‘BLESSED MOTHER’ INCORRECT RE MUSLIMS

‘BLESSED MOTHER’ INCORRECT RE MUSLIMS

J. Grant Swank, Jr.

The pope quoted the following: “‘Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.’”

This statement was made by a 14th-century Byzantine emperor named Manuel II Paleologus.

According to SpiritDaily.com, Muslims and Christians can unite as one religion. This is according to Mary’s appearance at Medjugorje.

That points out without doubt that what is attributed to Mary has to be bogus. Or it underlines that if Mary did in fact appear at Medjugorje, it’s not the Mary of the New Testament.

She would not contradict her own Son’s teaching that He is the only way to God the Father. Further He stated He is the Way, Truth and Life.

Throughout Jesus’ public ministry, He constantly referred to Himself as the only way of personal salvation. If there were other ways to deity, His sinless sacrificial death on the cross would not have been necessary.

In follow through to the Pope’s remarks about Islam that have resulted in Islamic mayhem worldwide, Spirit Daily.com states: “We are not to back down from the truth but we are to seek common ground and pray. Many are those who have noted the irony that Fatima in Portugal—one of Catholicism’s holiest places—was named after a princess who in turn was named after Mohammed’s daughter.

“Some see that as Heaven’s attempt at reconciling two religious systems that have been at odds for many centuries—although not in a way that would compromise Christianity. At Medjugorje, the Blessed Mother allegedly has referred to the reconciliation of the three chief religions there: Catholics, Orthodox, and Muslims, who have long been battling there.”

The above two sentences contradict the very “truth” this Catholic web site article attempts to defend.

If there is no compromising possible when speaking biblical truth, then there can be no meshing of Christianity with Islam. It’s either one or the other. Biblical truth cancels out any meshing with Islam. Biblical truth also without doubt underlines that Islam is a false religion. Its god is demonic.

Therefore, its so-called “holy writ” is demonic as are its mosques, clerics, and so forth.
SpiritDaily.com needs to take seriously its own quote from Muslims: “’We shall break the cross and spill the wine … God will (help) Muslims to conquer Rome … (May) God enable us to slit their throats, and make their money and descendants the bounty of the mujahideen.’”

There is no appeasement with Islam. There is no logical dialogue with Muslims regarding biblical truth and their demonic teaching.
The editorial on the Catholic website is laden with twists and turns, all in an attempt to condone what the pope stated while at the same seeking to squelch Muslim fury.

By condoning what the pope said, the site still takes away the truth of his quoting another century’s fact statement about Islam. What the pope and any Catholic site should do is leave the truth as truth. That would mean keeping in place the quotation, calling it “truth,” and let the pope live with the consequences of quoting the truth.

Unfortunately, cowardice appears this weekend as a virtue from Rome.

It’s all quite sad.


For the full editorial, visit SpiritDaily.com .

Copyright © 2006 by J. Grant Swank, Jr.
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ALLAH: “Fight, slay Unbelievers wherever ye find them.Seize them, beleaguer them, lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war.”
Qur’an, Sura 9:5

CHRIST: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 3:16