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“International human rights and humanitarian law oblige governments to provide for the security and well-being of all those under their jurisdiction,” said Tomasi, Rome’s former diplomatic representative to Ethiopia and Eritrea. “If, however, a state fails to or cannot take this responsibility … then the international community can and should assert its concern, step in and take on this obligation.”
Tomasi’s remarks directly reflect Pope John Paul II’s thinking. In his message for the 2000 World Day of Peace, the pope said that "when a civilian population risks being overcome by the attacks of an unjust aggressor, and political efforts and non-violent defense prove to be of no avail, it is legitimate and even obligatory to take concrete measure to disarm the aggressor."
Ironically, those words also could justify the Anglo-American intervention in Iraq, which the same pope vociferously opposed.
Tomasi’s remarks might also reflect the experience of Monsignor Cesare Mazzolari, the bishop of Rumbek in southern Sudan. Mazzolari – who has lived among Sudanese Muslims since 1981 and has witnessed such atrocities as the crucifixion of an enslaved Christian child who prayed and the forced conversion of Catholics to Islam – expressed his politically incorrect opinions in May to the Milan newspaper Il Giornale.
When asked whether the God of Christians is the same as Allah, Mazzolari replied, “No way! Where would the concept of the Trinity fit in? And Christ is certainly not the greatest of their prophets.”
The monsignor even warned against the long-term ramifications of massive Muslim immigration to Europe:
“It will be the Muslims who convert us, not the other way around,” Mazzolari said. “Wherever they settle down, sooner or later they end up becoming a leading political force. The Italians are intent on welcoming them in an easy-going manner. But soon they’ll realize that the Muslims have taken advantage of their good-natured spirit, allowing ten times more to arrive than what was originally permitted.”
Mazzolari stated what many Vatican officials are afraid to admit: the “clash of civilizations” is here.
“This is just the beginning,” he said. “The Church has defeated communism, but is just starting to understand its next challenge – Islamism, which is much worse. The Holy Father has not been able to take up this challenge due to his old age. But the next pope will find himself having to face it.”
Mazzolari is not alone. Magister wrote that when bishops from around the world report personally to the pope, “many of those hailing from Muslim countries think just like Mazzolari. And, when in audience with the pope, some of these bishops even speak up about it.”
Sodano, the Vatican’s second-most powerful cardinal, has been listening. “The big problem of the future will be our relationship with the Islamic world,” he told the Italian daily La Repubblica on Oct. 15. “It is a challenge that does not only concern the Church.”
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Tomasi’s remarks directly reflect Pope John Paul II’s thinking. In his message for the 2000 World Day of Peace, the pope said that "when a civilian population risks being overcome by the attacks of an unjust aggressor, and political efforts and non-violent defense prove to be of no avail, it is legitimate and even obligatory to take concrete measure to disarm the aggressor."
Ironically, those words also could justify the Anglo-American intervention in Iraq, which the same pope vociferously opposed.
Tomasi’s remarks might also reflect the experience of Monsignor Cesare Mazzolari, the bishop of Rumbek in southern Sudan. Mazzolari – who has lived among Sudanese Muslims since 1981 and has witnessed such atrocities as the crucifixion of an enslaved Christian child who prayed and the forced conversion of Catholics to Islam – expressed his politically incorrect opinions in May to the Milan newspaper Il Giornale.
When asked whether the God of Christians is the same as Allah, Mazzolari replied, “No way! Where would the concept of the Trinity fit in? And Christ is certainly not the greatest of their prophets.”
The monsignor even warned against the long-term ramifications of massive Muslim immigration to Europe:
“It will be the Muslims who convert us, not the other way around,” Mazzolari said. “Wherever they settle down, sooner or later they end up becoming a leading political force. The Italians are intent on welcoming them in an easy-going manner. But soon they’ll realize that the Muslims have taken advantage of their good-natured spirit, allowing ten times more to arrive than what was originally permitted.”
Mazzolari stated what many Vatican officials are afraid to admit: the “clash of civilizations” is here.
“This is just the beginning,” he said. “The Church has defeated communism, but is just starting to understand its next challenge – Islamism, which is much worse. The Holy Father has not been able to take up this challenge due to his old age. But the next pope will find himself having to face it.”
Mazzolari is not alone. Magister wrote that when bishops from around the world report personally to the pope, “many of those hailing from Muslim countries think just like Mazzolari. And, when in audience with the pope, some of these bishops even speak up about it.”
Sodano, the Vatican’s second-most powerful cardinal, has been listening. “The big problem of the future will be our relationship with the Islamic world,” he told the Italian daily La Repubblica on Oct. 15. “It is a challenge that does not only concern the Church.”
frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=15865