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Pope signs declaration with Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar condemning “terrorism and oppression” carried out in God’s name

Feb 5, 2019 12:05 pm By Christine Douglass-Williams

Pope Francis has “met with Emirate leaders and signed a joint declaration together with Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar University, condemning ‘acts of murder, exile, terrorism and oppression’ carried out in God’s name.”

This sounds admirable and appears on paper to the gullible to be a source of hope, but the character of el-Tayeb does not match up to the document he just signed with Pope Francis.

This is the real face of the revered Islamic leader, the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar:

  • He blames the unrest in the Middle East on “world Zionism” and refuses to denounce the Islamic State as un-Islamic.
  • He broke off “dialogue” with Pope Benedict in 2011 because Benedict referred to the jihad mass murder of 23 Coptic Christians in Alexandra as “terrorism” that “brutally affected worshippers” and was part of a “strategy of violence” against Christians. He then called for protection for religious minorities. And what was the reaction from el-Tayeb to the Pope’s reasonable remarks? El-Tayeb blamed Benedict for “interference” in Egyptian internal affairs, which might result in a “negative political reaction” in Egypt and the Middle East in general.
  • In a shocking videotaped CNN exclusive after Trump moved the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, el-Tayeb referred to Jerusalem as “100 percent Arab” under Israeli occupation, stated that “no religion” would support the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and said that decisions such as this one would nurture terrorism. He added that because of this decision, the East and the West would “drown in seas of blood.”
  • He has justified anti-Semitism on Qur’anic grounds.
  • He 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 has also been revealed to be offering free copies of a book that called for the slaughter of Christians and other Infidels.

The words “peace” and “el-Tayeb” are clearly at odds in the same sentence, so what possible reason could el-Tayeb have for signing an anti-terrorism document with Pope Francis? “War is deceit,” said Muhammad. Last year, el-Tayeb thanked Pope Francis for his “defense of Islam.” The Pope has done a superb public relations job for Islam in presenting it as a religion of peace.

“Pope Leads Largest Christian Service Ever on Arabian Peninsula,” by Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart, February 5, 2019:

Pope Francis celebrated an outdoor Mass in Abu Dhabi Tuesday with the attendance of an estimated 170,000 faithful, by far the largest Christian worship service ever held on the Arabian Peninsula.

At the apex of his historic three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates, the pontiff told the faithful to be “oases of peace” during his homily, in which he also urged them to live by the Beatitudes preached by Jesus.

Francis has become the first pope in history to visit the Arabian peninsula, the birthplace of Islam and home to the Muslim holy sites of Mecca and Medina.

In an Arab land where public displays of non-Islamic beliefs are severely restricted, the broadcasting of Christian hymns over loudspeakers proved a milestone and seemed to back claims of religious tolerance by the Emirates, where conversion from Islam is still punishable by death.

Cheers erupted inside and outside the Zayed Sports City stadium upon the arrival of the pope, who passed through the crowds in his popemobile, in the midst of chants of “Viva il Papa” and “We love you!”

According to the organizers of the service, the faithful attending the Mass were mostly foreigners, hailing from 100 different countries.

In his homily, the pontiff acknowledged the sufferings endured by many of the congregation.

“To live the life of the blessed and following the way of Jesus does not, however, mean always being cheerful,” Francis said. “Someone who is afflicted, who suffers injustice, who does everything he can to be a peacemaker, knows what it means to suffer. It is most certainly not easy for you to live far from home, missing the affection of your loved ones, and perhaps also feeling uncertainty about the future. But the Lord is faithful and does not abandon his people.”

On Monday, the pope met with Emirate leaders and signed a joint declaration together with Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar University, condemning “acts of murder, exile, terrorism and oppression” carried out in God’s name.

We “resolutely declare that religions must never incite war, hateful attitudes, hostility and extremism, nor must they incite violence or the shedding of blood,” the document reads. These tragic realities are the consequence of a deviation from religious teachings.”…..

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  1. infidel says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 12:19 pm

    Apparently, the pope embraced the Grand Imam… Heavenly little mercies that the Grand Imam had a knife on his person…who knows!!!

    • mortimer says

      Feb 5, 2019 at 1:40 pm

      The pope does not know that Muslims think jihad-terrorism is not be ‘REAL’ terrorism, so when they say ‘terrorism’, Muslims do not mean ‘JIHAD’ … they mean THE OPPOSITION TO JIHAD IS TERRORISM consider

      The Koran says ‘fitna is worse than killing,’ so writing or speaking critically about Islam can be a form of ‘terrorism’.

      Fitna (opposition) is anything that disagrees with the teachings of Mohammed and Muslims consider the opposition to Mohammed as ‘worse than slaying’. So fitna-spreaders are worthy of death.

      Of course, Pope Francis does not know much about Islam and is doing nothing to learn it.

      POPE FRANCIS’S chief mistake about Islam is his LACK of INFORMATION. What Francis doesn’t know can hurt us.

      • jule says

        Feb 6, 2019 at 3:14 am

        Thank you. just what I was thinking.

      • Rufolino says

        Feb 6, 2019 at 4:17 am

        Frankie is delusional about Islam and he DOES NOT WANT to see anything else.

        Deeply shocking, deeply alarming. You can’t believe it.

        • fredoniahead says

          Feb 6, 2019 at 6:38 am

          Christian Prince just made a video on what a sham and propaganda stunt this is.

    • jule says

      Feb 6, 2019 at 3:13 am

      The definition of terrorism under Islam is opposite to terrorism to us. They can look you right in the eye and say they do NO ‘terrorism’ in the name of ‘God’. They also do not mean God as we do. To them, the concept is much different.
      It is not possible for us to communicate because we Assume they mean the same things we do. That is not at all true.

  2. Walter Sieruk says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 12:26 pm

    Indeed, the declaration which this grand grand sheikh and the pope signed does sound and appear “admirable” Nevertheless, keeping within the bounds of reality the declaration that was signed means nothing . For Islamic terrorism will still be continue to be engaged in by Muslim terrorists . Such murder out jihad attack throughout the world will not even diminish , not even a little bit- not at all.

    That declaration for Islam and jihad -minded Muslim to become non-violent is ,in essence totally useless and full of empty words and false promises

    For what is called “Radical Islamic Terrorism” , is very much based on religion. The religion of Islam For Islam’s “holy book” the Qur ‘an [the Koran] instructs on the use of violence and killing for the advancement of Islam. As found in ,for example 2:191. 4:89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4. Furthermore, it may be illustrated that if Islam is represented as a tree then the fruits then the fruits of that tree are the many brutal, violent and deadly jihad terror entities. Such as ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, al Shabaab , Hamas, Hezbollah, P.I.J. etc. With this statement, the Wisdom of the teachings of Jesus may, very much, apply to this subject. For Jesus taught “Ye do know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.” After saying this Jesus told them what He told them when He said “By their fruit ye shall know them.” Matthew 7:16, 17, 18,.20. [K.J.V.]

    In conclusion, Islam is a corrupt tree and also a false religion, Proverbs 14:12. John 14:6. First John 2:22,23. 4:14,15. 5:12,13,20.

  3. Walter Sieruk says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 12:40 pm

    Pope Francis signing that declaration was to show him ,from the best viewpoint a religious leader who a totally unrealistic unrealistic man and a daydreamer.
    .
    Seeing his signing of the paper from a negative viewpoint, pope Francis signing of the document is action of his of great papal propaganda to show many naive people what a “wonderful peacemaker” his is.

    Nevertheless ,which view a person takes on all this the signing is worthless and of no value.

  4. No Muzzies Here says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 1:04 pm

    Sounds like the Pope is condemning Jihadi terrorism, but he isn’t. He is condemning actions by Christians to defend themselves from Jihadi terrorism.

  5. Rob says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 1:18 pm

    Not only has this guy openly and continually excused Islamic violence but one of his Al Azhar co-academics (a woman – yes a woman) has stated her approval of rape of captives as ‘the best way of humiliating them’. I kid you not. Frankie – get back to your own myriad problems.

  6. Renate says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 1:38 pm

    This is a train wreck.

  7. mortimer says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 1:44 pm

    Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb will now REMOVE the following JIHADIC VERSES from the Koran:

    The Koran’s 164 Jihad Verses: K 002:178-179, 190-191, 193-194, 216-218, 244; 003:121-126, 140-143, 146, 152-158, 165-167,169, 172-173, 195; 004:071-072, 074-077, 084, 089-091, 094-095,100-104; 005:033, 035, 082; 008:001, 005, 007, 009-010, 012, 015-017, 039-048,057-060, 065-075; 009:005, 012-014, 016, 019-020, 024-026, 029,036, 038-039, 041, 044, 052, 073, 081, 083,086, 088, 092, 111, 120, 122-123; 016:110; 022:039, 058, 078; 024:053, 055; 025:052; 029:006, 069; 033:015, 018, 020, 023, 025-027, 050; 042:039; 047:004, 020, 035; 048:015-024; 049:015; 059:002, 005-008, 014; 060:009; 061:004, 011, 013; 063:004; 064:014; 066:009; 073:020; 076:008.

    (sarc/off)

  8. FYI says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 1:51 pm

    francis and El-tayeb:….get a room!

    …*ugh*

    Frankie slobbering over his muslim brother..

    frankie… say,can I wash your feet?
    el-tayeb…
    frankie ..as a virtue-signalling exercise and a public sign of my incredible humility and false piety…
    I love washing the feet of muslims:not catholics though..they call me a heretic..which I am.
    Did you know that a proper reading of the koran shows it to be opposed to every form of violence:yes,even fly-swatting is haram in islam isn’t it?Brother!

  9. Jaladhi says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 1:57 pm

    Both are hypocrites!!

  10. Nautikos says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 2:04 pm

    Clearly the Church is rotting from the head down! And what makes this worse is that those who elected this foolish Pope probably knew what they were doing…

    • GreekEmpress says

      Feb 5, 2019 at 6:10 pm

      I miss Pope Benedict.

      • gravenimage says

        Feb 5, 2019 at 6:12 pm

        Me too…

  11. Ren says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 2:51 pm

    Pope signs declaration with Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar condemning “terrorism and oppression” carried out in God’s name.

    Islam teaches and sanctions “terrorism and oppression” in the name of Allah. What will Pope and Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar do next?

  12. ntesdorf says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 5:32 pm

    Pope Francis beside Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar University is like the rabbit beside the fox.

  13. somehistory says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 7:21 pm

    The moslim creep has no problem with this as terrorism, violence, murder, oppression, rape, mutilation of little babies and girls, …and a multitude of other horrors by moslims is not done “in the Name of God” These things are all for satan the devil.

    And neither does the pope speak for God or for Christ. He speaks for himself only. But his speeches help satan in the demon’s quest for complete control of mankind.

  14. Lydia Church says

    Feb 5, 2019 at 7:29 pm

    And this from Rather Expose Them:

    POPE FRANCIS TELLS ISLAMIC IMAM WHO WANTS TO KILL CHRISTIAN CONVERTS
    “YOU’RE MY BROTHER___”
    SEE: https://pulpitandpen.org/2019/02/04/pope-francis-tells-islamic-imam-who-wants-to-kill-christian-converts-youre-my-brother/;

    From the article:

    “Prior to leaving for the United Arab Emirates, Francis did a video praising his “friend and dear brother,” el-Tayeb, and congratulated him for calling the meeting to assert that “God unites and doesn’t divide.”
    “I am pleased with this meeting offered by the Lord to write, on your dear land, a new page in the history of relations among religions and confirm that we are brothers despite our differences.”
    The supposedly “moderate” el-Tayeb is on record calling for the death of any Muslim who leaves the Islamic faith for Christianity. The Imam’s desire to kill Christian converts came as recently as 2016.
    El-Tayeb affirmed on his television show during the 2016 Ramadan celebration, “Contemporary apostasy presents itself in the guise of crimes, assaults, and grand treason, so we deal with it now as a crime that must be opposed and punished…. Those learned in Islam [al-fuqaha] and the imams of the four schools of jurisprudence consider apostasy a crime and agree that the apostate must either renounce his apostasy or else be killed.“
    Despite him being an enemy of the Christian church, the Pope still referred to el-Tayeb as his brother.”

    Actually, God divides and does not unite. Jesus said He brings a sword of division and that sword is the truth of God’s Word. Matthew 10; 34. There is a good division and unity as well as a bad one of each. Sheep separated from goats = good. Sheep uniting with sheep = good. Sheep united with goats = bad. Sheep separated from other sheep = bad. (Sheep = true born again Christians).

    Here we see how all of this is leading to the one world religion…. all the buzzwords are there… for the ‘common good,’ etc. etc. etc.
    !

  15. Melbourne-anne says

    Feb 6, 2019 at 3:27 am

    Is the Pope a total ignoramus re history/koranic content/Europe around him/the current global situation with islamic aggressions??? Or perhaps blind and deaf??

  16. Ronyvo says

    Feb 6, 2019 at 5:18 am

    Francis & Ahmed El-Tayeb are 2 devils in the kingdom of Satan. El-tayeb a fanatic Muslim would sign ANYTHING to deceive the infidels TAKYYAH, that is his belief, but what is with this so called pope? Why he is deceiving the people? What gain he would accomplish? He is not acting according to our faith which is based on THE TRUTH. Jesus Christ is our Lord and His Word is the Truth. Allah is NOT our god. If Francis is true Christian he would act according to our Holy Bible.

  17. Sharon says

    Feb 6, 2019 at 5:41 am

    Two DECEIVERS with a common goal.

  18. No Muzzies Here says

    Feb 6, 2019 at 10:11 am

    There’s the look of love in the Pope’s eyes. Even more than the look of love he reserved for Obama, and nothing like the look of hate the Pope had for Trump.

  19. Billy Chickens says

    Feb 6, 2019 at 11:33 am

    “…not to carry out violence in God’s name.”

    Well, that binds only one side – Christians – because Islam’s god is Lucifer.

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