“The temptation is to take care of ourselves and stop there. But if we start thinking like a community, the perspective changes.”
What about one’s obligations to one’s own community, to try to preserve their freedom and the stability of one’s society? That is selfish, says Charles Scicluna.
But where is the rest of the world “thinking like a community”? Why is it solely the obligation of Europe and North America to take in Muslim migrants, when numerous states that have the same language, culture, and religion as the migrants are not taking in any?
In guilt-tripping Christians into dropping all opposition to mass Muslim migration into the West, Pope Francis and Charles Scicluna are sending a clear message to all non-Muslims: drop dead. They appear 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)
“We cannot close our hearts to migrants in search of a better life – Archbishop,” by Jessica Arena, Times of Malta, November 22, 2020:
Society must not close its heart to migrants in search of a better life, Archbishop Charles Scicluna said on Sunday, calling for a culture of community.
The Archbishop was delivering homily during the celebration of the feast of Christ the King, at the basilica of Christ the King in Paola.
He reflected on some of the points raised in Pope Francis’ recent encyclical, Fratelli Tutti (All Brothers), published in October. In the document, the Pope reflects on the themes of fraternity and social friendship and laments the lack of cohesion and sense of solidarity in the world.
Expanding on the Pope’s themes, Scicluna said that if the people of Malta and Gozo had to reflect on the teachings, they would find that this would include enhancing solidarity with foreigners and migrants who cross the Mediterranean in search of a better life.
“Love asks of us not to build walls when we say we are going to welcome someone. The Pope challenges us to welcome everyone,” Scicluna said.
“For us people of Malta and Gozo, this might include not only foreigners, but people who at this very moment may be crossing the Mediterranean in search of a better alternative to their lives, which are in danger.”
“We can never close our hearts to them. While it is our right to ask for solidarity from other countries, especially from Europe, we cannot close off our hearts and must help where and when we can.”…
“The temptation is to take care of ourselves and stop there. But if we start thinking like a community, the perspective changes,” Scicluna said….
“We have to open our hearts to the whole world and not find our corner, close ourselves off and forget that we are members of a big family,” Scicluna said.
“We discover the beauty of our roots when we understand that we are but one tree in a very large garden. We are not alone.”…
European pagan says
You open your heart and they will open fire
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes, and tell me what is in the hearts of those who despise Christianity but yet seek seek to live among Christians. Are these migrant hearts filled with love or with hate, envy, jealousy and lust? Do they come to pray in our churches or do they come to burn them down and to spit upon the cross of Christ?
CogitoErgoSum says
Here is what Jesus said:
” …if anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?”
The Pope and his cronies worry too much about the things of this world and not enough about the things of the spirit. Just before Jesus spoke the words I quoted above He told Peter, “You are not setting your mind on God’s interests but man’s.”
spiro says
Yeah open your hearts to the world
That’s nice be alert to who come in and remember wolves in sheep’s clothing
The good Samaritan did not take the
Victim home with him
The religious leaders need to read the Bible they keep talking about. but I guess when your pride rules your thoughts you mind is closed
Vann says
PRIDE RULING along with their quest for power, control and new world order!
andra says
If he wants to open his hearts for them he should figth for the right of these migrants to stay in Malta and try stopping his government to send all these people to the north.
E T says
Justine Trudeau had a committee look into migrants staying in their own country vs coming to Canada. The committee recommended they would be better off staying in their own country, Justine started bring them in anyway.
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
Malta’s new Minister of Immigration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9sLni3cNE8
Emilie Green says
If only the RCC prelates were as faithful to the teachings of Scripture and the Great Commission of spreading the Gospel.
GreekEmpress says
+1
And also if they weren’t so ignorant of Islam and history.
Martin says
From wikipedia ( although there may be some better web sites with more details )
1749 Muslim slave revolt in Malta
The 1749 Muslim slave revolt in Malta was a failed plot by Muslim slaves to rebel and assassinate Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca and take over the island.
[…]Slaves were to poison the food at the banquet as well as within the auberges and other palaces. After the banquet, a small group of slaves would assassinate Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca in his sleep, while 100 palace slaves would overpower the guards.
They would then attack the Slaves’ Prison to free the remaining Muslims, while others were to attack Fort Saint Elmo and take weapons from the armouries.
The Ottoman Beys of Tunis, Tripoli and Algiers were to send a fleet which was to invade Malta upon receiving a signal from the rebels.
[…]a neophyte called Giuseppe Cohen, overheard them mention the revolt and reported this information to the Grand Master. The three slaves were arrested, and they revealed details of the plan after being tortured.
The leaders were subsequently arrested, and 38 of them were tried and executed. Some plotters reportedly converted and asked to be baptized just before being killed. 125 others were hanged in Palace Square in Valletta, while 8 were branded with the letter R (for ribelli, ‘rebels’) on their forehead, and were condemned to the galleys for life. On the insistence of France, Mustafa Pasha, who was behind the revolt, was not executed but was taken back to Rhodes on a French vessel.
read it all :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1749_Muslim_slave_revolt_in_Malta
Crusades Were Right says
“in search of a better life”
* The burglar who breaks into someone’s home to take his stuff is “in search of a better life”.
* The drug dealer who sells dope to kids is “in search of a better life”.
* The people trafficker who facilitates sex slave prostitution is “in search of a better life”.
“In search of a better life” isn’t a defence…
…it’s the MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME!
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
Europe is dead already. They just don’t know it yet.
jirtu says
When the archbishop says Maltese should open their hearts to the whole world, he is deciding what the future of Malta should be. Where does he get the nerve to decide how Maltese society should be after he has kicked the bucket? Of course, the crime that these immigrants bring with them will not bother him when he pushes daisies. The largest countries (Russia, China) don’t “open their hearts to the whole world but a priest on the stamp-size country that’s difficult to find on the map wants the citizens of 190 nations plus countless ethnic groups to settle in Malta. Perhaps he thinks that’s the only way he can fill his gaping church.
Crusades Were Right says
Another example of a childless European who wants to “adopt” the Third World…
…at somebody else’s expense, of course!
Crusades Were Right says
If you hear Maltese being spoken you notice straightaway that it sounds like a blend of Italian and Arabic.
Maybe the Archbishop should ask himself why that is.
Eleanor says
Good lord, this man must be mental to welcome muslims into a tiny island nation with a population of 441,543 in 2020. There is no hope for the ignorant and no hope for Europe.
drljr says
People need to learn that “Muslim migration” is really invasion. It is just a different type of invasion. Remember, Islam is NOT a religion but is a theocracy, and is dedicated to forcing people to worship the god Hubal. The Arabic word “allah”, is a contraction of the Arabic words “al” (the) and “ilah” (god) and was used to reference Hubal. The government Mohammad created has been invading places non-stop. Europe is dealing with the third major invasion since Islam was created. And apparently the Mafia was created to protect people from Islam when one looks at the real history.
Michael Copeland says
True.
Islam is government.
https://gatesofvienna.net/2020/07/islam-is-government/
drljr says
People should also take the time to read the Qur’an (ISBN of one I have read is 978-0-913321-01-0) and learn what Mohammad instructed his followers to do. Also, keep in mind the Qur’an is ordered longest to shortest chapters/books, not in the order written. It does not conflict with itself, all of the “be nice” stuff was replaced with the “be violent” stuff after most people rejected Mohammad. And under the laws of Islam the victim is responsible for what happens to them. Islam allows its citizens to do what ever they want to do to non-Islam citizens and even Islam citizens. Learn the real and real laws of Islam.
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes, you understand.
jirtu says
I have news for those who say “read the Quran.” In addition to being an inept and boring delusional tract, it has this strange distinction: the only authentic Quran is in Arabic, according to Islam. Translations are invalid because Archangel Gabriel spoke to Mohammed in Arabic. So, head to a madrassah and learn Aleph, Ba, Ta.
CogitoErgoSum says
So even you cannot explain it to us?
CogitoErgoSum says
Sorry, I see that you are being sarcastic.
somehistory says
On the contrary….old mass-murdering, raper of children, son of satan, lying sack of scum, lied about that too.
The scum did not…not…hear Gabriel or any other angel speak to him. The lying mass-murderer, raper of children had a conversation…probably many conversations…with his lying father, satan the devil.
The True God and His angels speak Truth and want all mankind to be able to read and understand. That is why the Bible has been translated into practically…probably all or parts thereof… every language ever spoken by
people.
Wise up before it’s too late. islam is from satan and he is determined to see as many people as possible die for rejecting God and His Son, Jesus Christ.
somehistory says
If my comment is out of line, I apologize. It’s difficult to read facial expressions when no face is seen, and also to read between the lines.
So, please excuse if my comment is wrong on the “wise up” bit. Thanks.
CogitoErgoSum says
Yeah, sarcasm is often hard to catch when there is no tone of voice or facial expression to go along with it.
mgoldberg says
Muslims misuse the notion. As an example, the Torah is most comprehensible when read, translated and considered from it’s Hebrew. That doesn’t disallow any other language but rather opens up the issues of what is actually stated and it’s interpretation from there. Fair enough. The Qur’an is walled off as unconsiderable by non muslims- ever, and this is a cycle- that it is a ‘sin’ to critique is a non muslim and worse- a venal sin. It is not the language that walls off the Qu’ran- it is the very teachings that walled off the study and understanding; the Sharia disallowing any critiquing except laudatory without any negative interpretations- and expecially nothing by non muslims
gravenimage says
Spot on, mgoldberg.
James says
A friend of mine is a great sympathizer with refugees. She made friends with one in an asylum home in her city, and they were great friends. I warned her of the danger of clash of civilizations, but she did not believe me. She thought they could be just friends and help each other, but he wanted her to marry him and give him a residence permit. But she was 25 years older than him, so a realistic marriage was out of the question. He just wanted the permit. Well, the just friends arrangement lasted until she wanted to break it off. Then he practically raped her, and she called guards in the house for protection. So the clash of civilizations hit her in the face, and she wrote me afterwards I had been right about him. Perhaps in his culture it was all right, or perhaps his culture needs to change. Probably he belongs back in his own culture. And there are Arab speaking Muslim countries that allow the sort of behavior he displayed in a western country. That is why I think people who talk like the pope or ministers and social activists about compassion and inclusion are excluding their own culture and society from the equation. One of my professors commented that people in his country also needed a place to live. Not just people from beyond the pale of civilization.
somehistory says
It’s always one-sided with moslims. One might be a “friend” of a moslim, but the moslim is never a “friend” in return. They use and abuse, accuse and many times. commit rape and even murder of those who have tried to help them in the spirit of friendship.
moslims are never real “friends.” It’s sad that your friend did not heed your warning.
curious george says
Thank you, James, for sharing.
That story is all too familiar. People who think with their emotion’s vs logic and common sense, almost always make the wrong choice.
I try to avoid discussions on this issue, as it seems that those who favor illegal entry and sanctuary cities, etc., are extremely difficult to reason with, if not impossible.
However, in those rare instances, as happened recently, the person I had this discussion with, stated that we have a Christian duty to those less fortunate than ourselves. My opening reply was to quote the 2 verses below and ask this individual some questions.
Yeshua HaMashiach said;
For ye have the poor with you ALWAYS, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. (Emphasis added)
– Mark 14:7 (ESV)
And the Apostle Paul said;
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
– 1 Timothy 5:8 (KJV)
Then I asked some questions, a few are listed below.
“How many so-called refugees should a country allow in?”
As a sovereign nation, isn’t one of the government’s primary responsibilities, to protect its citizens?
Doesn’t the government have the responsibility to vet who and how many people are allowed to immigrate into the country at any given time?
When does a Nation reach the point of diminishing returns?
Does it make any sense, for a nation, any nation, to take in large numbers of immigrants when that country is currently not caring for its own citizens? A nation, where significant numbers of people are out of work, or homeless or on welfare, in addition to the sick, the infirm and the elderly? Isn’t it likely that these new additions would add to these problems?
The end result, neither one us was willing to change our position.
James Lincoln says
curious george says,
“The end result, neither one us was willing to change our position.”
True, but your position was based upon factual evidence-based logic.
The other position was based upon emotion.
Big difference…
jirtu says
CogitoErgoSum: OK, I’ll make it more obvious that I was being sarcastic: “…Archangel Gabriel spoke Arabic because that was the language of God. You better learn the language because it’s the only language in Heaven. In hell, they speak English, Chinese, Russian, Hebrew, …and all the other Earthly sinful languages.
gravenimage says
Thanks for that grim story, James. Glad your friend eventually escaped. This could have been even worse for her.
Templer says
Open your hearts to Muslims they will open it with a knife and SQLite your throat dear nail in chirstaintey muslim ingration or should I say invasion must sop full ??
tim gallagher says
Islam is the enemy of Christianity and all other religions except Islam. The Koran is quite clear about this. The whole bloodthirsty, murderous history of Islam shows this. What this clergyman says about “community” is nonsense because the Muslims only ever think of their fellow Muslims as being their community, while the infidels, the non-Muslims, are hated and are definitely not considered by Muslims to be part of their “community”. What this clergyman is suggesting should be done is suicidal. Maybe he should try to only let the persecuted Christians, continually being murdered by Muslims in so many Muslim countries, into Malta. That would make sense. When it comes to the clear enemy of Christian values, forget it. Keep them out. And Muslims, who hate non-believers, should be happy to stay in their Muslim countries living their Muslim style of life. And if their Muslim countries are buggered up and hopeless (as they mostly are because of backward islam) then they should fix their hopeless countries up. As if that’ll ever happen.
CogitoErgoSum says
Those Muslim countries are just breeding grounds for an endless stream of refugees. Taking in refugees will never solve the problem. It will just create another breeding ground and eventually there will be no more places to which to flee.
tim gallagher says
I couldn’t agree more, CogitoErgoSum. I believe that primitive, backward islam is bound to make any country a hopeless place, but these Muslims that our western countries are foolish enough to take in immediately set about trying to impose barbaric islam on everyone in any country they have been let into. Just keep Muslims out. I can’t see any other answer. They are an invading force and are nothing but trouble and their outlook on life is 100% incompatible with our way of life.
somehistory says
“the Pope reflects on the themes of fraternity and social friendship and laments the lack of cohesion and sense of solidarity in the world.”
Why doesn’t the pope and his henchmen reflect on what the Bible actually says, what Jesus actually commanded and what His Apostles wrote to Christians?
How about what James wrote? “The one making himself a ***friend of the world,*** is making himself an **enemy of God.**”
The pope and his big mouth cohort giving Christians wrong instructions could find the warning about “friends of the world,” at James 4:4.
James addresses those who are behaving…misbehaving…as the pope and his mouthpiece are, as “adulterers and adulteresses”….as “unfaithful wives” breaking their vows to God.
It may be too late for the pope and those like him to learn what they need to do to actually be pleasing to God and turn around, but those to whom they are lying should pay heed to James, His Master, Jesus Christ and the other thousands of Scriptures that are quite clear about what pleases our Father in Heaven. Time is quickly running out.
John says
Open your Hearts(And Wallets) to Lose your HEADS. So Smart, so STUPID , so much Idiocy.
Joeyn says
The Archbishop is talking as if he is opening his own home to migrants. It is easy for him to preach with shoulds and oughts from a place of authority without having to practise it himself in a meaningful way. More importantly just because he lacks wisdom there is no reason for him to impose his lack on others.
mgoldberg says
All utopian, universalist memes fail with similar pronouncements. The prelate and hi sPope forget the nations of the earth, even as enunciated in the Bible. Nations are entities and entitled to exist and frame their nations borders and responsiibilities to their citizens. To annul that is to simple tyrannize the nations with a false elitism of belief that negates the individuals rights and responsibilities to themselves, their families and their nations and then… to humanity. The Golden Rule of the Torah, of the prophets, and that having spread around the earth to other faiths mandates that standards are set for conduct of nations, as well as individuals.
Suiciding nations is just that, and more. And all those marxist nations that tyrannized their populations, are the example of what such thinking leads too. The UN and the Church and others are guilty of surrendering those standards of conduct and care in favor of having people and nations erase their own value and worth.
somehistory says
Yes, and “alien” people were allowed to move into the Land that God gave to Israel, but they had to abide by the Law while there.
That Land had borders as did other nations at that time. The way many are acting and speaking today, one would think a nation’s borders were a recent invention and one that was made to discriminate. The clamor though fits their goals of “one” everything…gov, religion, tyranny.
Ron says
If this grossly overweight clown wants to open his heart to the murdering jihads let him do so. They will no doubt obligingly cut it out for him and stuff it down his previously slashed throat.
OLD GUY says
Diversity is just plain nuts when it comes to allowing those who want to do you harm to come into your home/country. This gentleman will not have to live with these islamic followers in his neighborhood, but you and I will. Love and peace is what I want, but I’m also smart enough to avoid danger and sure as hell wouldn’t invite those who hate me or want to murder me in to my home. Wake Up avoid the danger called ISLAM.
James Lincoln says
Just a few questions:
Could it be that this Malta Archbishop is trying to slurp his way up the Vatican hierarchy and become a Cardinal?
Does he prefer muslims to Christians?
Does he lock his own home at night?
etc.,
Michael Copeland says
The Archbishop was on a ship.
The ship began to sink.
Hundreds of passengers were floundering in the water.
The Archbishop, in a lifeboat, said “We must open our hearts to all”.
The frantic swimmers clambered on to the lifeboat.
The lifeboat sank.
All were drowned.
gravenimage says
With all respect, Michael, it is even worse than that with Muslims.
In your parable, all just want to be saved from drowning–a reasonable thing to want, even if there are not enough lifeboats.
But Muslims don’t just want to enter the West for an equal shot at opportunity–instead, as you know, they instead want to take over and impose the horrors of Islam on us, leaving us as second-class citizens and slaves.
Michael Copeland says
You nailed it. They want to climb into the lifeboat and throw the Archbishop overboard, along with all other filthy kuffar.
E T says
“My brothers! The ummah that knows how to die a noble and honourable death is granted an exalted life in this world and eternal felicity in the next. Degradation and dishonour are the results of the love of the world and the fear of death.”
“Therefore prepare for Jihad and be the LOVERS OF DEATH. Life itself shall come searching after you.
You should yearn for an honourable death and you will gain perfect happiness. May Allah grant myself and the honour of martyrdom in His way.”
mortimer says
Robert Spencer is 100% correct. It is a moral duty to maintain the stability, peace, order and prosperity of our societies from disruption and a duty to perpetuate Christian values in a Christian-majority country.
The princes of the RCC have forgotten that because they are brainwashed with Marxism.
E T says
The Princes of darkness have forgotten that because they are evil heretics. I will not turn my back on God and promote the sons of darkness.
andrew mckendrick says
Opening prayers at Holy Mass ,Glory to God in the highest , and on earth peace to the people of good will. Does the Archbishop really believe that the Koran contains a message of good will to anyone outside Islam?
gravenimage says
Malta: Archbishop says Maltese must welcome migrants, ‘We have to open our hearts to the whole world’
…………………………
Archbishop Charles Scicluna is another suicidally foolish dhimmi.
Note that this moral idiot condemned non-Muslims in the past merely for using strong language against Jihad terrorists:
“Archbishop denounces terror ‘blasphemy’, urges forgiveness”
Christians must not respond to terrorist acts with the same language of violence, Archbishop Charles Scicluna said.
https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/archbishop-denounces-terror-blasphemy-urges-forgiveness.593237
Then, after the Paris attacks, he said that the only way to respond was by “committing ourselves to an inclusive society where injustice disappears, to eliminate the causes of anger and violence”. In other words, by letting in even more ravening Muslims, and cringing to appease them.
https://church.mt/archbishop-charles-j-sciclunas-reaction-to-the-attacks-in-paris/
E T says
He does not know God.