Despite the societal maladies associated with unvetted Muslim migration, including no-go zones, surges in crime, rape gangs, jihad threats, jihad preaching and the like, Pope Francis is a foremost defender of facilitating illegal Muslim migration. He has now renewed his call for the “tearing down the walls of indifference” toward migrants, but appears indifferent to […]
Ex-Muslim who became Catholic now says ‘Rome is lost, and the Qur’an is the road to truth’
The uncertain and unclear voice is less appealing than the confident and clear one. “Man reverted to Catholicism under Pope Benedict, now says ‘Rome is lost’ and praises Islam,” LifeSite News, June 10, 2021 (thanks to Tom): An Anglo-Catholic religious revealed that a man who turned to Islam and then reverted back to Catholicism because […]
Erdogan claims Israel restricts religious freedom after converting Hagia Sophia to mosque and oppressing Christians
“Erdoğan’s concern for religious freedom is bitterly ironic in light of his appropriation of Hagia Sophia and Chora monastery as mosques, and of Turkey’s ongoing restriction of the rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the remaining Christians in the country.” More comments below. More on this story. “Erdoğan: Mobilize Christians Against Israel,” by Jules Gomes, […]
Erdogan asks pope to ‘mobilize the Christian world’ to support the jihad against Israel
Centuries ago, popes spearheaded the resistance to the advancing jihad. But Erdogan knows what he is dealing with in Pope Francis, and it isn’t exactly the spirit of the Crusades. Whatever else he may be, Pope Francis is the perfect pope for a Europe that has discarded and no longer appreciates its own culture and […]
Pope Francis denounces deaths of illegal Muslim migrants in Mediterranean as ‘shameful’
The deaths of these migrants are indeed tragic. They should not be used, however, to legitimize further the continual disregard for the rule of law and the inundation of Europe with illegal migrants. Every effort should be made to put a stop to illegals embarking on such a journey to start with. Illegal economic migrants […]
ISIS Branches Out Into Comedy, Accuses Pope Woke I of Trying to Start New Crusade
My latest in PJ Media: What’s the absolute last thing in the world that Pope Woke, aka Francis, would want to do? What would cause him to recoil in the most spine-tingling horror imaginable? That’s right: the prospect of following in the footsteps of his long-gone predecessor, Pope Urban II, and calling for a […]
Islamic State: Pope’s Iraq trip a ‘crusade’ to ‘remove the Sharia of Allah from this land’
The ISIS guys can relax: the last thing the Pope wants to do is remove Sharia from Iraq or anywhere else. Extensive comments from me below. “Islamic State: Pope’s Iraq Trip Is New Crusade,” by Jules Gomes, ChurchMilitant.com, March 23, 2021: MOSUL, Iraq (ChurchMilitant.com) – Islamic State (ISIS) is threatening fresh attacks on Iraqi churches following […]
Sunni cleric: Pope’s Iraq trip was meant to bless ‘mistreatment of Sunnis Iran’s lackeys perpetrated under ISIS’
The Pope has become embroiled in matters he knows nothing about. As I explained below to Church Militant: Whatever can be said about the pope’s naïveté (and worse), there is no doubt that he did not intend to strengthen any alliance between the Church and Shiites against Sunnis any more than he intended to strengthen […]
Why the Pope’s ‘Interfaith Dialogue’ in Iraq Excluded the Jewish Community
During Pope Francis’ recent apostolic pilgrimage to Iraq, many Iraqi political and religious representatives — including the country’s president, Muslim religious leaders, and Christians of various denominations — were present, except for one community: Iraqi Jews, who are also one of the world’s longest surviving Jewish communities, with a history of around 2,700 years. […]
Video: Robert Spencer on Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq
Yesterday, on Securing America with Frank Gaffney.
In Iraq, pope views mosques and churches destroyed by the Islamic State, laments ‘our cruelty’
The pope was making a theological point, that all human beings are sinful, and that this destruction is a manifestation of that sinfulness. But it is also noteworthy that he ascribed the destruction he saw to all of humanity, and decried nations that sell weapons, but never said a word about why the ruined buildings […]
Iraqi convert to Christianity: ‘Muslims are triumphantly declaring that the pope has surrendered to Islam’
Well, yeah, and long before he went to Iraq, too. See, for example, here and here. “Iraq: Pope’s Trip Leaves Collateral Damage,” by Jules Gomes, Church Militant, March 9, 2021: ERBIL, Iraq (ChurchMilitant.com) – Pope Francis’ Iraq trip has triggered a tidal wave of mockery on social media, with Muslims gleefully announcing that the pontiff has […]
Iraqi government blocked Jews from attending pope’s interfaith service, Vatican silently went along
Associated Press reported Saturday: “The Vatican said Iraqi Jews were invited to the event but did not attend, without providing further details.” Now we know the rest of the story. And so it is clear yet again: interfaith outreach and dialogue all go one way, and result in the Christian side becoming mute about Muslim […]
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 […]
Iraqi official says that contrary to rumors, top Shi’a cleric won’t sign Pope’s ‘human fraternity’ document
Apparently Ayatollah al-Sistani is a bit less disposed to be deceptive than the Sheikh of al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb. The “Document on Human Fraternity” that Pope Francis signed with al-Tayeb, and is aggressively pushing upon the Catholic Church, states that “the protection of places of worship – synagogues, churches and mosques – is a duty guaranteed […]
Vatican conference to promote Mary as ‘model for faith and life for Christianity and Islam’
Does the Vatican really think that this will increase harmony and mutual respect between Muslims and Christians? Vatican top dogs should consider a statement of the Muslim Brotherhood theorist Sayyid Qutb: “The chasm between Islam and Jahiliyyah [the society of unbelievers] is great, and a bridge is not to be built across it so that […]
Pope Francis Plans Visit to Lebanon, Iraq, and South Sudan
Pope Francis has announced plans to soon visit – though no dates were given – Lebanon and South Sudan – but without explaining why these two countries are being singled out. He has already scheduled a visit to Iraq at the beginning of March. The report on his plans is here: “Pope promises to visit […]
Vatican steps up its alliance with Islamic org accused of providing ‘material support’ to al-Qaeda’s 9/11 operation
When there are moderates to be found, they have to be invented, so as to shore up the illusory and self-defeating “dialogue” that has not saved a single Christian from Muslim persecution (or any persecution). “Vatican Woos Funder of Islamic Terrorism,” by Jules Gomes, ChurchMilitant.com, November 27, 2020: JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (ChurchMilitant.com) – The Vatican is […]