Pope Benedict advocates peace in Libya and acceptance of refugees in Easter message. - Polidicks

[img]http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2011-04/61114877.jpg[/img] [release]From the Associated Press April 24, 2011, 9:20 a.m. VATICAN CITY— Pope Benedict XVI offered an Easter prayer Sunday for diplomacy to prevail over warfare in Libya and for citizens of the Middle East to build a new society based on respect. He also called on Europeans to welcome refugees from North Africa. [b]"In heaven, all is peace and gladness. But, alas, all is not so on earth!" the pope lamented as he delivered the traditional "Urbi et Orbi" message from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to a crowd of more than 100,000 that overflowed from St. Peter's Square.[/b] [b]"In the current conflict in Libya, may diplomacy and dialogue replace arms, and may those who suffer as a result of the conflict be given access to humanitarian aid," he said.[/b] Referring to North Africa and the Middle East, the pope prayed that all citizens, especially young people, would [b]"work to promote the common good and to build a society where poverty is defeated and every political choice is inspired by respect for the human person."[/b] Uprisings, repression and civil warfare have triggered an exodus of people to Italian shores as well as other countries in the region. Europe has been split over whether to accept or deport tens of thousands of migrants, many of them from Libya and elsewhere in northern Africa. [b]Benedict rallied to the side of refugees, urging people of good will to "open their hearts to welcome them."[/b] [b]"Here, in this world of ours, the Easter alleluia still contrasts with the cries and laments that arise from so many painful situations: deprivation, hunger, disease, war, violence," said the pontiff[/b], resplendent in gold-colored robes as he sat on a chair and read his speech in Italian. This year, Easter fell on the same day in the Orthodox and Roman Catholic church calendars, and in Jerusalem, Orthodox and Catholics worshipped at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, revered as the site of Jesus' Good Friday crucifixion and burial and of his resurrection on Easter Sunday. Protestants held their own ceremonies outside the walled Old City at the Garden Tomb, which some identify as the site of Jesus' burial. In Cagliari, Sardinia, an Easter lunch of Sardinian cheese, pasta and lamb was served by Caritas, the Catholic charity, to some 20 Tunisians, the Italian news agency ANSA reported from the island. The diners were some of the more than 26,000 Tunisians who have clandestinely entered Italy since unrest in their homeland in January. [b]Most are waiting for temporary travel documents from Italy they hope will let them reach France, where many have friends and relatives. France has warned the Tunisians they will be sent backed unless they have jobs or savings to support themselves.[/b] The dispute between Rome and Paris over the Tunisians' fate is expected to dominate much of an Italian-French summit in the Italian capital on Tuesday. Appeals for solidarity like Benedict's are also "words for those who keep the doors closed" to the migrants, Monsignor Albert Mario Careggio, bishop of Ventimiglia, an Italian town near the French border, told Sky TG24 TV. In Rome, the drama of society's unwanted played out in one of the city's major basilicas, where some 150 Gypsies have taken refuge from city officials who are dismantling illegal Roma trailer settlements. The Gypsies say City Hall will split their families by sending women and children to a shelter in a Rome suburb but not men. [b]In a sign of Easter solidarity, several dozen Romans brought food, diapers and milk for babies to the improvised refugee camp inside St. Paul Outside the Walls basilica.[/b] [b]The 84-year-old Benedict's voice cracked at times during the Mass, but he ended his two-hour appearance Sunday by reading aloud holiday greetings in 65 languages.[/b] [b]Some 41,000 potted plants lined the square, including 10,000 narcissus plants, many of them in yellow and white, the official Vatican colors, arranged in neat, rows up the slope toward the altar.[/b] Benedict returns to the square in a week to lead a crowd expected to be at least double Easter's turnout when he beatifies John Paul, putting the Polish-born, long-serving pontiff on the last formal step before eventual sainthood.[/release] [url]http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-fgw-vatican-easter-20110425,0,5164667.story[/url]

Nice of him.

[quote]The 84-year-old Benedict's voice cracked at times during the Mass, but he ended his two-hour appearance Sunday by reading aloud holiday greetings in 65 languages.[/quote] That has to be difficult.

Only young boys are allowed.

[QUOTE=redback3;29404183]Only young boys are allowed.[/QUOTE] i already expected this in the OP FP your slow

[QUOTE=privatesmily;29404245]i already expected this in the OP FP your slow[/QUOTE] and u smell

The Pope can be cool sometimes.

Now that he has said the words, surely there will be peace.

Is it just me, or is Benedict starting score some awesome bonus points. Also the dumbs on the person who said it was nice of him could at least respond:v: I don't see how offering places for refugees is dumb.

He'll never compare to John Paul thought :saddowns:

I know that, but still, give the guy a chance :v: He has many years to do both good and bad.

[QUOTE=The golden;29405215]Because usually when the pope does something like this, it's to improve his image. Ever notice how after one of this MANY scandals and priest-molestations is over covered he usually does something "nice"? Sorry, but I have a hard time taking this man seriously when he covered up countless years of rape and child abuse.[/QUOTE] Wouldn't he have just carried over what John Paul had did before he died?

Pope Benedict has never done anything remotely controversial.

[QUOTE=The golden;29405215]Because usually when the pope does something like this, it's to improve his image. Ever notice how after one of this MANY scandals and priest-molestations is over covered he usually does something "nice"? Sorry, but I have a hard time taking this man seriously when he covered up countless years of rape and child abuse.[/QUOTE] i love how facepunch gets its cynicism on the second a religious person does something nice

[QUOTE=Mon;29408881]i love how facepunch gets its cynicism on the second a religious person does something nice[/QUOTE] that's because this is the same fucking guy who started the initiative to protect molester priests and now he's reading some fucking script his altar boy wrote for him on a balcony outside of his fucking palace and suddenly he's ghandi And you know what, I hope there isn't peace. Gaddafi deserves to be dragged out of his fucking golf cart and torn limb from limb for the death he's wrought. Fuck peace. Peace isn't something to wish for during genocide, justice is.

......You know the pope is a human being, right?

[QUOTE=VengfulSoldier;29410070]......You know the pope is a human being, right?[/QUOTE] You know that human beings are prone to corruption, right?

[QUOTE=Mr. Scorpio;29409978]that's because this is the same fucking guy who started the initiative to protect molester priests and now he's reading some fucking script his altar boy wrote for him on a balcony outside of his fucking palace and suddenly he's ghandi And you know what, I hope there isn't peace. Gaddafi deserves to be dragged out of his fucking golf cart and torn limb from limb for the death he's wrought. Fuck peace. Peace isn't something to wish for during genocide, justice is.[/QUOTE] That sounds more like revenge to me

[QUOTE=Mr. Scorpio;29409978]that's because this is the same fucking guy who started the initiative to protect molester priests and now he's reading some fucking script his altar boy wrote for him on a balcony outside of his fucking palace and suddenly he's ghandi And you know what, I hope there isn't peace. Gaddafi deserves to be dragged out of his fucking golf cart and torn limb from limb for the death he's wrought. Fuck peace. Peace isn't something to wish for during genocide, justice is.[/QUOTE] dont mean to offend but you sound like a sociopath

[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;29410187]You know that human beings are prone to corruption, right?[/QUOTE] You know that I know that right?

Obviously it's just a sinister plot to fool the world into thinking he wishes humanity well when in reality he's A TWISTED EVIL MAN - GADDAFFI AIN'T GOT NUTTIN' ON THE POPE. I MEAN, BENEDICT V. HITLER ON THE EVIL SCALE, WHO'D WIN? DEFINITELY THE POPE - JUST LOOK AT THAT MALEVOLENT, RAGING DEMON STRUGGLING TO BREAK FREE FROM ITS WRINKLY CAGE- Hang on, dropped my tinfoil hat.

yeah, he did something nice. Not like he didn't cover up child rape though.

Haven't seen any persuasive evidence linking him personally to covering up child abuse allegations.

[QUOTE=Mon;29412079]dont mean to offend but you sound like a sociopath[/QUOTE] im sociopath because i think a mass murderer should die well if that's what sociopath means now then fine [editline]25th April 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Dr_Funk;29416678]Haven't seen any persuasive evidence linking him personally to covering up child abuse allegations.[/QUOTE] besides the fact he [I]wrote the fucking order[/I]

[QUOTE=Mr. Scorpio;29416769]im sociopath because i think a mass murderer should die well if that's what sociopath means now then fine [editline]25th April 2011[/editline] besides the fact he [I]wrote the fucking order[/I][/QUOTE] He's not a mass-murderer. If you're referring to Africa and the condoms: 1. You're taking Catholic teaching way out of context. 2. Pope Benedict didn't design the church's stance on birth control. You're a rabid anti-Catholic, go do some reading before you spout bile next time. Yeah pretty sure if Eggs Benedict made an 11th Commandment, "Thou shalt cover up child abuse", I'd have heard of it. Once again, if you're referring to "Crimen Sollicitationis", do some reading - the document is intended to protect church procedures, and does not prohibit anyone from reporting abuse. Canon lawyers, including the same lawyer who denounced it as a cover-up order, have agreed that "there is no basis to assume that the Holy See envisioned this process to be a substitute for any secular legal process, criminal or civil."

[QUOTE=Lizard Of Guilt;29410279]That sounds more like revenge to me[/QUOTE] Same thing.

[QUOTE=Mr. Scorpio;29416769]im sociopath because i think a mass murderer should die well if that's what sociopath means now then fine [/QUOTE] what lol listen i don't know where you get this bullshit but keep cranking it out it's HILARIOUS

[QUOTE=Dr_Funk;29416813]He's not a mass-murderer. If you're referring to Africa and the condoms: 1. You're taking Catholic teaching way out of context. 2. Pope Benedict didn't design the church's stance on birth control. You're a rabid anti-Catholic, go do some reading before you spout bile next time. Yeah pretty sure if Eggs Benedict made an 11th Commandment, "Thou shalt cover up child abuse", I'd have heard of it. Once again, if you're referring to "Crimen Sollicitationis", do some reading - the document is intended to protect church procedures, and does not prohibit anyone from reporting abuse. Canon lawyers, including the same lawyer who denounced it as a cover-up order, have agreed that "there is no basis to assume that the Holy See envisioned this process to be a substitute for any secular legal process, criminal or civil."[/QUOTE] He called Gadaffi a mass murderer. Read next time. How is the Pope telling a largely uneducated, AIDS and STD infested population that condoms are evil not wrong? I know he didn't design the stance on birth control, but are you really going to defend that?

hey bros when im referring to a mass murderer im referring to mumar gaddafi where did you even fucking get the idea i was referring to the pope

[QUOTE=Mr. Scorpio;29416922]hey bros when im referring to a mass murderer im referring to mumar gaddafi where did you even fucking get the idea i was referring to the pope[/QUOTE] they see religious icons they love being mixed in with words they don't like and then reading comprehension goes out the window