Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Pope Benedict the Brave

"...his bravery is not bravado. It comes from a spiritual conviction that some things are worth fighting for — and even dying for. As I will discuss further in the coming days, on the air, and in this column, the Pope embarks on this difficult trip with a three-fold mission: (1) build bridges of unity with the Christian Orthodox community, (2) encourage the Catholic faithful, and (3) establish foundations for dialogue with Islam..."

On the other hand, this MSNBC article fails to mention the 1.5 million Greek Orthodox Christians forced to leave Anatolia in the 1920's, the one million Armenian Orthodox Christians killed in the Turkish genocide...etc...MORE at screedblog.

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