As Benedict XVI takes his new post as Pope, the skeptics, cynics, and truth seekers come out. First up, the Pope's involvement as a member of Hitler Youth. The Pope immediately said that he was coerced into membership. I wonder how Rajan and/or LHM feel about the quote below taken from this article.
He argued that Muslim Turkey did not belong in Christian Europe and issued a document saying that Catholicism was the only true religion, questioning the validity of other religions, even Christian ones, even as his Pope John Paul II was trying to reach out to other faiths.
Now if the above statement was made by a Muslim leader, imagine the hue and cry about intolerance. Double standard at it's finest. I guess it's ok to be intolerant as long as you are Christian.
UPDATE: Was the Cardinal (at the time) talking about the economic and/or political consequences of Turkey joining the EU?
Previously, Cardinal Ratzinger had stated that Turkey's membership of the 25-nation bloc would cause a ''loss of wealth and culture'': He advises Muslim Turkey to seek alliance with other Islamic nations rather than the traditionally Christian EU
For the record, one of the flock of the Roman Catholic Church has a definition of intolerance as follows.
in·tol·er·ant: Not tolerant, especially:
a. Unwilling to tolerate differences in opinions, practices, or beliefs, especially religious beliefs.
b. Opposed to the inclusion or participation of those different from oneself, especially those of a different racial, ethnic, or social background.
c. Unable or unwilling to endure or support: intolerant of interruptions; a community intolerant of crime.
Seems that the above statement would fall under b. Opposed to the inclusion or participation of those different from oneself, especially those of a different racial, ethnic, or social background.
No?