SocalDinar Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Pope criticizes West over democracy to Iraq, Libya May 18, 2016 Print Send to Friend ROME: Pope Francis criticised Western powers for trying to export their own brand of democracy to countries such as Iraq and Libya without respecting indigenous political cultures, according to an interview published on Monday. Speaking to France’s Roman Catholic newspaper, La Croix, Francis also said Europe should better integrate migrants and praised the election of the new Muslim mayor of London as an example of where this had been successful. “Faced with current hardliner terrorism, we should question the way a model of democracy that was too Western was exported to countries where there was a strong power, as in Iraq, or Libya, where there was a tribal structure,” he said. “We cannot advance without taking these cultures into account,” the pope said. “As a Libyan said recently, ‘We used to have one Qaddafi, now we have fifty,” Francis said in reference to former Libyan leader Muammer Qaddafi who was deposed and killed in 2011. Francis has frequently attacked what he calls “cultural colonialism,” in which Western countries seek to impose their values on developing ones in return for financial aid. The pope said that “ghettoising” migrants was not only wrong but was also misguided in the fight against terrorism. He cited the militant attacks in Brussels in March when three suicide bombers killed 32 people, in which “the terrorists were Belgians, children of migrants, but they came from a ghetto.” By contrast, the pope praised this month’s election of Sadiq Khan as the first Muslim mayor of London. “In London, the new mayor was sworn in in a cathedral and will probably be received by the queen. This shows the importance for Europe to regain its ability to integrate,” Francis said. Ten days ago, the pope lambasted Europe over what he sees as its inadequate response to the influx of migrants fleeing war and poverty in the Middle-East and Africa. Pope has ruled out seeking the fast-track resignation of a French cardinal accused of failing to inform the authorities about an alleged paedophile priest, the French newspaper La Croix reported on Tuesday. http://gulftoday.ae/portal/12f4b991-bddf-4887-99a6-b08e5b862c72.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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uncirculd Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Oh brother, clean your own back yard before trying to clean others. Saving souls should be a priority, especially in the middle east. Look out London, you just opened the door for the caliphate and soon will see the push for sharia. Unbelievable how they talk out both sides of their mouth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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