Pope To Pray For Terrorists Conversion At Ground Zero
The difference between us and them…
VATICAN CITY- Pope Benedict will pray for the conversion to love “of those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred” when he visits New York’s Ground Zero, the site of the World Trade towers destroyed on September 11, 2001.
A prayer he will read also commemorates those who died or were injured in the other September 11 attack at the Pentagon and on United Flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers fought off hijackers.
Nearly 3,000 people died in the September 11 attacks, including the 19 hijackers.
The pope will visit Ground Zero in lower Manhattan on April 20, the last day of his six-day visit to Washington and New York.
Last month, al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused Benedict of being part of a “new crusade” against Islam. The Vatican rejected the accusation.
The visit to Ground Zero, now a gaping crater where new buildings and a memorial will be built, is expected to be the emotional high point of the trip.
The prayer, as released by the Vatican on Thursday, reads in full:
“O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions, who gather today at this site, the scene of incredible violence and pain.
“We ask you in your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who died here — the heroic first-responders: our fire fighters, police officers, emergency service workers, and Port Authority personnel, along with all the innocent men and women who were victims of this tragedy simply because their work or service brought them here on September 11, 2001.
“We ask you, in your compassion to bring healing to those who, because of their presence here that day, suffer from injuries and illness.
“Heal, too, the pain of still-grieving families and all who lost loved ones in this tragedy. Give them strength to continue their lives with courage and hope. We are mindful as well of those who suffered death, injury, and loss on the same day at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
“Our hearts are one with theirs as our prayer embraces their pain and suffering. God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the earth.
“Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred. God of understanding, overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy, we seek your light and guidance as we confront such terrible events.
“Grant that those whose lives were spared may live so that the lives lost here may not have been lost in vain. Comfort and console us, strengthen us in hope, and give us the wisdom and courage to work tirelessly for a world where true peace and love reign among nations and in the hearts of all.”
(Reuters)
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Thanks, Pope, but I’ll spend my prayers on the US Marine Corps, not a bunch of pedophile-worshipping scumbags.
Terrorists are why we have bullets and bombs.
Prayers are for civilized people, or hadn’t you heard?
April 10th, 2008 at 4:05 pmI feel he got it right. But I am some what civilized. I hope theres not much faux outrage from the muslims for this.
April 10th, 2008 at 4:16 pmYeah … good luck with that, Pappy.
I’m with
Kevin M on this one. 
Kill `em all and let G-d sort them out.
April 10th, 2008 at 4:41 pmwhat a piece of shit this freak is, don’t forget he was an anti aircraft gunner in the german army during WW2, killing American and Allied airmen. He even looks like the Devil. I hope some decent New Yorker shoves that queer hat right up his papal ass!
April 10th, 2008 at 4:47 pmWell, it is apparent HE won’t be our “Fearless Leader” in the 21st Century Crusades …
Pity.
St. (Bishop) Malachy (d. 1148) predictions regarding the Popes since his time have been pretty scary close.
Supposedly this one is the next to the last Pope.
Here’s the last scoop:
The Current Pope
111. Benedict XVI - The New Pope Joseph Ratzinger was elected the 265th pope on April 19, 2005 a few days after his 78th birthday.
(The glory of the olive)
The olive branch represents peace. Will he play a role in bringing the religions together and furthering tolerance during his office? Within 24 hours of his election, Islamic and Jewish religious leaders suggested just such a role for him. Hopefully, he can lead the religious world to recognize and focus upon the commonality of their belief in the same God rather than their differences
Perhaps through the implementation of tolerance we can look to a future where people stop justifying the killing of one another in the name of God. Let us see what the future will bring.
——————————————————————————–
In the future
112. The LAST POPE!
(Peter the Roman) “In extreme persecution, the seat of the Holy Roman Church will be occupied by Peter the Roman, who will feed the sheep through many tribulations, at the term of which the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the formidable Judge will judge the people. The End.”
http://www.newagedirectory.com/pro/malachy.htm
But, hey … Who’s counting??
April 10th, 2008 at 6:57 pm“But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you”
Sound familier?
April 10th, 2008 at 7:21 pm“But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you”
April 10th, 2008 at 7:23 pmSome of the posters here really bring down PatDollard.com to the levels of youtube with all the 13 year olds and riff raff. Bash & Pat do an outstanding job of posting really interesting, thought-provoking & edgy stuff, but I’m increasingly feeling like the “community” part of this website is gone. Can’t bring myself to post among so many hateful people, racists, homophobes, etc.
Not that it matters, or ever did, but I’m outta here. To all the other military-loving, pro-Christian, pro-Israel, ultra-conservatives:
April 10th, 2008 at 7:58 pmIn the West we have the golden rule. There is no such principal in Islam. There is only the duality of beliver and non-believer.
There is no such thing as “humanity” in Islam either; nor is there any universal statement of ethics either.
All the religions of the world have some sort of universal code of ethics…except Islam.
In Islam, a Muslim is not suppose to lie, cheat, steal or kill other Muslims. But a Muslim may lie, cheat, deceive or kill a non-believer if it advances the cause of Islam.
Praying for a vast Muslim awakening…a counter-jihad if you will; is fine and dandy. However, it will not stop them as the Christians and Jews found out in Mohammed’s Mecca period.
Something like 270 million non-believers have died over the last 1400 years of Islam.
It’s always a good time to pray. And even the Bible teaches that “there is a time for peace and a time for war”.
This is not the time for peace. We gave peace a chance. Now it is time for war.
On at least four occassions Christ or his followers ran into Roman soldiers. Even those followers and JC himself seemed to understand that previous quote from the OT. Otherwise, they would have been extremly critical of those soldier’s profession….they weren’t.
And what did Christ say to the Roman Centurion: “Do you see this man? I tell you that never in all of Israel have I seen faith such as this man has”.
The correct (Hebrew) interpretation of the commandment is Thou Shalt not murder. Not Thou shalt not kill.
Get with the program peaceniks.
Until all men think like the Pope, I choose to keep my sword points bright. I suggest if anyone else wishes to preserve Western civilization…that they do the same.
We may have been sent out as sheep among wolves, but I see nothing in Scripture that prevents a soldier or a home-owner from protecting his family or his nation from the scum that is Islam.
April 10th, 2008 at 8:17 pmCav scout is there a religion you don’t hate with a passion?
April 10th, 2008 at 11:39 pmThe hippie says: “But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you”
I believe it was Christ that….wait for it….3…2..1, KICKED THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF FAKE PRIESTS AT THE TEMPLE!
I repeat, FAKE PRIESTS.
There’s also that place called Gehenna/Hades/Hell. Not a very loving place from what I hear.
Read your Bible….dick-weed.
Killing a terrorist is the most compassionate thing a person can do. The poor slobs are writhing in misery. And while the poor bastards are gasping for their last breath of air, PRAY for the sons-of-BITCHES!
April 11th, 2008 at 3:26 am“But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you”
Somehow I don’t get the feeling this is an effective strategy against our enemies. If Joe US Marine were to drop his weapon and start praying that Abdullah the Jihadist will change his ways, that church you want to run just might never happen.
That line you quote is the perfect prayer for sheep, and not the Agnus Dei kind.
April 11th, 2008 at 3:26 amInteresting, I would love to be there.
I was not too happy with the pope original statements regarding the war against radical islam and the iraq front.
He seems to be changing, re this and the public conversion of the individual from islam to catholicism.
I hope his visits St. Paul Chapel next to the hole.
http://www.saintpaulschapel.org/
I received this prayer on a card I carry with me daily; it was given out following the daily service at the chapel.
The prayer of St. Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
April 11th, 2008 at 3:37 amWhere there is hatred…let me sow love
Where there is injury…pardon
Where there is doubt…faith
Where there is despair…hope
Where there is darkness…light
Where there is sadness…joy
Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled…as to console
To be understood…as to understand,
To be loved…as to love
For it is in giving…that we receive,
It is in pardoning, that we are pardoned,
It is in dying…that we are born to eternal life.
Its amazing how many conservative people liked this guy when he was Cardinal Ratzinger, but now that he is Pope they want to feed him to the wolves.
Brad(future priest) a prayer for one is a prayer for all (my turn on the jewish proverb that to kill one is to murder the world)
Dannyboy, I’ll take that 
Drill- Regarding Bishop Malachy, Pope Benedict turns 81 next week while in NYC. 
cav scout Reread the title to this piece. Where do you want to fit in, Us or Them?
April 11th, 2008 at 9:12 amWhat’s wrong with going to this sacred site and offering up prayers for the victims? The pope is fighting this ‘war’ as I’d expect the figurehead would- intellectual debate (in a well publicized forum)in an attempt to challenge Islam to “recognize the plank in its own eye.”