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| 2006-08-21 |
| One of the most prominent Catholics in American public life recently engaged in a pathetic embarrassment that reveals much about himself and the values of all too many Catholics. That prominent figure is not Mel Gibson. Raymond Flynn, the former mayor of Boston and former United States ambassador to the Vatican, asked Pope Benedict XVI in writing to lead Catholics worldwide in the quest for a just peace in the Middle East. Flynn publicized the letter as part of a commentary he wrote for the August 6-13 edition of the National Catholic Register, a conservative weekly. Flynn’s request, in and of itself, is anything but embarrassing. However, Flynn’s rhetoric reveals several disconcerting traits: a willingness to exploit the pope to serve a personal agenda, unrealistic expectations of the pope’s geopolitical role, latent anti-Semitism and a pervasive, dangerous naiveté about human nature. |
| Posted by:mcsegeek1 |
| #4 Sounds like Ray's back on the Budweiser again... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-08-21 21:43 |
| #3 As a Catholic and an American, I support our Jewish friends (and allies), the first democracy in the ME, and urge more ammunition, more arms , and more support. Ray Flynn can kiss my non-Irish ass |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-08-21 21:19 |
| #2 [Raymond Flynn] asked Pope Benedict XVI in writing to lead Catholics worldwide in the quest for a just peace in the Middle East. Memo to ex-Mayor Pope Benedict is already doing exactly this. The only way there'll ever be peace in the Middle East is when there's freedom of religion throughout the land. The Pope has rightfully called Muslim majority nations on the carpet for their refusal to allow freedom of religion. There can be no more sure path towards a just and lasting peace than to finally upbraid Islam for its eggshell ego and violently insecure nature. Flynn's pathetic attempts to pander to those who neither seek nor want peace is nothing but appeasement. Pope Benedict has taken the correct moral high ground and is to be applauded for it. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-08-21 20:46 |
| #1 So-called 'Christians' who denounce Israel and bash the Jews are only displaying their biblical ignorance. If you don't know what the book actually teaches, and it isn't a part of your faith, you're free to form any opinion about Israel that you desire. And of course, this opinion is most likely influenced by the MSM. Nobody--- virtually nobody--- can believe the Bible and be Anti-Israel simultaneously. If only people who call themselves Christians would read what the foundation book of their faith actually says. And if only Abram hadn't listened to Sarai. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-08-21 12:59 |