« Egypt: Controversy Over Prince Charles's Honorary Doctorate |
| Denmark: Hizb ut-Tahrir Islamist Indicted Again »
March 20, 2006
Vatican City: Crusades Were a Noble Venture
Perhaps, just perhaps, the Catholic Church can become an obstacle to Islamic expansionism. But before it does, it needs to stop apologizing for its past, especially when they have nothing to apologize for: Vatican change of heart over 'barbaric' Crusades
THE Vatican has begun moves to rehabilitate the Crusaders by sponsoring a conference at the weekend that portrays the Crusades as wars fought with the "noble aim" of regaining the Holy Land for Christianity.The Crusades are seen by many Muslims as acts of violence that have underpinned Western aggression towards the Arab world ever since. Followers of Osama bin Laden claim to be taking part in a latter-day "jihad against the Jews and Crusaders".
The late Pope John Paul II sought to achieve Muslim- Christian reconciliation by asking "pardon" for the Crusades during the 2000 Millennium celebrations. But John Paul's apologies for the past "errors of the Church" - including the Inquisition and anti-Semitism - irritated some Vatican conservatives. According to Vatican insiders, the dissenters included Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at March 20, 2006 4:39 PM
Comments
Pope John Paul II never apologised for the Crusades. What he actually said has been widely misinterpreted by the media.
From JihadWatch (http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/010582.php)
The closest he came was on March 12, 2000, the "Day of Pardon."
During his homily he said: "We cannot fail to recognize the infidelities to the Gospel committed by some of our brethren, especially during the second millennium. Let us ask pardon for the divisions which have occurred among Christians, for the violence some have used in the service of the truth and for the distrustful and hostile attitudes sometimes taken toward the followers of other religions."
Posted by: Lucyna ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.westernresistance.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at March 21, 2006 1:06 AM
Post a comment
Thanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out)
(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)