Well, it seems that the Pope is, sadly, lightening his tone on Islam today.
“He [the Pope] said we are not political but we wish for Turkey to join the EU,” Erdogan told journalists after meeting the Pope.
Erdogan, who began his career in Islamic politics, added: “The most important message the Pope gave was toward Islam, he reiterated his view of Islam as peaceful and affectionate.”
Fear. Fear has replaced truth: fear of reprisals from Muslims — fear of being labeled a hater, warmonger or racist. Fear of death by car bombing or being stabbed on our own doorstep by a martyr or having our family members kidnapped and tortured or beheaded.
Fear, the “great mind-killer”, the “only thing we have to fear” itself, has taken over and replaced the need for truth.
And all over the media and in every country on the Earth you will have the fearful create stories to cover their own fear, for even greater fear that they might be outed as liars and that the fear of Muslims might truly be seen to be the cause.
Some of us do not cave in to fear. That is the way of history.
I’m cautious, perhaps even paranoid, but I definitely do not fear these monsters who seek to strip us of hope, vanish our history and culture and impose a way of life upon us that no person of enlightened reason in this day and age should have to suffer.
I must say that I am also disappointed that the Pope has not seen fit to keep his mouth closed if he could not dare to critique openly — the last thing this world needs is another example of Dhimmitude from our greatest leaders. Let us hope he tempers his remarks when he gets back to the relative safety of his chambers in the Vatican.
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