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)
“Francis Revisits ‘Mecca’ For Muslim Migrants,” by Jules Gomes, Church Militant, December 1, 2021:
VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) – In anticipation of Pope Francis’ Sunday visit to Lesbos, human rights experts are urging Pope Francis to speak up for Christian refugees facing persecution from Muslim migrants detained on the Greek island.
The pope, who begins a five-day trip to Cyprus and Greece on Thursday, has negotiated the relocation of 50 migrants from Cyprus to Italy after bringing 12 Syrian Muslims from three families home with him following his first trip to Lesbos in 2016.
The Vatican has failed to reveal if there will be Christians among the refugees with Francis, earlier insisting that “all refugees are children of God.”
Francis’ return to Europe’s flashpoint for illegal immigration will also serve as a “magnet for migrants,” creating further problems for the already besieged inhabitants of Lesbos, regional governor Costas Moutzouris warned.
“We are very happy. The visit of the pope is a great honor for us. But in Lesbos, many are worried that this visit may attract even more immigrants,” Moutzouris remarked.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the International Organization of Migration on Monday, the pontiff expressed regret that “migrants are increasingly being used as bargaining chips, as pawns on a chessboard — victims of political rivalries.”
But human rights consultant Dr. Martin Parsons alerted Church Militant to the pope ignoring reports evidencing “significant persecution of Christian refugees by Muslim migrants within Greek refugee camps, including widespread abuse, physical violence, death threats and rape.”
Parsons, a former aid worker to Afghanistan who warned that the U.S. deal with the Taliban risked the Taliban’s return to power, elaborated:
One of the major problems faced by Christians fleeing persecution is a refusal by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Western governments to recognize the specific targeting of Christians because of their Faith, claiming that any such action would amount to “discrimination.”
The Bible tells us that the Church has a particular responsibility to care for our brothers and sisters in Christ (Galatians 6:10; 1 Timothy 5:8). And in the world of real politics, arguing that Western governments should simply accept all migrants who want to come to them risks Western governments shutting the door on all migrants — including Christians fleeing persecution.
Christians in the Lesbos camps are estimated to represent 1–2% of the migrant population. Forty percent are from historically Christian (mostly Catholic) backgrounds in Africa, and the rest are from Middle Eastern Muslim backgrounds and are generally converts from Islam.
“Most of the Christians who had converted to Christianity from Islam live in daily fear for their lives, being forced to live covertly among hostile members of the community who consider apostasy worthy of death,” the International Christian Consulate reported.
In a survey, 62% of Christians said they had experienced death threats in the camp. Eighty-three percent stated that it was specifically because of their religious beliefs as Christians, and 24% said this had occurred more than three times.
“They say we are kafirs [infidels] and we should die because we left Islam and chose to be Christian. It’s very bad in the camp,” a Syrian female said.
“They say you are kafir because they know we go to church and don’t go to the mosque. They told me that if I don’t leave Christianity, when it’s dark, we’ll come and kill you because this [is] the law in Islam,” an Iranian male said.
Seventy-two percent of respondents said that Muslims in the camp try to force others to follow Islam, and 90% said they felt pressured to renounce Christianity.
Several respondents also complained that police did not intervene or help, and others said they had tried to report serious incidents but were told they must pay 100 euros to make a complaint. Not having the money, they were not able to make an official complaint.
“Francis repeatedly stresses that accepting mass migration into Europe is the fulfillment of the Christian obligation to welcome the stranger,” Islamic scholar Robert Spencer told Church Militant. “But the pope has never once acknowledged the fact that the migrants are largely Muslim and that Christian refugees are often harassed and persecuted by their Muslim counterparts,” he lamented.
The historian, who recently published his bestseller Mass Migration in Europe: A Model for the U.S.?, added:
Francis is not likely ever to acknowledge this, as he has stated, contrary to all the facts of the case, that authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Qur’an reject every form of violence. In persisting in these fantasies, the pope is exposing the Christians of Europe to danger from people who hold to a belief system that has been at war with Christendom without respite for 1,400 years.
Whenever a Muslim migrant attacks a church or a Christian, and this is already happening with increasing frequency across Europe, we see the fruits of the pope’s refusal to accept unpleasant realities.
born saturday says
why does the pope not say nothing about the millions of abortions in europe instead?? because he is another stone on the wall of the rotten establishment just like other churches in europe that hold an oath of silence about abortion….
part of the rotten establishment that in his home country has just fallen… so in greece he finds the good old establishment of the past that ruined the country who welcome him to spread his poisonous propaganda…
somehistory says
Jesus stated more than once that the “world hates Him and His followers” and this world would “persecute to the death” those who are hated.
The ‘pope’ has made himself a “part of the world” and so hates the very people he pretends to “lead” as the *head * of the Catholic church. What he does in demanding Christians accept and welcome those whose only desire is to threaten, rape and murder Christians, is persecution of Christ’s “brothers” and His “children.” (Is. “He will be called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.”)
This evil ‘pope’…false shepherd, wolf in sheep’s clothing…is on the side of the mozlum persecutors of Christ’s disciples; and is on the side with satan the devil.
This pretender will ‘reap what he is sowing.’ He cannot escape this fact.
Rufolino says
That Islam is “The Religion of Peace” is the biggest scam on earth, and the Caholic Church has bought into it.
somehistory says
Yes…hook, line and sinker.
john smith says
When pope Francis first made these statements about islam opposing all forms violence etc, he probably believed it did. But he has been in office now for 8 years, and in that time someone most certainly would of told him the truth about islam, but he choose to remain silent. Pope Francis knows islam is evil but he will continue with the lie rather than make himself look a fool.
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil.
Wellington says
Francis IMHO is the worst Pope in history (and I might note here that many Popes have been sterling, sapient, tough and highly decent men). Even rogue Popes like Alexander VI (1492-1503) never made excuses for Islam, or denigrated Western Civilization as this Pope has, or engaged in an idiotic moral relativism (e.g., Francis saying that sure some Muslims in our era engage in murder and mayhem but so do some Catholics, all the while not distinguishing Muslims doing so in the name of their creed while baptized Catholics in our era have done so in spite of, having nothing to do with, advancing their creed).
Yes indeed, there have been several rogue Popes in their personal life, another example being Paul III (1534-1549), but to his credit Paul essentially launched the very efficacious response to the Protestant Reformation, i.e., the Counter-Reformation, and thus went a long way in cleaning up the corrupt Renaissance Church (hey, just about the best way to catch crooks is to put a crook in charge of getting rid of crooks—this is why FDR appointed Joe Kennedy Sr. as the first head of the SEC and Kennedy did a great job of cleaning up Wall Street—but I digress). But Francis is not in this “category.” Oh no he is not.
Personally bad Popes are one thing, but a Pope making excuses for Islamic evil, denigrating the only workable economic system ever devised by man, i.e., capitalism, not even remotely appreciating a decent world power, i.e., the USA, hypocritically calling for no borders while having huge Vatican Wall borders, et al. takes Francis to a unique status in the history of the papacy, which has now produced some 260+ men temporarily occupying the Throne of Saint Peter.
Francis is unique all right. Worst ever. A travesty still in the making.
tim gallagher says
A good, accurate summary of this Pope, Wellington. he never seems to defend persecuted Christians, which I’d say is central to his job as a Christian leader. The way he sugar coats islam is sickening and downright ignorant. He should be calling islam the evil ideology that it is.. He seems more like some kind of trendy woke warrior to me rather than a church leader.
gravenimage says
Spot on, Wellington.
James Lincoln says
Wellington says,
“Francis is unique all right. Worst ever.”
Very tragically, yes.
john smith says
Definitely the worst pope
Johnny B says
The Pope is a false prophet. He says there are many ways to God, even though Jesus said that He is the ONLY way to the father. The Pope also seems to be a lot more concerned about Muslims than persecuted Christians around the world. How can Catholics still recognize this guy after all this time with all his false teachings?
joan_of_ark2005 says
I agree with whoever is pope at the time of the Tribulation, will be the “False Prophet”
Just like there is: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the evil side has to copy that, so there is Satan, the Antichrist, and the False Prophet.
Satan is himself, everyone has always guessed at who the Antichrist will be, names of evil people come forward, such as “Hitler”, and other names, have been given that label, but when the 7 year Tribulation starts, we will finally know The Real Antichrist!
And we should all know now, who the False Prophet will be…whoever the pope is, when the coming soon, Tribulation starts. And THAT starts when the 7 year peace agreement is signed. And Trump has started that ball rolling….ask me how.
GreekEmpress says
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/12/03/pope-man-in-cyprus-knife/
Not everybody excited to see him on Cyprus.
Would be interesting to know if he was one of the adherents to the “religion of peace”.
Boycott Turkey says
The pope doesn’t care about no Christian being persecuted his just doing this for publicity his silence is violence against persecuted Christians he visited Cyprus but doesn’t care about even the Greek Cypriot Refugees who fled there homes from the north when Turkey invaded there’s only certain refugees some who are just economic migrants that he cares about just to look good his a snake
Infidel says
Why doesn’t Cyprus only allow Christian (and other non-muslim) refugees (such as the Yazidis, Yarsans…) and just send back muslims to their countries – be it Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Egypt?
GreekEmpress says
I agree. Greeks should have
learned after 400 years of Ottoman boot on their necks.
gravenimage says
Half of Cyprus has been taken over by Muslim invaders–Turkey back in the 1970s.
Infidel says
The question I have is – why is Cyprus, which knows what it’s like to have muslims in their midst, courtesy Turkey and their renegade province north – why do they allow any refugees on shore? They should just fire at them and make it clear that an invasion will not be tolerated. None of the countries in the area – Syria (the coast is completely Alawite dominated, so it’s not like sunni refugees would sail from there), Lebanon, Israel and Egypt – none of them are persecuting muslims: the only one that is – Egypt – is persecuting muslim Brotherhood activists, who should find no refuge in Cyprus
That’s the real issue here. I know that Italy and other countries have leftist open-border leaders. Why would the same be true about Cyprus given all the ? that they’ve taken from Turkey?
GreekEmpresd says
Absolutely. They of all people should know better.
Johnny B says
I saw a video a little while ago with some Cypriot youngsters. Mind you this was on the Greek side. Anyway, they were all involved in this organisation – can’t remember the name – where they believe we can all co-exist, Christians, Muslims, atheists and so on and so forth, you know how it goes. All we need is to learn and respect each other. Memory is short and it’s the same force in work all over the West. You may also ask why Germany let in Muslims in such massive numbers and continue to protect Islam, when it’s not even 100 years ago since Jews were persecuted and killed by the millions because of another evil ideology.
Walter Sieruk says
Pope Francis is disgusting. Shame be upon him
Wellington says
Succinct and accurate.
gravenimage says
Pope returns to Europe’s flashpoint for illegal immigration, ignores Muslim persecution of Christian refugees
……………..
Just despicable–but at this point sadly not surprising.
roberta says
After seeing this disgusting photo of this disgusting man so many times, I now have to ask a disgusting question.
Do you think he is tonguing that foot?……………jk
OLD GUY says
I wish the Pope would answer my questions.
1. Why are you so silent about the massacre of Catholics and priests along with other christians by Muslim/islamic followers?
2. How can you ignore the violent and aggressive language coming from the leadership of Islam?
3. As the shepherd of the flock it is your responsibility to lead us and protect us, your position on Islamic migration effects our Safety, so why are you bringing these islamic people to our neighborhoods?
$. How many muslim/islamic migrants live in Rome?
joan_of_ark2005 says
Just put that question in your browsers search box, and wa la!
Yogi says
This freaking Islamic pope is the worse pope ever exist , I’m very surprised Italians tolerate this freak , He is against Christians and Catholics, people, disgusting!!!
Proud Islamophobe says
There could be no bigger moron that wears a cross and claims what he has no clue about.