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| Egypt's top Christian leader denounces pope's comments on Islam as against Christ's teachings' |
| 2006-09-16 |
| I'd say given Copts' situation (de facto dhimmi, if not de jure), it's the sensible thing to do, a matter of survival. In the first reaction from a top Christian leader, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church said in remarks published Saturday that Pope Benedict XVI's comments on Islam were "against the teachings of Christ." Coptic Pope Shenouda III told the pro-government Al-Ahram newspaper that he didn't hear the pope's exact words, but that "any remarks which offend Islam and Muslims are against the teachings of Christ." "Christianity and Christ's teachings instruct us not to hurt others, either in their convictions or their ideas, or any of their symbols - religious symbols," Shenouda was quoted as saying. Egypt's Copts, whose liturgy follows Eastern Orthodox Christian traditions rather than the Vatican, account for an estimated 10 percent of Egypt's 73 million people. (AP) |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #6 Good little dhimmi. |
| Posted by: JSU 2006-09-16 22:48 |
| #5 Shenouda doesn't know Christ at all. He was not a weak, vascillating, milk toast, limp-wristed wimp who taught people not to offend anyone at all costs. He did teach us to not offend whenever we can help it, but NEVER at the expense of the truth. His entire life was spent telling people the truth, which offended the vast majority. Eventually, this infuriated a world that did not want to hear the truth, to such an extent, that they nailed him to a cross in order to silence the voice that cut them so deeply. There are really only 3 reactions to such truth. First, you can accept it. Second, you can pay it no mind, and go on with your life, defining truth as you see fit. Third, you can react violently to it, because you know it exposes you, and rather than change, you would rather do whatever is necessary to silence the criticism. Over the last 2000 years, Christians have been killed in the most horrific ways imaginable for having committed only one crime: telling the truth. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-16 20:13 |
| #4 Or the bit about the money changers. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-09-16 17:08 |
| #3 Christ's teachings instruct us not to hurt others, either in their convictions or their ideas, or any of their symbols - religious symbols Guess the Coptic Pope never read the Christ's remarks about the Pharisees... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2006-09-16 16:35 |
| #2 Read what he said. He didn't denounce it, he gave a sermonette. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2006-09-16 14:17 |
| #1 He knows his churches will be attacked otherwise!!!!!. |
| Posted by: Angins Ebbaling9984 2006-09-16 13:54 |