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Robert Spencer: The Islamic State Releases Image of Pope Francis Beheaded

Nov 22, 2017 7:43 am By Robert Spencer

He has already lost his head. This would just make it official. A new one in FrontPage:

The Islamic State (ISIS) last Friday released a poster depicting Pope Francis beheaded, following quickly after its threat to attack the Vatican and draw “Christmas blood.” If the Pope has been apprised of this, he must feel piqued at their ingratitude: after all he has done for Islam, this is the thanks he gets?

After all, last September, Pope Francis met in the Vatican with Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, the secretary general of the Muslim World League (MWL), a group that has been linked to the financing of jihad terror. During the meeting, al-Issa thanked the Pope for his “fair positions” on what he called the “false claims that link extremism and violence to Islam.”

Nor was that the first time a Muslim leader has thanked the Pope for being so very useful.  Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Cairo’s al-Azhar, thanked him for his “defense of Islam against the accusation of violence and terrorism.” AP reported that the Pope “embraced the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the prestigious Sunni Muslim center of learning, reopening an important channel for Catholic-Muslim dialogue after a five-year lull and at a time of increased Islamic extremist attacks on Christians.”

Why had there been this “five-year lull”? Because “the Cairo-based Al-Azhar froze talks with the Vatican to protest comments by then-Pope Benedict XVI.” What did Benedict say? Andrea Gagliarducci of the Catholic News Agency explains that after a jihad terrorist murdered 23 Christians in a church in Alexandria 2011, Benedict decried “terrorism” and the “strategy of violence” against Christians, and called for the Christians of the Middle East to be protected.

Al-Tayeb was furious. He railed Benedict for his “interference” in Egypt’s affairs and warned of a “negative political reaction” to the Pope’s remarks. In a statement, Al-Azhar denounced the Pope’s “repeated negative references to Islam and his claims that Muslims persecute those living among them in the Middle East.”

Benedict stood his ground, and that was that. But in September 2013, al-Azhar announced that Pope Francis had sent a personal message to al-Tayeb. In it, according to al-Azhar, Francis declared his respect for Islam and his desire to achieve “mutual understanding between the world’s Christians and Muslims in order to build peace and justice.” At the same time, Al Tayyeb met with the Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Mgr. Jean-Paul Gobel, and told him in no uncertain terms that speaking about Islam in a negative manner was a “red line” that must not be crossed.

So Pope Benedict condemned a jihad attack, one that al-Azhar also condemned, and yet al-Azhar suspended dialogue because of the Pope’s condemnation. Then Pope Francis wrote to the Grand Imam of al-Azhar affirming his respect for Islam, and the Grand Imam warned him that criticizing Islam was a “red line” that he must not cross. That strongly suggests that the “dialogue” that Pope Francis has now reestablished will not be allowed to discuss the Muslim persecution of Christians that will escalate worldwide, especially since an incidence of that persecution led to the suspension of dialogue in the first place.

What’s more, his dialogue partner, al-Tayeb, has shown himself over the years to be anything but a preacher of peace, cooperation and mercy: he has justified anti-Semitism on Qur’anic grounds; and called for the Islamic State murderers of the Jordanian pilot to be crucified or have their hands and feet amputated on opposite sides (as per the penalty in Qur’an 5:33 for those who make war against Allah and his messenger or spread “mischief” in the land. Al-Azhar was also revealed to be offering free copies of a book that called for the slaughter of Christians and other Infidels.

Francis, for his part, proclaimed that “authentic Islam and the proper understanding of the Koran reject every form of violence,” doing his bit to ensure that as many Christians as possible would remain ignorant and complacent about the jihad threat that his precious “dialogue” does nothing to mitigate.

And now ISIS has called for his head. If this Pope loses his head, would anyone notice?

He is a disgrace to the Church, to Judeo-Christian civilization, and to the free world.

“Leave them; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” (Matthew 15:14)

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  1. mortimer says

    Nov 22, 2017 at 8:01 am

    All churches should immediately start preparing security enhancements for Christmas and Easter services. It is irresponsible not to.

  2. KRJ says

    Nov 22, 2017 at 8:14 am

    This is hilarious. This Pope admonished “all Europeans” to stop being so Islamophobic and to “take in a refugee family” – Ha! The Catholic Church, world’s largest real estate owners living in luxury. This is just like in that film “Mars Attacks” when the Martians blow everyone to pieces while reassuringly shouting, “DON’T RUN. WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogp_Dai691k

    • Mockingjay says

      Nov 22, 2017 at 6:49 pm

      Yeah LOL – “Mars attacks” indeed is a GREAT analogy of how the West “reacts” to islam.

      – All the naive earthlings assume that the creepy but exotic strangers “come in peace” and are looking for “dialogue” and then – Z A P ! – all the naive earthlings get fried.

      • Mockingjay says

        Nov 22, 2017 at 6:52 pm

        – WE COME IN PEACE –

      • Mockingjay says

        Nov 22, 2017 at 6:59 pm

        And this scene:

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGTRdpW8oZA

    • John Forbes says

      Nov 23, 2017 at 4:47 am

      LONG OVERDUE TO GET RID OF THIS IDIOTIC POPE!

      • Carolyne says

        Nov 23, 2017 at 11:14 am

        The above references to Pope Benedict explain why he is no longer Pope. He escaped with his life. He was lucky.

  3. Georg says

    Nov 22, 2017 at 9:52 am

    “Andrea Gagliarducci of the Catholic News Agency explains that after a jihad terrorist murdered 23 Christians in a church in Alexandria 2011, Benedict decried “terrorism” and the “strategy of violence” against Christians, and called for the Christians of the Middle East to be protected.”

    Gee, what a monster Pope Benedict was. That the creep at al-Azhar took exception with his position of pity is all anyone needs to know regarding Islam and Christianity.

    “Francis . . . doing his bit to ensure that as many Christians as possible would remain ignorant and complacent about the jihad threat that his precious ‘dialogue’ does nothing to mitigate.”

    Guy is a patent narcissist. The capacity for individuals placed at the helm of millions to act out of immediate psychological self-interest over the existential needs of those granting them power is regrettably common. Francis has the regrettable hallmark of leftist maniacs whereby he is exceedingly generous with others people’s stuff [lives]. It brings to mind the Stanford prison experiments. It’s as though truly extraordinary power over individuals often imbues leaders with contempt for their followers. Maybe it is hard to respect those who follow so unquestioningly. Or maybe there is a selection bias where too many who would consider themselves suited to make decisions for so many necessarily do not respect them. Regardless, it makes for a strong argument as to the need for checks and balances and consensus over individual whim. “Absolute power corrupts absolutely”, as they say.

    Here is some rare footage of this strange Pope heading to the Islamic State to meet with John Kerry in order to explain to Caliph Ibrahim his peaceful religion:

    • mortimer says

      Nov 22, 2017 at 11:21 am

      Agree with Georg. This is smug narcissism. The neo-Marxists act as a cult with cult-like conformity and demonize those who step out of line.

      Pope Francis until now has supported the Red-Green Axis’ narrative about Islam qua ‘religion of peace’, but will he even now continue to do so? We shall see.

      The pope is unlikely to actually read Islam’s source texts due to his smug narcissism.

  4. Charles says

    Nov 22, 2017 at 10:43 am

    The chopping off of heads goes right back to the 2 founders of this vile “Cult”. Satan and “Mo” the child diddler!
    I’ve always felt that, the only appropriate punishme for izlumic criminals is the geotine! As the French have used!
    Then the head must be put on display at the entrance to his local “Satan’s House” (mosque) as a warning to his fellow jihadists!

  5. Malcolm (South Afric) says

    Nov 22, 2017 at 1:34 pm

    Kathy Griffin held up an image of the severed head of Donald Trump.
    Many liberals applauded this disgusting spectacle which some called art of some sort.

    The royal family has had threats against them.
    Threats against the Trump family.
    Threats against Rome and pope Francis.
    All the above by ISIS.

    All this is from a sick mind. Anyone who finds pleasure and tries to put their own narrative to this is just as depraved.

  6. Stan Lee says

    Nov 22, 2017 at 1:53 pm

    The Pope must review his gestures of friendship and understanding. There is nothing friendly or understanding to Islam generating an image of Pope Francis headless. Such threats amount to Muslim blackmail. There is no peace to be gained by befriending Islam. The Pope needs to pay attention to his followers and admirers, Muslims are not his followers, but rather any of them can be his enemy if allowed within a close enough proximity to execute what Islam has depicted for the minds of Muslims.
    Now, there is an open Fatwa on His eminence, rather than any covert one. Allow Islam sufficient time, and it will identify itself, despite its misrepresentations.

    • MTMLA says

      Nov 24, 2017 at 2:22 am

      Another muslime/palestinian shot a previous pope a few years back, remember?

  7. Donafugata says

    Nov 23, 2017 at 6:51 am

    But Dope Francis is on their side !

    He would, however make a worthy sacrifice.
    We would be rid of the anti-Christ pope, a papal assassination would liven up the Christmas season and the muzlims would be in even deeper scheisse across the Catholic world.

    What’s not to like?

  8. Carolyne says

    Nov 23, 2017 at 11:26 am

    I certainly don’t wish that Pope Francis or anyone else be murdered by the barbarian Muslims. However, I do think the Catholic Church should do as they did with Benedict, who criticized Islam too much to the Cardinals’ liking. He needs to be retired to Castel Gandolfo They need to take away his favorite dress.

  9. MTMLA says

    Nov 24, 2017 at 2:29 am

    The Catholics need a new Pope that cares for his flock, not a political one defender of islam as Bertoglio has been. He needs to go back to Argetina asap and STAY there .

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