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2004-07-27 Africa: Horn

Enemy Islam. An Interview with the Bishop of Rumbek, Sudan

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Posted by tipper 2004-07-27 10:09:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 âThe time to be martyred is drawing near. I hope the Lord grants us the grace to face such bloodshed. Thereâs a need for purification. Many Christians will be killed for their faith. Yet a new Christianity will arise from the blood of these martyrs.â

The Bishop would not like me, but he is a good man none the less. I hope Jarhead and his boys will have the opportunity to answer the bishop's prayers. His people ahave suffered enough.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-27 2:51:04 PM|| 2004-07-27 2:51:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The Romans tried to extinguish Christianity by martyring the faithful. All it seemed to do was increase the numbers of Christians. Islam in Africa may find itself in for a rough ride if history repeats itself.

Posted by Chemist 2004-07-27 4:02:16 PM|| 2004-07-27 4:02:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Wonder if the Archdruid read about this?

Posted by tu3031 2004-07-27 4:08:24 PM|| 2004-07-27 4:08:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Although I think Bishop Mazzolari is in some ways prescient (clash of cultures, much violence to come), I also see him as one of the most dangerous kinds of people in the world today, in the mold of Michael Moore: he mixes intelligent statements with confused ones and stirs up passions for misguided quests.

He seems intent on hawking martyrdom ("the time to be martyred is drawing near...there's a need for purification...") I am not interested in joining a martyrdom movement; I don't expect anyone to die for my sins, nor will accept dying for others' sins.

He draws us near with his misgivings about Islam ("The Church has defeated communism, but is just starting to understand...Islam, which is much worse"), so that we are lulled into believing we have shared values, and then he berates Bush for scoffing at "the planet's highest authorities, the UN and the pope". Funny, I don't recall the United States being beholden to either as supreme authority. (He's going to be a hit in Europe, though.)

He uses inflammatory, hyperbolic language to compare truly miserable and difficult lives in Africa with lives in America ("Here you experience poverty in terms of food and culture. In America you'll experience the worst misfortune that could ever befall you...you'll understand what is means to be a slave".)

"The answer does not lie in thinking we're right and they're wrong." Largely, Bishop, it does.

Posted by jules 187 2004-07-27 4:40:31 PM|| 2004-07-27 4:40:31 PM|| Front Page Top

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