
Lydia says
Uh yes, dope francis,… it kinda sorta totally DOES!
flicka says
The Pope’s life experience is that he comes from an immigrant country, and the sky did not fall in
when the immigrants arrived in great numbers.This however does not excuse you from not doing your homework before you start moving your mouth.The higher up the food chain the greater obligation/duty
you are required to do your homework before you speak.A simple check of the facts that Àllah is a master
and his followers are slaves.The Christian God is a father and his followers are his children.This tells you straight away that you have tons and tons of homework to get through before you can start publicly speaking on this subject.
carpediadem says
So the Vatican is tearing down its wall then?
gravenimage says
I would not hold my breath…
culture counts says
A document with some thoughts about culture from Pope St. John Paul II who founded the Pontifical Council for Culture [ http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/cultr/documents/rc_pc_cultr_pro_06061999_en.html ]
WORLD DAY OF PEACE
1 JANUARY 2001
http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/messages/peace/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_20001208_xxxiv-world-day-for-peace.html
13. “First of all, it is important to remember the principle that immigrants must always be treated with the respect due to the dignity of every human person. In the matter of controlling the influx of immigrants, the consideration which should rightly be given to the common good should not ignore this principle. The challenge is to combine the welcome due to every human being, especially when in need, with a reckoning of what is necessary for both the local inhabitants and the new arrivals to live a dignified and peaceful life. The cultural practices which immigrants bring with them should be respected and accepted, as long as they do not contravene either the universal ethical values inherent in the natural law or fundamental human rights.”
Respect for cultures and the “cultural profile”
of different regions
“14. It is a much more difficult thing to determine the extent to which immigrants are entitled to public legal recognition of the particular customs of their culture, which may not be readily compatible with the customs of the majority of citizens. The solution to this question, within a climate of genuine openness, calls for a realistic evaluation of the common good at any given time in history and in any given place and social context.”
Mira S. Ghoshal says
I am Polish and Indian. We need another Polish pope or a pope from Central Europe who remembers what life was like under communism and will not be influenced by political correctness. I am not a Roman Catholic, but being raised in and now living again back in Poland, I see all the good that the Church has done for this country. When Pope Francis was in Poland last year, he criticized the Polish R.C. clergy for not wanting Muslim migrants in our country. At a closed door meeting, the clergymen must have listened to him politely and told him that Poland took in over one million Ukrainians, some who were running from the war in the Eastern Ukraine. All of these newcomers in Poland work, none are on welfare and they then send money back to their families in the Ukraine. When I listen to high clergymen on Polish television, they all repeat the same thing: “We should be helping people in their own countries get back to living normal lives.” And the Polish Roman Catholic Church is doing exactly that through Caritas Poland which helps people in Syria. Like many Poles, I am tired of my country being overrun by hoards of people who want to kill us. We all see what is happening in Western Europe and as a nation we have said “No,thank you”, to rape, murder and terror attacks. During WWII Poland lost almost 1/3 of its citizens, of which, six million was killed by Germans and another five and half million were killed by Russians. We have strong leaders both in the Polish Roman Catholic Church and in the present Polish Government. who are protecting us from further harm. Pope John Paul II freed us from Soviet domination and for the life of me and of all other Poles, we will never be invaded again. Pope Francis can preach all he wants about taking in Muslim refugees, but we as Poles, will listen to him with respect, but we will do what is best for our safety and for the continuation of the Polish state.
gravenimage says
Mira, I respected and like Pope John Paul II. He was very savvy about the ills of Communism, but I’m afraid he was sadly pretty clueless about Islam, as well. He kissed a Qur’an at one point.
FYI says
francis the quisling Frankenpope..
Betraying his own flock,Christians and European culture…
Catholics know about francis and the Opus Dei “church within a church”:his personal prelature that runs the church.
Or at least they SHOULD know(since Fatima 1917):that “the smoke of satan”(Pope Paul VI’s words)had entered the RCC.
{He was referring to the RCC Church Administrators:not the Catholic belief system itself}
And that it would be run by ecclesiastical freemasons who would cause a great apostasy in Catholicism under a false papacy.That’s what Fatima 1917 predicted.
And that’s what you see in Rome if you “have eyes to see and ears to hear”.
Jenny H says
“At the same time, Francis rejected national immigration policies designed to protect the cultural and religious identities of the peoples of Europe.”
Surely it’s his job as Pope, to wish to protect at the least, the Catholic and Christian identity of Europe and to defend against the fascist incursion of Islam.?
James Stamulis says
Your lying bullshit Francis doesn’t justify us losing our heritage!
rich says
…said Pope Francis, that hypocrite leftist, from behind his 40 ft Vatican walls.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
One is either part of the solution, part of the problem or just part of the background. This guy is part of the problem and should be regarded as such.
Georg says
This guy needs to be smacked. Often.
Georg says
“…justified by an unspecified ‘moral duty’ to conserve one’s original cultural and religious identity.”
Sorry to curse… but… what, the fuck?
SuchindranathAiyerS says
Pope is a dope. He is a crypto Moslem. Sympathetic towards Quran, pedophiles, rapists, murderers, mass murderers etc.