Pope Benedict XVI's foot-in-mouth disease returns with a vengeance...

**Ninong** · 05-16-2007, 12:23 AM

If you think Papa Ratzi pissed off the Muslims, wait till you hear what he said in Brazil!

In a speech to Latin American and Caribbean bishops at the end of a visit to Brazil, the Pope said the Church had not imposed itself on the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

They had welcomed the arrival of European priests at the time of the conquest as they were "silently longing" for Christianity, he said.

Millions of tribal Indians are believed to have died as a result of European colonization backed by the Church since Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492, through slaughter, disease or enslavement.

Read the rest here.

P.S. -- What century is he living in? It sounds like he was born 500 years too late.

**SPasse** · 05-17-2007, 06:05 AM

Ninong,

That is an amazing statement from a man who is in fact extremely well educated.

He must have been drinking the Jesuit Kool-Aid…

Regards,

Scott

weez1959 · 05-17-2007, 07:08 AM

Hmmm, I almost forgot there was a Pope...
I guess that speech would have been welcomed in the dark ages. I wonder if he's seen his Doctor about that "foot in mouth" disease...

**Ninong** · 05-17-2007, 10:17 AM

Scott,

I don't think Benedict XVI believes that the Roman Catholic Church is guilty of forced conversions, thus the need to pretend that the conversos were "silently longing" for Christianity. This is like saying that the rape victim is to blame for the rape.

This is a rather unfortunate topic for him to bring up considering his previous reference to forced conversion in the spread of Islam.

05-16-2007, 12:23 AM	#1
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 19,678	Pope Benedict XVI's foot-in-mouth disease returns with a vengeance... If you think Papa Ratzi pissed off the Muslims, wait till you hear what he said in Brazil! In a speech to Latin American and Caribbean bishops at the end of a visit to Brazil, the Pope said the Church had not imposed itself on the indigenous peoples of the Americas. They had welcomed the arrival of European priests at the time of the conquest as they were "silently longing" for Christianity, he said. Millions of tribal Indians are believed to have died as a result of European colonization backed by the Church since Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492, through slaughter, disease or enslavement. Read the rest here. P.S. -- What century is he living in? It sounds like he was born 500 years too late. __________________ Ninong

05-17-2007, 06:05 AM	#2
SPasse Moderator Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Forney Texas USA Posts: 2,252	Re: Pope Benedict XVI's foot in mouth disease returns with a vengeance... Ninong, That is an amazing statement from a man who is in fact extremely well educated. He must have been drinking the Jesuit Kool-Aid… Regards, Scott __________________ Founding Member – Rocky Mountain Reef Club You can see my former reeftank at http://www.sdpasse.com

05-17-2007, 07:08 AM	#3
weez1959 Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Otterburn Park, Quebec Posts: 1,211	Re: Pope Benedict XVI's foot in mouth disease returns with a vengeance... Hmmm, I almost forgot there was a Pope... I guess that speech would have been welcomed in the dark ages. I wonder if he's seen his Doctor about that "foot in mouth" disease... __________________ Louise Click my avatar to see my tank, it's getting so perdy!! Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish and you get rid of him all weekend.

05-17-2007, 10:17 AM	#4
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 19,678	Re: Pope Benedict XVI's foot in mouth disease returns with a vengeance... Scott, I don't think Benedict XVI believes that the Roman Catholic Church is guilty of forced conversions, thus the need to pretend that the conversos were "silently longing" for Christianity. This is like saying that the rape victim is to blame for the rape. This is a rather unfortunate topic for him to bring up considering his previous reference to forced conversion in the spread of Islam. __________________ Ninong

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