He first characterized the bombing as a "horrific act" without a shred of justification. He praised the Christian community in Pakistan, now more fearful than ever, and noted that he himself was educated by Catholic priests and later by Presbyterians. He counts many Christians as friends.
So I asked him point-blank, "Was this bombing an act of religious discrimination?" Was it religiously motivated? Without hesitation, he said, "No." He pointed to a statement from the Taliban themselves saying it was a response to the United States' frequent and continuing drone attacks in the tribal areas of Pakistan. He said the Pakistani government's protests to the United States have been unable to stop the drones, so the frontier tribes have resorted to their ancient "eye for an eye" response to perceived injustice.
Nice to see Dr. Ahmed has "many" Christians as friends.Much like the white bigot who's "friends with a black guy."
Yeah, despicable.
And of a piece with freshly-minted chickenhawk Michael Sean Winters' airy dismissal of concern about the fate of Syria's Christians, should Assad fall.
Say what you will about the Reporter, they always manage to find a new low. And if Catholics ever go into ghettos, you can guess from whose ranks the authorities will recruit the Order Police from.
OK, upon further reflection, it's not that worrisome.
But that's OK: they're now the home of "The Francis Chronicles, reporting on the ministry of the world's parish priest!"
The wind at their backs. The orthodox-as-Chip-Diller response is losing it's effectiveness. Just saying.
Hat tip to Pat Archbold for the link.
Why did you include that last NCR link? My eyes are still burning.
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