In guilt-tripping Christians into dropping all opposition to mass Muslim migration into the West, Pope Francis is sending a clear message to all non-Muslims: drop dead. He appears to be absolutely unconcerned about the following facts: Somali Muslim migrant Mohammad Barry in February 2016 stabbed multiple patrons at a restaurant owned by an Israeli Arab Christian; Ahmad Khan Rahami, an Afghan Muslim migrant, in September 2016 set off bombs in New York City and New Jersey; Arcan Cetin, a Turkish Muslim migrant, in September 2016 murdered five people in a mall in Burlington, Washington; Dahir Adan, another Somali Muslim migrant, in October 2016 stabbed mall shoppers in St. Cloud while screaming “Allahu akbar”; and Abdul Razak Artan, yet another Somali Muslim migrant, in November 2016 injured nine people with car and knife attacks at Ohio State University. 72 jihad terrorists have come to the U.S. from the countries listed in Trump’s initial immigration ban.
What’s more, all of the jihadis who murdered 130 people in Paris in November 2015 had just entered Europe as refugees. In February 2015, the Islamic State boasted it would soon flood Europe with as many as 500,000 refugees. The Lebanese Education Minister said in September 2015 that there were 20,000 jihadis among the refugees in camps in his country. On May 10, 2016, Patrick Calvar, the head of France’s DGSI internal intelligence agency, said that the Islamic State was using migrant routes through the Balkans to get jihadis into Europe.
Pope Francis has never expressed any concern about any of this. Even worse, he has claimed risibly that “authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence.” This has become a superdogma in the Catholic Church: if you don’t believe that Islam is a Religion of Peace, you will be ruthlessly harassed and silenced by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the hierarchy elsewhere as well. The bishops of the Catholic Church are much more concerned that you believe that Islam is a religion of peace than that you believe in, say, the Nicene Creed. And so what possible reason could there be to be concerned about these “refugees”? It’s a religion of peace!
“Leave them; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” (Matthew 15:14)
“Christians have ‘moral duty’ to help migrants, refugees, pope says,” by Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, September 30, 2019:
Vatican City — Christians have a moral obligation to show God’s care for all those who are marginalized, especially migrants and refugees, Pope Francis said.
“This loving care for the less privileged is presented as a characteristic trait of the God of Israel and is likewise required, as a moral duty, of all those who would belong to his people,” the pope said in his homily Sept. 29 during an outdoor Mass for the 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
Some 40,000 men, women and children packed St. Peter’s Square as the sounds of upbeat hymns filled the air. According to the Vatican, the members of the choir singing at the Mass hailed from Romania, Congo, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Peru and Italy.
The choir wasn’t the only aspect of the liturgy that celebrated migrants and refugees. According to the Vatican Section for Migrants and Refugees, the incense used at the Mass came from the Bokolmanyo refugee camp in southern Ethiopia, where refugees are restarting the 600-year old tradition of collecting high-quality incense.
After the Mass, Francis unveiled a large bronze statue, “Angels Unawares,” in St. Peter’s Square.
Designed and sculpted by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz, the sculpture depicts a group of migrants and refugees on a boat. Within the group, a pair of angel wings can be seen, which suggests “that within the migrant and refugee is the sacred,” the artist’s website said….
Before praying the Angelus prayer at the end of Mass, the pope said he wanted the statue in St. Peter’s Square “to remind everyone of the evangelical challenge to welcome.”
The 20-foot tall sculpture is inspired by Hebrews 13:2, which in the King James translation says, “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” The sculpture will be displayed in St. Peter’s Square for an undetermined time while a smaller replica will be permanently displayed in the Rome Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
In his homily, the pope began by reflecting on the world day’s theme – “It’s not just about migrants” – and emphasized that God calls on Christians to care for all “victims of the throwaway culture.”
“The Lord calls us to practice charity toward them. He calls us to restore their humanity, as well as our own, and to leave no one behind,” he said.
However, he continued, caring for migrants and refugees is also an invitation to reflect on the injustices that occur in the world where those “who pay the price are always the little ones, the poor, the most vulnerable.”
“Wars only affect some regions of the world, yet weapons of war are produced and sold in other regions which are then unwilling to take in the refugees generated by these conflicts,” he said.
Recalling the Sunday Gospel reading in which Jesus tells the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, the pope said that men and women today also can be tempted to turn a blind eye “to our brothers and sisters in difficulty.”
As Christians, he said, “we cannot be indifferent to the tragedy of old and new forms of poverty, to the bleak isolation, contempt and discrimination experienced by those who do not belong to ‘our’ group.”
Francis said the commandment to love God and neighbor is part of “building a more just world” where all people have access to the “goods of the earth” and where “fundamental rights and dignity are guaranteed to all.”
“Loving our neighbor means feeling compassion for the sufferings of our brothers and sisters, drawing close to them, touching their sores and sharing their stories, and thus manifesting concretely God’s tender love for them,” the pope said.
somehistory says
The pope is a false shepherd, a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He is attempting to bring everyone into a world religion. He lies at ever turn in order to seduce those who don’t have enough spiritual knowledge to know that he is lying and doing just as satan did when with Jesus Christ on the mountain…twisting Scripture…in order to deceive. Once deceived, then led to act on the deception.
And the sculpture “that within the migrant and refugee is the sacred,” is just like satan the devil “transforming himslef in to an angel of light.” The devil is no “angel of light.” And among the sons of demons who adhere to satan’s beast, there is nothing sacred. They don’t even hold life as sacred.
The pope is a tool and fool for satan the devil. Anyone listening to him is being mislead down the “broad road to destruction.”
Wellington says
Francis is an extremely harmful human being and the harm he is causing will live long after him because, as I have noted before, he has appointed many bishops and cardinals who think like him. Couple this with a lot of parish priests who think Francis is wonderful, as well as many Catholic laypersons who do too, and you have a recipe for both the demise of the Catholic Church (already happening and occurring also because of the shameful sexual scandals) as well as for an ecclesiastical civil war because there are many Catholic clergy, from Cardinals on downwards, and large numbers of lay Catholics who are adamantly opposed to so many of this Pope’s foolish initiatives.
Not lookin’ good because a Catholic Church at its best is a plus not only for Catholics, not only for all Christians (even if some non-Catholic Christians can’t see this), not only for Western Civilization, but for all of humanity as well. The massive failure which is what the current pontifex maximus surely is functions as a tragedy of the first dimension. If one cannot see this, then such a person is, one way or another, for whatever reason, deficient as a human being, only the degree of deficiency being a variable here.
Infidel says
The right course of action for Catholics who recognize what you just wrote is to seek alternatives – either in a Protestant or Eastern Orthodox sect of Christianity. And those who’re not Catholics should take in the message of their respective churches.
Although I doubt that the Catholic Church is that isolated – the Church of England had been lost to the ummah for years, thanks to Prince Charles and the last few archbishops. Maybe check out the Southern Baptists or one of the myriad other sects in the US
Wellington says
Infidel: Thanks for your reply. I should think that the most devout, sensible and conservative Catholics would not want to “migrate” to another Christian sect but rather “reclaim” a heritage that has been so much lost. Whatever the cost.
Infidel says
Wellington, what sort of cost? Like what Henry II did when he seemingly ordered the assassination of Thomas Beckett? Or Henry VIII when he broke the Church of England off the control of Rome? Most normal people don’t have such royal powers, so all they can do is make changes in their own lives. Result of such changes would be a demographic erosion of such an errant church, while growth to a more conservative church would then serve to re-emphasize those values.
How many other Catholic churches are there? Maronite? Maybe one could switch to one of those
Wellington says
What sort of cost, Infidel? I would think a very high one, very high indeed,
But this is all beside the point because if one has been raised a traditional Catholic there is ONLY the Catholic Church and no other as the true faith and, right now, Francis, per the thinking of traditional Catholics, is betraying the True Church. Hence, no migration to other Christian sects. No, none at all. It is a civil war that is brewing Count on it.
gravenimage says
Infidel, the civilized Wellington was *not* suggesting assassinating the pope, as you appear to believe.
Reclaiming the faith can just mean exposing the suicidal stupidity of the current pontiff’s positions, and affirming traditional Catholicism.
Infidel says
gravenimage, I was not suggesting that he was. But if one is a normal practicing Catholic and is unhappy w/ the pope, there are only 2 alternatives. Continue following the pope, making him denominationally more popular, or explore one of the other hundred odd Christian sects. Doing the latter would depress the following of the Roman Catholic church, and increase another sect at their expense.
But if one is unhappy w/ the church but won’t leave, then they’d have no one to blame but themselves when the dhimmi policies don’t go away on their own
gravenimage says
Thanks so much for the clarification, Infidel.
But I noted there is a third alternative, which is exposing the Pope’s idiocy. In fact, it is not just Catholicism with this problem, but many other denominations, including at various points Anglicanism, Lutherism, and Russian Orthodoxy, which have all had high-ranking figures appeasing Islam.
Infidel says
Gravenimage, how do even a large group of people ‘expose the pope’s idiocy’, and does that lead to his replacement by a better pope?
Maybe the issue here is having mortal heads of religious groups (not talking about the head of a congregation here). Other religions like Judaism, Theravada Buddhism, Hinduism seem to do just fine w/o a papal equivalent at their helm. So that nobody other than their written scriptures speak for the religion as a whole
gravenimage says
Infidel, it might lead to this pope stepping down, or at least diminish his moral authority. Certainly, there have been bad popes before.
As for whether it is best for faiths to have an ultimate authority or not, that is generally outside the purview of this forum.
But it is certainly the case that not having an ultimate religious head has not stopped the adherents of many faiths from being suicidal fools when it comes to appeasing Islam–even more to the point, it has not stopped Islam itself from being murderously savage.
Infidel says
Gravenimage, w/o redefining the scope of this forum, I would point out that when a religion has no ultimate authority, no single person can claim to represent that religion, and adherents are still free to come out w/ other interpretations of any edict. Like there have been many horrible rabbis who’ve appeased Islam just like Christian clergymen, but unlike their Catholic/Anglican/Russian Orthodox counterparts, none of them have been able to claim that they speak for Judaism as a whole.
But when you have a Pope, or an Archbishop of Canterbury or the Patriarch of Moscow say anything in support of Islam, they do make it seem that it’s not just they, but their church speaking as well
Whether it makes a difference to the average religious follower of any of these sects, vs any of the other religions w/o an ultimate authority would indeed be beyond the scope of this forum and discussion
Lydia Church says
The one and only TRUE church is NOT the Catholic church. I’m not saying it’s any other denomination either. It’s not.
The one and only true church is the group of people made up of born again Christians. You realize you are a sinner in need of salvation, you repent, you turn to JESUS for this, He died ONCE and for all, you spiritually receive the atonement (His words are Spirit; John 6), He died for our sins and rose again and we put our faith in Him, are saved by grace, and raised unto new life through His power of the resurrection, and thus we are born again. If you truly surrender yourself to Him you most likely will also receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts as I did. But coming to Jesus; that is the only way of salvation. The church cannot save you. The church (in general) is the bride. The bride cannot save herself. For this she needs the bridegroom; Jesus. All cults teach that you must be a member in their group to be saved. Jesus says we must come to Him to be saved.
John 14; 6. Yet it’s so hard for those who have been raised in such a way that every term in the Bible is packed with a different meaning than the true one. You must put God’s Word above all other words or you will never see it. The devil twisted Scripture in the Garden of Eden, at the temptation of Christ, and he continues to do so at every turn to lead astray.
gravenimage says
Infidel, I think it is especially important for members of denominations with ultimate heads to speak out, lest it is believed that everyone agrees to this idiocy.
gravenimage says
Lydia, you are certainly free to believe that most Christians are false Christians if you so desire.
James Lincoln says
Infidel,
I had held onto my Catholic faith until Pope Francis. I decided that I could no longer support a church that had him at the top.
I will, however, always remain a devout Christian. I have attended Eastern Orthodox, as well as Episcopalian and Evangelical services.
It’s been an interesting journey…
Infidel says
James, that’s been my point. Religions are something written in stone. Yeah, over time, certain interpretations may evolve, but the underlying commandments ought to remain. Essentially, it’s supposed to be a map, not a cookbook.
As a result, if one is dis-satisfied w/ one’s sect – be it the teachings themselves or the people who head the faith, the options are to look at the alternatives. You seem to have done that, which is the logical thing to do. Now whether or not you agree w/ the alternate conclusions of the Orthodox or Evangelical tracks would be your call. That’s what I was suggesting – looking at alternate Christian paths, rather than wholesale alternatives like Judaism or Buddhism
mortimer says
Many fine comments from Wellington, infidel and JL. The consensus is that Bergoglio should not have been elected. He is a pig-headed, heedless Pollyanna who recklessly insists on the rightness of his neo-Marxist and globalist ideas.
Bergoglio has not studied JIHADIST IDEOLOGY and would simply deny that JIHADISM is the ‘CONSENSUS’ of Islam … JIHADISM is the ULTIMATE GOOD DEED as well as the ULTIMATE SACRAMENT of Islam.
Instead of Jesus dying for sins of the world, Islam has JIHADISTS DYINGj and KILLING IN ORDER TO GET ETERNAL SEX WITH SEX SLAVES IN ISLAMIC PARADISE.
How much more evil would Islam have to be for Bergoglio to ‘GET IT’ ???
gravenimage says
James, Robert Spencer has made a similar spiritual journey.
James Pierce says
I understand why you suggest that and why some might consider it, but no true member of the Church will abandon his or her faith simply because they don’t like the Pope. It’s important to remember that the Pope is a person. He can say or do anything he wants, but he has no authority to change Church teaching on his own.
The concept of infallability works only for clarifying existing Church teachings. It does not mean that the pope can roll out of bed one day, declare that the sky is green, and excommunicate anyone who says it isn’t, despite how some people think this works.
Finally, it’s important to remember that he won’t be Pope forever. We need to weather this storm and pray that the cardinals make the right choice when the time comes. There are many, many good choices to choose from.
Daniel Triplett says
The Pope either believes in the Trinity, the only divine authority in the Universe, or he doesn’t. If he does, he mustn’t legitimize false idols. If Christianity is true, then Islam is false. As Pontiff, he should be the chief spokesman for this point.
When Christ said turn the other cheek, He didn’t mean allow yourselves to be exterminated. He also said, “If you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.” Luke 22:36 NIV
Wellington says
“If Christianity is true, then Islam is false.”
Eminently correct, Daniel Triplett. There is no getting around what you stated—nor should there be.
Unfortunately, Vatican II (1962-1965), called by a most foolish but well meaningful Pope, John XXIII, tried to fix something that wasn’t broken (how stupid) and in the process said ecumenical council did terrible things such as ushering in liberation theology (Marxism with a religious bent in disguise), destroying the beauty and mystery of the Latin Mass, and, arguably worst of all, instituting a religious relativism whereby it was contended that all major religions have valid revelation experiences from the Divine—this last “terrible thing” allowed for an acceptance of Islam as something good, when, in fact, Islam turns both Christianity and Judaism on its head and rejects so much of what these two enlightened religions have historically proffered.
In brief, Vatican II, in its own stupid way, extended validation to iniquity. Pope Francis serves as an “end result” of this extraordinary and highly unnecessary error foolishly initiated by John XXIII.
As usual, if one is ignorant of history, one is ignorant of most everything. No one drove this point home more than Winston Churchill. Enough said.
mortimer says
Agree. Bergoglio has completely ignored the history of the Church in the East which had to cope with 1200 years of constant persecution by Islam. Many thousands of priests and bishops and patriarchs have been tortured and murdered by Muslims.
Bergoglio even sees fortification around the Vatican every day that were put in place to defend the capital of Christendom from MUSLIM JIHADIST INVADERS.
Even with all that … Bergoglio does not GET IT.
He must be one of the most stubbornly obtuse men alive.
GreekEmpress says
+1
He’s supposed to “Feed my lambs”.
Not “Feed my lambs to the wolves.”
And not a word about the slaughter of Christians by Muslims in Africa and elsewhere.
Kay says
@GreekEmpress
Clever. I like it.
RealMan says
Hi. I truly believe in God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ but during my bible study I have discovered that Holy Spirit is not a person and therefore trinity does not exist. Holy Ghost is pretty much God’s spirit.
gravenimage says
No one has ever claimed that the Holy Spirit is a person.
Lydia Church says
Bzzzt! Wrong!
The Trinity is a Biblical fact, and the Holy Spirit is a person, and a He, and Jesus called Him a ‘He’:
John 14; 15-17
John 14; 26
John 16; 7-15
Ephesians 4; 30
2 Corinthians 3; 17
Acts 5; 3-5
The Holy Spirit is either referred to as a ‘he,’ a ‘him,’ the Lord, or God in each of these verses.
RealMan says
The Holy Spirit is God but that doesn’t make the Holy Spirit a separate and individual person apart from God. Why don’t you say that Jesus is the son of Holy Spirit? Wasn’t Marry pregnant with holy spirit?
Kay says
The Trinity is hard to understand. If you feel drawn to understand, then pray and seek guidance in the correct place. “Person” has a different meaning when speaking of God.
JOHN says
As a true, and dedicated, Catholic, I said it before and I’ll say it again, “He’s Not My Pope”.
Infidel says
In that case, make his perfidy cost him. Switch to a Protestant or Orthodox denomination!
FYI says
It isn’t the catholic faith per se that is in any way the problem:it is the men in Rome and the Church Administrators who have caused this.
Even if people are fed up with mainstream Christianity with its pandering to islam etc,they should still be wise and sensible and …….STAY AWAY FROM islam.
catholic prophecy actually predicted what is currently happening in Rome{Fatim 1917,La salette etc} so while Mr Bergoglio is currently betraying catholics and Christians,remember that Judgement begins with the House of the Lord.
catholics need to study catholic prophecy,protestants need to study the Bible’s prophecies for guidance.
Prebangian says
Migrants can be helped in their home countries (except some of those in Islamic countries due to Islam wrecking havoc on them). The U.S. gives more humanitarian aid around the world than any other country. What is the Pope asking that migrants do to uphold their half of the charity immigration? Does he ask them to respect the host countries, assimilate? Does the Catholic church proselytize? Are efforts to convert migrants successful? Does he put limits on how generous countries have to be to those less fortunate, does it mean they have to fund migrants even until they can’t help their own countrymen in need? The Pope is like the U.S. Congress Democrats. They don’t believe in planning and other management science activities to establish immigration goals, priorities, impact to host countries, and so on. It is rather just signal the poor of the migrant donor countries to crash the borders. The Pope needs to draw up a global plan for managing this global refugee and illegal migration style/problem.
PRCS says
Migrants can be helped in their home countries
The need to migrate–to some degree–is a result of the failure/refusal of ‘The Church’ to help the flock–THERE.
The solution–rather than helping to prevent that need–seems to be shaming others for it’s own poor decisions.
Kay says
Agreed. And governments also could better help them in their own homes.
Angemon says
If only he were half as concerned with the plight of Christians in muslim-majority nations… Rules for us but not for them – the soft bigotry of low expectations…
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes. Also, Francis needs to teach the meaning of John 6:26-58 to these migrants and “refugees” though the words are hard to take. I think after hearing these words is the point where Judas decided he needed to act. In my opinion Francis sees the world in the same way as Judas did. See John 6:59-71.
Kay says
And true missionary work, true love, would seek to convert them to Christianity— for the salvation of their eternal souls.
J D S says
The work of the Roman Catholic Pope. and all Christians should be to convert non Christian migrants and all other non Christians….not my words but the words of JESUS….
Kay says
Yes
James says
The moral relativists like Pope F have forgotten one key fact. Immigrants have a moral obligation to assimilate. When pagans converted to Christianity, the missionaries did not tell them they could go on acting and thinking like before. Conversion was to be transformative. But Pope F seems to think that Christians have to give up being Christians and transform themselves into infidels and underlings of Islam in order to do their duty as Christians. Christ did wash the feet of sinners, but he did not go out and become one of them, he did not tell them what they were doing was right, keep it up. Or in the bible, the house of god has many rooms, but everyone is not supposed to live in the same room. Why does the Pope not set up a muslim prayer room in the vatican, take down all Christian symbols so it does not offend muslim visitors. Perhaps he should put prayer rugs all around and remove all the bibles and Christian literature to avoid offending them. He should take in roommates in his bedroom, preferably the sort of people he invites into Italy. Maybe he should have the Muslim call to prayer broadcast from the roof of St. Peters. And he could forbid any Christian sermons there and transform it into a Muslim cultural center. He is full of good ideas, why not try them out in the Vatican and St. Peters. He could order some minarets to be built around all the churches in Rome too, like they did at the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
Lotus says
Good points.
Don McKellar says
How did that “Last Pope” prophesy work again? Who was supposed to be the Last Pope?
Phil Copson says
“…moral duty to help migrants….loving care for the less privileged… a pair of angel wings…. victims of the throwaway culture…..the Lord calls us to practice charity toward them….building a more just world….touching their sores and sharing their stories…..”
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This really is world-class sick-making bilge of the highest order – sounds as though Timothy “Schmalz” did the speech as well as the statue….
Meantime, Francis has nothing to say about the real ” most vulnerable” – the victims of Islam. His misleading remarks about the “contempt and discrimination experienced by those who do not belong to ‘our’ group.” is a reversal of truth as it most accurately describe the engrained hostility of Islam to the non-muslim.
Now that he’s taken a bunch of facsimiles of migrants into the Vatican, presumably any day now he’ll be taking-in a bunch of real ones upon whom to shower some of his ever-ready supply of “charity” / practice his own “caring for migrants” skills / and “allow them access” to his personal stash of “goods of the earth” ?
What do you think ? Using your skill and judgement, send your answer on a stamped post-card to “Hypocritical Humbug Of The Week Contest”, number 1 Please-don’t-hurt-me, I’m-on-your-side-Street, Vatican City, Eurasia.
FYI says
That Parable of the Rich man and lazarus francis mentioned?
The enormously wealthy worldly vatican and the uncatholic USCCB who are more concerned with money and virtue-signalling over migrants rather than focusing on the REAL mission of Christianity,the salvation of souls and the conversion of sinners{as I remember being taught in cathecisma as a kid}:Do they think it doesn’t apply to THEM?
“the evangelical challenge to welcome”:Nonsense!
The evangelical challenge of those who claim to be Christians{Catholic,Protestant or non denominational}is to….. preach the Gospel to the muslims,NOT pander to islam and facilitate that which is antiChrist!
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes, the mission that Christ gave his disciples was to go and teach His words to all nations and to baptize them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is the prime directive. All else flows from it.
Kay says
+1
Lotus says
Looking at that ‘artwork’, I think Mr Schmalz had an assistant called Mr Kitsch. It’s not even accurate – they are generic migrants. Nothing about them says Muslim.
And look how many women there are; it is not an accurate reflection of real immigration, in which the migrants are predominantly male. There is no hint of the vicious, western-hating young men who actually turn up on Europe’s shores.
Lotus says
And another thing: the angel wings are supposed to show that ‘in the midst of the migrants is the sacred’.
But it could also be interpreted as a Christian European being smothered by a horde of culturally and religiously alien immigrants.
Perhaps the angel is saying, ‘Get me out of this mob! Who let all these people in?’
Next, the isolated angel gets beaten and kicked by the Muslim mob for being a kaffir.
Lotus says
And another thing: the angel wings are supposed to show that ‘in the midst of the migrants is the sacred’.
But it could also be interpreted as a Christian European being smothered by a horde of culturally and religiously alien immigrants.
Perhaps the angel is saying, ‘Get me out of this mob! Who let all these people in?’
Next, the isolated angel gets beaten and kicked by the Muslim mob for being a kaffir.
The times we live in.
CogitoErgoSum says
I was wondering where Jesus is in the sculpture. Is this a crowd of people waiting in line to be baptized by Him or does it represent the crowd that walked away from Him after he refused to repeat the loaves and fishes miracle for them? Either way I would have a sculpture of Him standing in front with outstretched arms.
Kay says
Yes! Jesus should be added!
gravenimage says
Good posts, Lotus.
Peter WF says
I thought the pope was a christian? Where are the migrants in the vatican?
Is it time to declare a list of countries to be abandoned and ALL the occupants migrate to the affluent countries?
mortimer says
Is the pope going to do a MIRACLE and produce TENS OF MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF FOOD EVERY DAY to feed all the millions of refugees? Will he do a MIRACLE and make beds and apartments and toilets and clothes for them as well?
Or is he going to live in high style in the Vatican while the common nobodies cut and gut all their social service budgets in order to support the millions of migrants who are swarming into Europe for FREE STUFF?
Oh, I get it… Bergoglio wants Christians to live in poverty while Muslims take over the West.
Lotus says
The Muslim horde’s true god is Al-welfare. That’s what they are all pouring into Europe for.
CogitoErgoSum says
Think about it. Jesus had the power to eliminate hunger, disease and even death — for everyone. Yet He was stingy and helped only a few lucky people. Oh my! Yes, Francis must be very disappointed with Jesus — because this Pope misses the real message — just as you-know-who (Judas) did.
sheliak says
I’ve come to the conclusion that this pope is a slave of discredited South American liberation theology with its concentration on earthly causes and hatred of the ‘Yankee West’ which has blinded him to his proper role as the head of the universal catholic church. A man not just ill suited for but antithetical to the mission of eternal salvation his faith teaches.
gravenimage says
Pope unveils statue celebrating migrants in Vatican, says Christians have a moral obligation to care for them
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Christians are already the most charitable group in the world–but this means nothing to this pontiff, who dismisses it unless we bring in ravening invaders.
More:
After the Mass, Francis unveiled a large bronze statue, “Angels Unawares,” in St. Peter’s Square.wares
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“Angels unawares” is a reference to Hebrews 13:2:
“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
He has not said whether this includes Muslim rapists and Jihadists…
More:
As Christians, he said, “we cannot be indifferent to the tragedy of old and new forms of poverty, to the bleak isolation, contempt and discrimination experienced by those who do not belong to ‘our’ group.”
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What is a “new” form of poverty? Some of them not having cell phones or designer clothing? Or does he mean being concerned over Jihadists slaughtering us and our children? Or both?
David M says
The false Pope should open the doors of the Vatican & see how many refugees it will hold. I bet he doesn’t do that though, the hypocrite.
Lotus says
Is it unchristian to oppose Muslim immigration? I don’t think so.
Consider the body. It has an immune system to protect itself against pathogens. Is it unchristian to fight off pathogens? Surely not. Those who are immuno-suppressed develop cancers and succumb to illnesses which healthy people can shake off. How is that a good outcome?
Europe used to identify itself as Christendom, the Christian body in the world. Then, it had a healthy ability to protect itself from Muslim invasions and incursions. Far from being unchristian, the traditional opposition to Islam was highly regarded because it protected the Faith from its enemies.
But these days Western culture has become the equivalent of immuno-suppressed. That is why it is so easy for Muslims to infiltrate Western societies. The decline in its Christian identity and the rise of moral relativism have left Europe weak and flabby, no match for a resurgent, rigourist Islam.
European pagan says
I think the pope will convert soon…
I am proud to be a pagan, I will not sing for the refugees.
Shirley Ann says
Pope Francis does appear to be Our Very Own “Blind Guide” & I will NOT follow him. He & the LIBS who set him on the Throne of St.Peter, Should Never Be Forgiven, For Betraying their Own Christian Flock, while accepting the BLOOD LUST of ISLAM!
Linde Barrera says
It is my opinion that Pope Franky is getting a monthly allowance or some special remuneration, possibly from Saudi Arabia or the Gulf States, to constantly mention how “great” Islam is, or how “peaceful” Islam is. I wish there was a way to check my suspicions.
Rufolino says
Interesting suggestion Linde. There could be a payoff of some kind. The Vatican has NEVER been disinterested in money, but it is always in secret.
gravenimage says
I think this has more to do with political correctness than bribery. The Pope is already fabulously rich.
AP says
Pope Francis is an embarrassment in everything he does.
mortimer says
A Latin-American economist Alejandro Chafuen believes that Pope Francis is in reality a follower of Juan Peron, but he eschews the corruption. Francis is not a socialist, but a corporate, ‘good’ Fascist. He wants to redistribute wealth by disrespecting property and the right of people to work for themselves and enjoy the profit from their own labor.
The pope is a starry-eyed Utopian. To say, ‘Be nice to everyone, including Muslims’ might be good theology, but to say, ‘Give Muslims your home and help them take charge of your society’ is totally irresponsible and totally mad.
The pope is clueless. The leaders of the RCC have a moral duty to bring this happy-clappy wing-nut under their control.
Battle says
Mother Mary, pray for us.
Tony Naim says
Mr Spencer
In as much as I have great respect for you, support your work, and I agree with all your effort to shed light on the inherent violence and discrimination in Islam, I beg to disagree with your position on the Pope.
If anything, the Pope is trying to underscore that Christianity is a religion founded on compassion and respect for the dignity of any person, unlike the savagery and violence inherent in political Islam.
He is NOT encouraging Islamic immigration to the west.
Perhaps our effort and criticism must be pointed towards our Own governments to formulate a more proactive, if not a firm and aggressive “FOREIGN policy” vis a vis all Islamic nations, to force all those governments to adapt a TRUE and GENUINE human rights standard in their own constitution, instead of the present discriminatory Islamic standard in the dealing with their own citizens.
Maybe such change will Put an end to the mass migration the west is suffering from.
Kay says
Yes, except that the Pope influences Christians and supposedly Christians influence their governments.
It is a partial and confusing message from the Pope. Their are still priests who know the dangers of communism but all Christians are hearing a message of “be nice to everyone,” and few hear about the dangers of sin, the need for discernment, and the care for their Christian brethren throughout the world.
basi says
Cozily living in the plush environment of Vatican this human being can spout off anything he likes. One should ask how many immigrants would be received and pampered by the same secretive world. And here is a man who knows how all across the world Christians are being butchered by muslims, immigrants, communist rules, but would prefer to be blind to it. Let the world demand he arrange to receive and house thousand of immigrants who will then wreak havoc in his beautiful city, instead of wasting money blessing dumb sculptures. What a fool
gravenimage says
Tony Naim wrote:
Mr Spencer
In as much as I have great respect for you, support your work, and I agree with all your effort to shed light on the inherent violence and discrimination in Islam, I beg to disagree with your position on the Pope.
If anything, the Pope is trying to underscore that Christianity is a religion founded on compassion and respect for the dignity of any person, unlike the savagery and violence inherent in political Islam.
He is NOT encouraging Islamic immigration to the west.
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I wish this were the case, Tony:
“Pope Francis on immigration: Political leaders ‘risk becoming prisoners of the walls they build’”
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/31/pope-francis-on-immigration-political-leaders-risk-becoming-prisoners-of-the-walls-they-build.html
Unfortunately, the current pontiff is very much for untrammeled mass immigration.
And the pope has said very little critical of Islam.
David Ashton says
The Reformers described papal misbehavior as the “Babylonian Captivity” of the Church. Do we now have the “Saracen Captivity”…?
Giacomo Latta says
Some 500 years ago when South America was being colonized by the Spanish and the Portuguese there was a polemic among Catholic priests as to whether it was worthwhile to convert the indigenous populations. The argument of one side was that for every savage converted the Catholic Church becomes a bit more savage.
Catholicism in the Americas has not eradicated all indigenous beliefs and customs. What does Pope Polyanna hope to gain by mollycoddling muslims? If one religion is going to disappear as a consequence of interaction it won’t be Islam.
TLC says
The article coincides with what is happening at our southern border. There are churches and denominations who are actively supporting bringing ‘asylum seekers’ across and redistributing them in the homes of the congregants. I recently left a Nazarene church the very first day it was announced that the denomination decided it was the Christian thing to do…bring in asylum seekers.
They are either ignorant of or ignoring the fact that 90% of the asylum seekers just DISAPPEAR INTO OUR COUNTRY. They NEVER show for their court hearing. Then we hear about them when they rape or murder our citizens.
My pastor felt I wasn’t “being a loving Christian” when I wouldn’t support those in their ‘pilgrimage’ is what the southern invasion was preached.
We can’t forget that it is NOT just Hispanics pouring across our borders; I read a recent article that stated 130 countries have been tagged. Muslims not excluded.
And how about the Africans? Walking across the ocean to get here from their ebola countries and then being distributed around America.
WJC says
I grew up in the Nazarene church and I am so disgusted by the number of Nazarene churches that have made immigration/dreamers/asylum seekers the singular focus. I was in Oklahoma City visiting my dad and one of the Nazarene churches had a banner advertising the free immigration legal clinic. What about people in the church who need help? What about other issues… Veterans, people caring for elderly parents, broken familes… There are so many other areas where the church could provide aid to those in the church and the community. Why immigration? Do a google search for a website called Reformed Nazarene. The guy who runs it has a few articles about the general superintendents and their virtue-signalling regarding refugees and immigration. (The site is mainly about problems in the Nazarene church and the leftward theological drift.)
UNCLE VLADDI says
MORE IDOLATRY! THE MUSLIMS WILL EVENTUALLY DESTROY THAT STATUE, TOO!
gravenimage says
True enough.
James says
I would say that Francis has a precedent in the life of Christ. Jesus let himself be crucified, he did not raise an army to fight against Rome. Likewise he taught humility and serving non-believers and giving to others, helping the poor and oppressed. Presumably setting a good example will lead the other side to begin to trust the Christian and then reciprocate with trust and good works. But of course there are limits to this model. The early efforts to convert Arabs and Jews to Islam by persuasion failed. Then the founder of the religion turned to jihad and was enormously successful by using the sword to convert. Rome became Christian not because of Christian martyrs but because the Christian religion was adopted by an emperor as an ideology to rally the people around, and because his armies won. The Holocaust was not stopped by Christian love or non-violent resistance, but rather by military victories. What Francis is doing is not so likely to result in reciprocation by the people who benefit from mass migration, but rather it plays into their hands. What reciprocation has the Pope’s generosity harvested from the other side? All but one of the over 50 Muslim countries in the world was not won by love and compassion, but rather through victory in battles. The Hagia Sophia is a museum in the former capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, and before that it was a mosque. The last time it was a church was back in the days of Columbus.
gravenimage says
James wrote:
I would say that Francis has a precedent in the life of Christ. Jesus let himself be crucified, he did not raise an army to fight against Rome. Likewise he taught humility and serving non-believers and giving to others, helping the poor and oppressed.
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James, your idea that the purpose of Christianity is to serve non-believers and further their evil beliefs is quite mistaken.
More:
Presumably setting a good example will lead the other side to begin to trust the Christian and then reciprocate with trust and good works.
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The idea that Christians have to roll over even more for Muslims to trust them is bizarre. How much appeasement would *ever* be enough?
The fact is that Muslims just consider Infidels to be weak they are kind.
And Islam has no concept of good works in the way we mean them. In Islam “good works” include raping Infidel girls and waging violent Jihad.
More:
But of course there are limits to this model. The early efforts to convert Arabs and Jews to Islam by persuasion failed. Then the founder of the religion turned to jihad and was enormously successful by using the sword to convert. Rome became Christian not because of Christian martyrs but because the Christian religion was adopted by an emperor as an ideology to rally the people around, and because his armies won. The Holocaust was not stopped by Christian love or non-violent resistance, but rather by military victories. What Francis is doing is not so likely to result in reciprocation by the people who benefit from mass migration, but rather it plays into their hands. What reciprocation has the Pope’s generosity harvested from the other side? All but one of the over 50 Muslim countries in the world was not won by love and compassion, but rather through victory in battles. The Hagia Sophia is a museum in the former capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, and before that it was a mosque. The last time it was a church was back in the days of Columbus.
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This last is all true.
But defending against evil is not necessarily opposed to love. One can love one’s fellow man and defend against evil at the same time. After all, the fight against the Fascists was not random. When we discovered the death camps, we liberated them–we did not join in with the Nazis.
s says
this Christ “pretender” remains silent about the women and children who are raped by immigrants and their lust for destroying the Kafirs in every nation… then comes a Finish 16 yr old who points her hateful finger at others while performing a tantrum about the climate that changes millisecond to millisecond.. yet she is silent about the immigrants in her nation whose duty it is to groom little girls: 2019… one child committed suicide.. Their identity is hidden with claims of “investigating” and other pc nonsense. How dare any of them sweep such evil doings under the rug of Political greed for power and Political greed for a global government… useful idiots of the anti-Christ Party. Now our Church is headed by Francis the “pretender” who leads the the non-Orthodox (Catholics in name only), merrily down his Marxist Anti-Christ Path…..
gravenimage says
Do you mean Greta Thunberg? For what it’s worth, she’s Swedish. But yes–she is saying *nothing* about the girls suffering from Muslim rape.
Dano says
Christians are the most persecuted religious group on Earth. The persecutors largely consist of the same people the Pope calls migrants. Christians have a moral obligation to care for themselves and their choice of religion by not allowing their persecutors into their nations.
abad says
+1
gravenimage says
Spot on, Dano.
toomanyhobbies says
“you are not your brothers keeper” So how can you coexist with a CULT that wants every Infidel dead?
In the CULT of islam they are to lie to all non believers to get their trust to kill them later… Man but he is a special kind of stupid….
artie says
Irrespective of what that statue stands for, it’s just plain hideous. Michaelangelo would turn in his grave. By the way where are all the iphones?
abad says
I am a Christian and I have NO moral obligation to someone who wants to behead me and scream “Allahu Akhbar”.
And I answer to the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, not the Pope.
Linda Rivera says
Lots of people say the Pope doesn’t know what Islam teaches. I don’t agree. The Pope knows all about Islam. The Pope AGREES with Islam.
The Pope is EVIL. And SATANIC.