[ May 12, 2024 ]
CNSNews.com reported Friday that Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who has been removed from the Cardinalate over credible evidence that he sexually abused an altar boy, “gave a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on June 8, 2001, when he was the archbishop of Washington, in which he noted the ‘sense of humanity’ found in ‘all the holy books,’ including ‘the Koran.’”
Is it surprising that intellectual dishonesty would accompany moral corruption? Has McCarrick ever actually read the Qur’an? Almost certainly not. If he ever does, here is some of the “sense of humanity” he will encounter:
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“And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from where they drove you out; persecution is worse than slaughter. But fight them not by the Holy Mosque until they should fight you there; then, if they fight you, kill them — such is the recompense of unbelievers, but if they give over, surely Allah is all-forgiving, all-compassionate. Fight them until there is no persecution and the religion is Allah’s; then if they give over, there shall be no enmity save for evildoers.” (Qur’an 2:191-193)
“They wish that you should disbelieve as they disbelieve, and then you would be equal; therefore do not take friends from among them, until they emigrate in the way of Allah; then, if they turn their backs, seize them and kill them wherever you find them; do not take for yourselves any one of them as friend or helper.” (Qur’an 4:89)
“This is the recompense of those who fight against Allah and His Messenger, and hasten about the earth to do corruption there: they shall be killed, or crucified, or their hands and feet shall be struck off on opposite sides; or they shall be exiled from the land. That is a degradation for them in this world; and in the world to come awaits them a mighty chastisement.” (Qur’an 5:33)
“When your Lord was revealing to the angels, ‘I am with you; so confirm the believers. I shall cast terror into the hearts of the unbelievers; so strike the necks, and strike every finger of them!” (Qur’an 8:12)
“Fight them, till there is no persecution and religion is all for Allah; then if they give over, surely Allah sees the things they do.” (Qur’an 8:39)
“Make ready for them whatever force and strings of horses you can, to strike terror into the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others besides them that you know not; Allah knows them. And whatever you spend in the way of Allah shall be repaid you in full; you will not be wronged.” (Qur’an 8:60)
“Then, when the sacred months are over, kill the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them, and confine them, and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they repent, and perform the prayer, and pay the alms, then let them go their way; Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.” (Qur’an 9:5)
“Fight those who believe not in Allah and the Last Day and do not forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, and do not practice the religion of truth, even if they are of the People of the Book — until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.” (Qur’an 9:29)
“Allah has bought from the believers their selves and their possessions against the gift of Paradise; they fight in the way of Allah; they kill, and are killed; that is a promise binding upon Allah in the Torah, and the Gospel, and the Koran; and who fulfils his covenant truer than Allah? So rejoice in the bargain you have made with Him; that is the mighty triumph.” (Qur’an 9:111)
“O believers, fight the unbelievers who are near to you; and let them find in you a harshness; and know that Allah is with the godfearing.” (Qur’an 9:123)
“When you meet the unbelievers, strike their necks, then, when you have made wide slaughter among them, tie fast the bonds; then set them free, either by grace or ransom, till the war lays down its loads. So it shall be; and if Allah had willed, He would have avenged Himself upon them; but that He may try some of you by means of others. And those who are slain in the way of Allah, He will not send their works astray.” (Qur’an 47:4)
And more laughs regarding terrorism in particular:
“We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allah of which He had not sent down authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers.” (Qur’an 3:151)
“When your Lord inspired to the angels, ‘I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip.’” (Qur’an 8:12)
“And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know, whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.” (Qur’an 8:60)
How have Muslims throughout history understood these passages? They took them as meaning “Give the unbelievers a big hug, chuck them on the shoulder, and buy them a chocolate malt,” right? Unfortunately, the historical record is not quite so full of laughter and sunshine. Find out how Muslims throughout history have actually understood the Qur’an’s exhortations to warfare in my new book, The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, which you can order here.
“Leave them; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” (Matthew 15:14)
Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He is author of the New York Times bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad. His new book is The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS. Follow him on Twitter here. Like him on Facebook here.
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42 Comments
5 years ago
But but but… UK judge Haddon-Cave says it is a book of peace. He keeps saying it.
5 years ago
Reply to
Michael Copeland
Either they are ignorant or paid shills for islam. Either way they should be booted out for lying and incompetence.
And the clown Left/liberal Pope wants christians to take in more of these Islamic wolves http://tinyurl.com/ydy8fkhl
Insane ?
5 years ago
The Cardinal has much in common with Islam and its holy book, the
Qu’ran, pedophiles must stick together, unite. The Vatican is nearing
its end, either by its hands or the sword of Islam. Francis and his
coven of Cardinals are in league with Satan and needless to say,
Muhammad and Allah. The duping of the true believers of Francis’
Catholicism will soon become subjects of Islam.
5 years ago
The catholic hierarchy may have already converted to islamb . This would be a good idea because when eurabia and the vatican are taken over by muzlims , these old boys would have already converted. It would be smart if the libtards and leftist Jews convert right away , so they will be “temporarily” safe too. Remember , one bite of your ham and cheese sandwich ????, and to the chopping block you go.
5 years ago
I don’t want to offend anyone, but you know, you have to wonder whether the Catholic Church is beyond any hope of salvation. I mean, as bad as Islam is, the Vatican is not so much better.
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
R,
I take issue with you there. In contrast to Roman Catholicism, the tenants of Islam are just plain horrendous. The actions of adherents of both faiths may be reprobate.
Bear in mind that when Catholic priests engage in sexual relationships, they are in violation of their priestly vows. Moslems who rape nine year old girls are just following the sterling example of their “prophet”.
5 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
But we’re not talking about ‘sexual relationships’. Adults enter (mostly) consensual sexual relationships with other adults. This is not that.
We’re talking about catholic priests raping children.
5 years ago
Reply to
evangeline golding
How does your comment bear on mine? Raping children is indubitably worse than seducing pretty young things. But both are violations of priestly vows.
I think molestation is a vastly more common than rape on the part of Catholic clergy. Rather standard fare for those who follow in the footsteps of the pedophile prophet, however.
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
The Catholic Church virtually destroyed by Vatican II and infested from top to bottom with serial molesters, hypocrites, spinmeisters and worse is on the verge of complete collapse and out of the ruins the saintly few who have endured will stand up whole and indestructible. The church is the oldest continuous human institution on earth and the fact that it is in the process of cleansing itself from Pope on down shows its supernatural staying power. Also, the Church is the hated enemy of Intelligent Evil (otherwise known as Satan) and hence the relentless attacks from within.
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
You are 100% correct. The unHoly catholic church is a servant of Satan.
The present pope is Pope Dhimmi the First and most of the clergy are beholden to s h i t s l a m, they even collect money to finance the building of those cursed m o s k e s.
According to catholic doctrines! “It was OK for the Nazis to kill the c h o o s, because they killed Jesus”. That’s what I was told by our parish idiot err. priest some 60 years ago! Go and figure that one out.
Glad to be an atheist.
5 years ago
Reply to
Vlad
You have judged Christianity using a Catholic yardstick, and in the process you have thrown the baby out with the bathwater. You are correct in your criticism of much of the Roman Catholic Church. In her history, she slaughtered millions of true Christians when she was empowered with state authority, deeming them to be heretics for believing scripture over her traditions.
However, you have embraced an empty, unsupported ideology in atheism. The many, intricately detailed prophecies, given hundreds of years in advance and unequivocally fulfilled to the letter, cannot be just dismissed. They loudly proclaim the hand of God. You would do well to give this a serious consideration.
5 years ago
Reply to
James Jones
Ohh, shove it James, where the sun don’t shine.
You can believe in what invisible friend in the sky you want. Come to think of it, so do the
m o o s l i m e s.
5 years ago
Reply to
Vlad
Tell it to Lenin comrade.
“Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism.” – Vladimir Lenin
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
Yet, there is a remnant of Catholics who don’t agree with the doctrine that was drilled into their heads during their early childhood. Many have surrendered their lives to the Lord Jesus, and come to believe in the authority of the Bible over the authority of humans. Also, the same Holy Spirit which inspired the Scriptures is being poured out on Catholics as never before, much to the surprise of other denominations.
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
A Close view on the Establishment of Islam finally brought the knowledge that Islam is solely founded on the Matthewsgospel . This was the “Gospel” under which condition from the Mithras Occultist Roman Emperor was granted to found Chistianity by using the mostly authentic scripts of Mark, Luke and John …. ……
When Mohammed realized by his last wife Mariah Egyptia that the true messianic Messages was completely other he started to turn against Islam … therefore he was murdered.
So the Catholoc “understanding” of Islam Comes from their own Little Islam – the Matthews Gospel….
5 years ago
Reply to
hump
Sorry, but this comment you have written is mostly unintelligible.
WHICH Roman Emperor are you talking about? You don’t bother actually naming him.
You throw out a pile of incoherent stuff completely without any attribution, no reading references, nothing useful to provide any context. How are we supposed to process any of this?
Consequently, it comes off sounding like you are perhaps a schizophrenic who has forgotten to take his meds for a couple of weeks and totally lost the plot.
News flash: Whoever told you Big Mo turned his heart away from the cult he founded was really mistaken. This is patently untrue. Get a library card and start doing more reading, much more reading.
Next time you post a comment, kindly have enough respect for your audience to take the trouble of re-writing your first draft.
5 years ago
Reply to
boocat
So everyone who read this knows right now, YOU EEVEN DO NOT KNOW THAT CONSTANTIN WAS THE FOUNDER OF (the abused form) OF CHRISTINANITY !!!!
5 years ago
Reply to
hump
To post something in advance not knowing how big or small might be ones knowledge of the case should motivate a THINKER to ask politely about that what is new for him.. or her.
Instead you play the expert …. of cause: BEING NONE !
5 years ago
Reply to
hump
To your “News Flash”. Ever heard that a young wife could change someones old mens mind completly ?
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
Catholic church is about control not about GOD…look at the history you are not wrong in this statement. They are both as bad as the other, false prophets
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
Whenever somebody says “I don’t want to offend anybody, BUT…” they usually intend to offend someone.
If you think the Roman Catholic Church of the 21st century and I-slam are about on a par, it tells me you aren’t doing enough reading about I-slam. Get busy there.
5 years ago
Reply to
boocat
I am sorry, but these scandals are truly seriously damaging to the Catholic Church’s image, what is your solution to them then? Do you have any ideas on how to salvage the Church?
5 years ago
The “good” cardinal undoubtedly finds the descriptions of muhamMUD the prophet for profit sucking the penises of young boys to be highly humanitarian.
5 years ago
5 years ago
Reply to
AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
Some idiot once said the same to me.
They got a blistering lecture on how, and where they were wrong.
They didn’t seem very happy by the end of it…
5 years ago
THIS guy clearly wants them here. There must be an ulterior motive. I do know both don’t mind the practice and approval of pedophilia, man-boy love, sodomy and rape.
5 years ago
Did you hear that? As he denounces nationalism in favor of globalism he said Israel is in occupied territory. What a piece of B.S. Of course we have to continue with dialog as the Palestinians continue to send rockets and fire bombs into Israel! Can’t we just talk about it?
5 years ago
No wonder, that a believer in the anti-human Matthews-Gospel (child abuse, slave holing, war mongering,…mass marriage…) finds also “humanity” in the Quoran.
5 years ago
The field now has opened up for McCarrick, as he can now shag both little boys AND sheep!
5 years ago
“Sense of humanity” ?? in the Koran?? Makes me wonder considering the charges of sexual abuse against McCarrick also means he considered little boys ‘like scattered pearls’ as they do in Islam….
Interesting, no?
5 years ago
All these shills for Islam are complete liars and are dangerous. The know nothing not what’s in the koran. They’ve probably never even seen a copy of it’s evil.
5 years ago
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5 years ago
The Koran is a collection of the anti-Christ teachings of Muhammad. No Christian would praise Muhammad. https://liberalsbackwardsthink.com/2015/01/15/christians-crushed-the-inquisition-moslems-endorse-the-jihad/
5 years ago
A convicted pedophile likes a book written on behalf of a cult of pedophiles, go figure.
Good chance that his will be the next A$$ pointing skyward during daily caterwauls.
5 years ago
Next to the satanic bible, the quran is the most inhumane and unholy book ever written by the devil’s scribe!
What an utter fool he is for saying this! There is NOTHING “peaceful” about it! It is a book and religion of evil, violence, murder, bloodshed, oppression, rape, pedophilia, and so on.
5 years ago
I believe Roman Catholicism has been the enemy of Jesus Christ. Looking at its history along side Islam, they are similar! Both distorted Jesus’ teachings, both made converts by the sword, both use prayer beads, chants, and my view is they both have the same founder…Satan! What better way to deceive people than from the inside, becoming the most well known “leader” of Christianity? But what Constantine actually established was not the true Church of Jesus Christ but Roman Imperialism through Suedo-Christianity!
5 years ago
Reply to
Josara Dezmen
Wrong, the Roman Empire was dying when Constantine was emperor. The Roman Empire split under his reign into a Western empire and an Eastern empire. Constantine abandoned Rome.
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
You’re reading other than my meaning! The papacy itself is a form of Empire worship. The pope is the emperor. I believe Catholicism has done more harm to the true Church, than any outside influence! That is my view!
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
As well, Mohammad received his understanding of Christianity through Catholicism, as evident from his “teachings ” on Mary and Jesus.
