The Pope Said What?

The Pope Said What? September 14, 2006

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict’s recent pronouncement has many in the Christian world — and beyond — up in arms. He said, and I quote: “The Protestant Reformation has split the church.” Reaction was swift among Protestant leaders.

Elsewhere …

“Lyndsay Moseley was no longer inspired by the evangelical Christian faith of her youth. As an environmental activist, she believed that it offered little spiritual support for her work and was overly focused on opposing abortion and gay marriage.”Source.
HT: THUNDERSTRUCK

To this, Pope Benedict said, and I quote: “Abortion and gay marriage are STILL wrong! Lyndsay Mosely, grow up!”

The Pope didn’t stop there. He also said, and I quote: “People who listen to Hip Hop have more sex, commit more crime.” (This was, perhaps, an error. As someone later pointed out to the pontiff, that’s actually called dancing. However, he was unbending. Later stating, and I quote: “Hip Hop ain’t music!”)

The Muslim world was outraged when the holy father went on to say, and I quote: “I am not a Muslim. Never have been a Muslim. Never will be a Muslim!” Source.

“The Pope should have been very careful about his utterances; what he said was nothing but blasphemy,” Muslim Personal Law Board Member Kamal Farooqi told the Times of India newspaper. Source.

From the popular “What Would Jesus Do?” lobby came this reply.

Furthermore, the Pope infuriated Muslims, Jews, and PETA by delivering his entire speech in Pig Latin.

I think all of this might actually have happened, and I quote, but I might be mistaken.


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