[Jetmech Jr.]

...That no one on HLP's posted this?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060915/ap_on_re_mi_ea/pope_muslims_14;_ylt=AqC671oA4R_Tty_LORYnXbrkeO0A;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

[achtung]

Nobody cares.

Muslims get outraged over everything.  They threaten lives every day.  It's one of those things we've become desensitized to.

[Sandwich]

I like how they threaten lives in protest to their basically being called a violent religion. Yeah. That's totally logical, Spock.

[Dark Hunter]

They are their own worst enemy. I think they may destroy themselves one of these days...

[IceFire]

Yep...its ok to call us infidels, dogs, and crusaders but don't say a bad thing about them. No no...thats just intolerable...

Double standards.

[Mefustae]

Still, you've got to admit the Pope hit new heights of dumbassery when he said what he said.

[Ulala]

*shrugs* I thought it was deserved.

[Nuke]

the pope == satan

i wish christians and muslims would anihilate one another so that people of heathen pride may reclaim the earth

[Fury]

Meh, I have never really cared about religions, I have a religion in official records because it gives certain material benefits but other than that, I don't really give a damn. Those muslims, they get outraged by about anything. Truth hurts, doesn't it? Muslims insult christians, christians shrugs at it. Christians insult muslims, they go jihad. Go figure. Religious fanaticism makes me sick. There are almost as much islamic terrorist groups as non-islamic groups counted together.

As a religious figurehead the pope should have chosen his words better and apologize personally. But the response from muslims, like always goes way overboard. I wouldn't be surprised if I live to see genocide of islamists, probably thanks to islam terrorists.

[Prophet]

I agree with Fury, and we probaly belong to the same religion. I care very little about that, my life is bad enought as it is.

About the pope. Had I been in his shoes, I wouldn't have done much differently. Muslims have little credibility in my eyes. And I see no reason for the pope to start kissing their ass. What he said wasn't exactly false, right? Way to go pope!

[Mefustae]

About the pope. Had I been in his shoes, I wouldn't have done much differently. Muslims have little credibility in my eyes. And I see no reason for the pope to start kissing their ass. What he said wasn't exactly false, right? Way to go pope!

He doesn't have to kiss their ass, he just has to show some ****ing tact.

Is it just me, or does Benedict suck balls compared to John Paul?

[Col. Fishguts]

i wish christians and muslims would anihilate one another so that people of heathen pride may reclaim the earth

I pray for it every day, and sacrifice a chicken now and then

[Ghostavo]

I have a religion in official records because it gives certain material benefits

Pardon?

[Prophet]

Real church wedding with a priest. I mean not *with* a priest, but with a priest present. And... well there's other things but hell if I remember them. But nothing really material, and not necessarily benefits, but you know. Things.

[Windrunner]

i wish christians and muslims would anihilate one another so that people of heathen pride may reclaim the earth

I pray for it every day, and sacrifice a chicken now and then

But seriously, as a muslim i really do not care these kind of things. I am not that relegious to care about it.

[Blaise Russel]

This thread makes me sad.

[Col. Fishguts]

The world is a sad place, this thread just reflects this. Dont' blame the thread.

[Jetmech Jr.]

About the pope. Had I been in his shoes, I wouldn't have done much differently. Muslims have little credibility in my eyes. And I see no reason for the pope to start kissing their ass. What he said wasn't exactly false, right? Way to go pope!

He doesn't have to kiss their ass, he just has to show some ****ing tact.

Is it just me, or does Benedict suck balls compared to John Paul?

It was a quote, and he stressed that it wasn't his own words. nor was he expressing his own views on the subject.

On the same note, a number of muslim groups have been expressing their outrage at this by shooting up churches and lobbing grenades into them.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060916/wl_mideast_afp/vaticanpopeislampalestinianunrestchurch_060916150653

[Mefustae]

It was a quote, and he stressed that it wasn't his own words. nor was he expressing his own views on the subject.

On the same note, a number of muslim groups have been expressing their outrage at this by shooting up churches and lobbing grenades into them.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060916/wl_mideast_afp/vaticanpopeislampalestinianunrestchurch_060916150653

Which could have been avoided had Benedict not given them justification. The cartoon debacle demonstrated clearly how violent muslim extremists can get over such trivial issues, and moreover that extremists can manipulate the masses into a furor quite easily.

So, does Benedict plan to apologise or what?

[Fury]

Which could have been avoided had Benedict not given them justification.

You say that like it was Benedict's fault this happened and not the fanatics fault? There's just no justification to go shoot and bomb a church or any other building for that matter.

God I hate fanatics and other extremists of any religion and otherwise. Here we have Windrunner who's perfectly reasonable man, yet those damn fanatics will do nothing but stain his religion and half of the world against them.