Yesterday, on Securing America with Frank Gaffney.
Pope Meets Ayatollah Sistani, Holds the Christianity
My latest in PJ Media (written before it was revealed that the Iraqi government barred Jews from attending the interfaith gathering): Pope Francis went to Iraq today and met with Iraq’s principal Shi’ite leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and, according to the Associated Press, “delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in […]
Pope Meets Ayatollah Al-Sistani In Iraq: Interfaith Outreach, Heavyweight Division
Interfaith Outreach – heavyweight division – was on display when Pope Francis visited Iraq for four days in early March. The Pontiff met for 40 minutes with Ayatollah Al-Sistani in Najafon March 6.. Much has been made of this encounter, but after the hopeful tumult of this “historic encounter” dies down, we will likely […]
Pope meets Ayatollah Sistani in Iraq, repeats the usual comforting fictions about Islam
Church Militant asked me for comment about this meeting this morning, and I sent them this: “A genuine interfaith meeting at the “Birthplace of Abraham” would have included representatives of all three Abrahamic religions. But the Jewish representatives who were invited reportedly refused to attend. As the Qur’an is deeply antisemitic and calls Jews the […]