Tema: Should the pope visit england?

In my personal opinion he should NOT pay them a visit. That would send a strong message to these modern day Cromwell's

May 5, 2010


Catholic League president Bill Donohue questions whether the pope should visit England this fall:



There are many ominous signs surrounding the visit by Pope Benedict XVI to England in September. First, there are now over 100,000 Brits who have signed "certificates of de-baptism" renouncing their former Christian status. Second, there are hate-ridden atheists like Richard Dawkins who are paying anti-Catholic lawyers to investigate the possibility of arresting the pope for "crimes against humanity." Third, Catholic bashing by the British media is flourishing. Fourth, freedom of speech and freedom of religion are in a very tenuous state for Christians.



Regarding the latter, just this week a Christian street preacher was arrested in Britain for the crime of spreading the Gospel. To be specific, a 42-year-old Baptist male was arrested by a policewoman when she heard him declare as sinful such matters as blasphemy, drunkenness and gay relations. It was his comment that homosexuality is a sin that got him into hot water—he was thrown in the slammer for breaking a 1986 law that penalizes "abusive" speech. Not only that, he was fingerprinted, given a DNA swab and retina scan (perhaps they think he has a twin). Now this modern-day revolutionary must stand trial. Had he been a young Muslim calling for jihad, or an ordinary Brit ripping on Catholics, he'd have been tolerated, if not cheered. And this is no exaggeration.



There are times when dialogue is a mistake. This is one of them.

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I agree that Bnedict XVI would have a very positive influence and might even be a boost to Catholicism in Britain. Catholics have been oppressed and persecuted for centuries, and only since the 19th century have they been regaining liberties and growing in number. I have to correct or qualify what I just said to Lusosaylor. True, the situation might not be very Catholic-friendly there right now, but I doubt they try to arrest the Pope. They got away with arresting Pinochet in spite of his being a Chilean senator, but he was no longer a head of state. However, Benedict XVI is a head of state and has the support of millions of Catholics worldwide. They may be British, but they are not Napoleon.