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2006-11-29 Europe

Pope seeks brotherhood in hostile Turkey

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Posted by Fred 2006-11-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 My favorite part of this pantomime diplomacy is the Pope talking about brotherhood while that mufti chap seethes and whines about "islamophobia". The latter's spider religion capable only of self-pity when its febrile sadism encounters resistance.

Posted by Excalibur 2006-11-29 09:38|| 2006-11-29 09:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Time to bring up the issue of 'Right of Return'?

You know Saint Sophia in ~~Constantinople~~ Istanbul. Or does the Russian Orthodox Church have first dibs?

Posted by Procopius2K 2006-11-29 10:11|| 2006-11-29 10:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Initialy I heard that Erdogan said he wasn't going to take time off to greet the pope.
My initial thought was "thats the pope - who are you exactly?"

Posted by flash91 2006-11-29 11:14|| 2006-11-29 11:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Prime Minister Erdogan had indeed stated that the meeting in Riga was more important, but at the last minute condescended to intersect at the airport lounge for 20 minutes. Amazing condescension, considering that the Catholic variant isn't legally recognized in Turkey.

Why the Russians, Procopius2K? There are national branches of Orthodoxy across the former Byzantine empire -- the Serbs would have an interest, and certainly the Greeks, hundreds of thousands of whom were expelled after Ataturk took power.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-11-29 12:49|| 2006-11-29 12:49|| Front Page Top

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