Pope thanks Jews, atheists after interfaith meet

[rug]

AFP October 28, 2011

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Friday thanked Jews and atheist humanists after a council with world religious leaders in Assisi in a speech which abstained from any specific mention of Islam or other religions.

Though the pontiff thanked "all of the distinguished representatives of the world's religions," he reserved special mention for the Jewish people, "who are particularly close to us" as well as four atheists who attended.

He made no direct reference to the Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs and delegates of Taoism, Confucianism and African and American religions who had attended the interreligious talks in St. Francis' birthplace.

The pope often praises the special links between Judaism and Christianity.

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[cleanhippie]

1. I would like to thank the Pope for surrendering the hundreds (thousands?) of pedo-priests.

Just as soon as he does it.

[NMMNG]

2. Thanks, atheists, for coming

so I could insult you in person rather than from afar.

[Kurmudgeon]

3. So, in your mind a thank you is an insult. Explains a lot about your posts, actually.

[NMMNG]

4. You did read his little speech at that "interfaith meet"

where he blamed atheists for the decline of humanity and all the other horrors in the world, didn't you?

[cleanhippie]

5. So, in your mind an insult disguised as a thank you is ok. Explains a lot about your posts.

But we already knew that. Thanks for the confirmation.

[darkstar3]

6. I find it very hard to believe that you've never heard the words "thank you" used as a veiled insult