tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302491936414793074.post530537769803804863..comments2023-02-26T08:28:12.709-05:00Comments on Modern Medieval: Ross Douthat Thinks Islam is EvilRick Goddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04109263756022001400noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302491936414793074.post-90966401523238107142009-11-06T22:20:35.694-05:002009-11-06T22:20:35.694-05:00I don't know how I missed this, except that ma...I don't know how I missed this, except that maybe it's because you posted it on my birthday! But yes to all of it. Well, except where you probable meant 'treading'? :-)Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302491936414793074.post-19747484023013445442009-10-27T18:18:42.553-04:002009-10-27T18:18:42.553-04:00Anonymous (the latter), I honestly don't have ...Anonymous (the latter), I honestly don't have a response because you really don't make any points. I don't see how his age prevents him from being a medievalist. I don't see how his being a "follower of Jesus Christ" prohibits him from professing intolerance. I don't see how my reliance on "media reports" stop me from understanding the Pope. You just sound a lot like <a href="http://modernmedieval.blogspot.com/2008/12/revisiting-crusades-with-or-without.html" rel="nofollow">this guy</a>.Matthew Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971159578332078338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302491936414793074.post-53441051083102133852009-10-27T17:26:29.720-04:002009-10-27T17:26:29.720-04:00Oh please!! Douthat has it all wrong about Benedic...Oh please!! Douthat has it all wrong about Benedict. And so, it seems, has this blogger. <br /><br />Goodness gracious me! Do you need a Protestant who has been studying Benedict XVI by reading most of his books and writings, his speeches, almost his every uttering for the past six years, eight hours per day, to tell you that you people do not know and understand your own Pope??<br /><br />Benedict XVI is probably the greatest Pope the Catholic Church has ever had. He is no Islam hater, no warrior against Judaism, or Islam, or even the "modern/post-modern world! He is not even a medievalist, as this blogger said. He is 82 years old and has knowledge and insight into human history and thoughts of thousands of years. And, not be forgotten, he is a follower of Jesus Christ. That is actually the bottom line. Benedict has the terrible responsibility to be Christ's Vicar in a world gone mad and, I'm sorry to say, of a (Catholic) Church that does not seem to deserve him. <br /><br />To read Matthew Gabriele's words" "....the path Douthat and Benedict are trodding..." is absolutely mind boggling..... To think that (I presume) a Catholic could see fit to push Benedict XVI into a partnership with someone who reasons like Douhat is laughable. No, actually it is tragic. It shows once again that thousands of Catholics do not have a clue who and what their own Pope is. Do you only read media reports from the West? How is this possible?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302491936414793074.post-32184056429432432812009-10-27T15:44:27.757-04:002009-10-27T15:44:27.757-04:00Christine, that may be true but (if you read the p...Christine, that may be true but (if you read the post) the path Douthat and Benedict are trodding -- the people they're invoking -- advocated violence, not peace. That's the real problem. Belief is one thing. Enforcing it is another thing entirely.Matthew Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971159578332078338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302491936414793074.post-55628115976004650002009-10-27T10:38:58.763-04:002009-10-27T10:38:58.763-04:00Wait -- I'm confused. If Benedict thinks that ...Wait -- I'm confused. If Benedict thinks that Islam is a mistaken belief, then why wouldn't he take steps to strengthen the Church against it? Practicing kindness and charity to Muslims, which one should do, is not the same as thinking that they are correct in their belief. Islamic and Christian belief systems are deeply opposed. People might believe that they are both wrong, but frankly both of them cannot be right.Christine Taylorhttp://www.soulbridgeretreat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302491936414793074.post-342538617817758802009-10-27T03:42:44.547-04:002009-10-27T03:42:44.547-04:00Maybe Douthat is panicking thinking that in a few ...Maybe Douthat is panicking thinking that in a few generations his decendants may be non-white and non-Christian. He could do them a favor now by promoting a legacy of reason, acceptance and inclusion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302491936414793074.post-89983047796092958812009-10-27T00:17:59.622-04:002009-10-27T00:17:59.622-04:00Too many want "peace" entirely on their ...Too many want "peace" entirely on their own terms. Or else the weapons come out.Steve Muhlbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136005762428407135noreply@blogger.com