In case you’re not clear that Europe’s growing Muslim population (paired with Christians unwillingness to reproduce) is kind of a problem for Western civilization and the Church, here’s a video of how a group of Muslims reacted to the Pope’s recent visit to England. (Hint: They’re not happy. They get a little “Death to the Pope” on him.)
Lisa Graas of Newsreal blog writes:
Though the Crusades were fought centuries ago and are rarely, if ever, mentioned in Catholic classrooms, Muslims today who want Jihad continue to flaunt them in vengeful tones and wallow in hatred for Catholicism. So it was when Pope Benedict XVI visited the United Kingdom and was met on his itinerary by a group of angry Islamists urging for his death and calling him “responsible” for the Crusades.
Muslim demonstrators shouted “Pope Benedict, you will pay, Islam is on its way”, “Sharia is on its way”, “Justice is on its way” (a lot is coming our way, it seems) and threatened that Sharia would be “declared” against all who insult Muhammad. They shouted to the Pope, “Watch your back,” swore that he will “burn in hell” and claimed that he “deserves the death penalty.”
Meanwhile, we’re all about the hand wringing over the the WTC Mosque and because some lone nutballs are talking about burning the Koran. Remember, we’re the bad guys here. We’re eeeeeeeevil. EEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeviiiiiilllll. They’re the religion of peace, doncha know.
I’ve said this before but I really do worry about how the Vatican will fare in an increasingly Islamicized Europe. I know just by saying that I’ll be labeled a racist.
September 23, 2010 at 2:08 pm
I FEAR FOR VATICAN CITY ALSO
September 23, 2010 at 2:20 pm
They need more Swiss guards with more modern weapons.
September 23, 2010 at 2:58 pm
We should all be praying regularly for Papa Benedict and for our own bishops and priests. We are very clearly called to do so in Sacred Scripture and by the Church.
KM
September 23, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Islam and Shariah are on their way….to do what, exactly? And how exactly is Pope Benedict going to "pay?" Why is that not clearly seen as a verbal threat?
September 23, 2010 at 4:39 pm
We need to send Muslims and their Shariah law on their way…. back to where they came from.
September 23, 2010 at 5:27 pm
A little crusading now and then is a good thing.
September 23, 2010 at 5:55 pm
Thank goodness for modern technology. Let the cameras role. Perhaps more and more people of goodwill, as they are exposed to the many examples now in the public record, will come to recognize a dangerous religious ideology when they see it. If we value our inalienable rights, the common good and the rule of law, we must confront the routine and violent suppression of reasonable debate and unmask the irrational nature of a repressive ideology and the destructive behaviour of its adherents.
We can bury our heads in the sand and pretend that such an ideology is benign, or we can see the threat for what it is – a rising tide of fanaticism equal to the worst ideologies of the 20th Century, a century which should have taught us that we risk the loss of civilization if we ignore the facts and believe in the myth of appeasement.
We learned of the death of Neda Agha Sultan via Twitter and other web media when the Iranian government clamped down on protesters. The new media are playing a vital role in getting the word out.
September 23, 2010 at 6:02 pm
I completely agree with you, Mr. Archbold, I pray that in my lifetime I will not witness Islam trying to destroy Vatican City and attack the Vicar.
September 23, 2010 at 7:14 pm
We saw the same thing a few years back. It's almost like a re=run of a bad TV series. Stupid, uneducated, fanatic, irrational people (or Mohammedans for short).
I would strongly encourage any real Catholic to read up on what the church has said about Mohammedanism over the centuries. Start with St John of Damascus (pray for us!). Also, "The Golden Legend" is a good source.
September 23, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Poor old Anjem should feed his face a little less chowder he's becoming bloated with his own bellicose. A spell of fasting and mortification is sorely needed here. What are we to do with da religin of pieces? Somehow I think Mary's heel on the old croissant is your only man! As regards the Pope and the Vatican. Come now and remember our souls are immortal. Death is not the end by a long shot. Fear not the destruction of the body.
September 24, 2010 at 1:13 am
If Papa ain't scared, then neither am I:) Viva la Papa!!!
September 24, 2010 at 1:45 am
If that's what a peaceful religion is, then how come do I get the feeling that they'd want to cut my head off? Ah, OK, I get it… They'll be peaceful when everybody else is dead. But then again there is Shiite versus Sunni… I've feeling this game is like the TV series "Highlander" – "there can be only one!"
September 24, 2010 at 2:40 am
If you wonder how people could get as viciously hateful as the individuals depicted in this video are, then I recommend reading Robert Spencer's _The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion_. The book is written entirely from accepted Muslim sources, and depicts something that is not very pretty.
And also explains the behavior of Muslims in the world today.
September 24, 2010 at 5:06 am
Patty – please remember it's "viva il papa". Saying "viva la papa" means "long live potato".
Paul – spencer is great. I would also recommend "Why they hate" by Brigitte Gabriel. Both are Lebanese and know exactly what they are talking about.
September 24, 2010 at 7:03 am
Don't worry about the Vatican or the Pope or the Church.
Jesus is in control.
And He has a sense of humor too!
He has His timing and His Way, praise Him.
September 24, 2010 at 7:40 am
Surely you are being simply racist with this?
Many many people demonstrated against the pope here and many wanted him put on trail for child abuse and other things.
Its this type of behaviour that led to the police wrongly accusing 6 Algerians and putting them in prison for about 3 days.
perhaps you should have hi-lighted their plight…. or perhaps the thousands of people who say "lets bomb mecca" or "lets wipe saudi off the face of the earth" or "paki bashers". You may laugh but its us that has invaded Iraq and killed about 200,000 people that need not have died.
September 24, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Surely you are being simply racist with this?
Uhh…which race would this be? Semites? Africans? Whites? All of these have muslims in them. As usual, when bereft of actual arguments the nonsensical name-calling starts. The video speaks for itself. Making excuses for bad behaviour says more about the excuser than Matt.
September 24, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Re: "a little crusading now and again is a good thing" – and apparently necessary where Islamic imperialism and supremacism is concerned.
There is no religious liberty in Islam, for Islam survives as religious totalitarianism that refuses rejection.
Muslims burn US flag at London embassy. These are the people who want to transform Buckingham Palace into a grand mosque and tell Queen Elizabeth she can either follow Sharia Law or leave the country. They are NOT joking.
BRITAIN has not banned the veil or the burkha
look at the Jihadi's all wrapped in black
That BLACK FLAG is the JIHAD FLAG
Whenever you see THAT flag – you are a target.
The signs they held that day read as follows:
-ISLAM WILL DOMINATE THE WORLD
-JESUS WILL DESTROY THE CROSS AND FOLLOW THE QURAN
-SHARIA FOR AMERICA
-QURAN IS THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH WILL DOMINATE
-TRINITY OF EVIL:
BARACK OBAMA
HILLARY CLINTON
TERRY JONES
http://www.demotix.com/news/437093/muslims-burn-us-flag-london-embassy
MUSLIMSAGAINSTCRUSADES. WEEBLY.COM
September 24, 2010 at 3:04 pm
I have to agree with the line at ~7:07. We need to learn from history and we need to remember what it took to preserve Europe, a number of Crusades.
September 24, 2010 at 4:20 pm
"Surely you are being simply racist with this?"
Surely you are being an idiot with this [statement] since Mohammedanism is not a race, but a religion whose adherents are comprised of all races. Moron.