Malta: Archbishop says Maltese must welcome migrants, ‘We have to open our hearts to
Malta: Archbishop says Maltese must welcome migrants, ‘We have to open our hearts to the whole world’
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DEC 6, 2020 2:00 PM BY ROBERT SPENCER16 COMMENTS
“The temptation is to take care of ourselves and stop there. But if we start thinking like a community, the perspective changes.”
What about one’s obligations to one’s own community, to try to preserve their freedom and the stability of one’s society? That is selfish, says Charles Scicluna.
But where is the rest of the world “thinking like a community”? Why is it solely the obligation of Europe and North America to take in Muslim migrants, when numerous states that have the same language, culture, and religion as the migrants are not taking in any?
In guilt-tripping Christians into dropping all opposition to mass Muslim migration into the West, Pope Francis and Charles Scicluna are sending a clear message to all non-Muslims: drop dead. They appear to be absolutely unconcerned about the following facts: Somali Muslim migrant Mohammad Barry in February 2016 stabbed multiple patrons at a restaurant owned by an Israeli Arab Christian; Ahmad Khan Rahami, an Afghan Muslim migrant, in September 2016 set off bombs in New York City and New Jersey; Arcan Cetin, a Turkish Muslim migrant, in September 2016 murdered five people in a mall in Burlington, Washington; Dahir Adan, another Somali Muslim migrant, in October 2016 stabbed mall shoppers in St. Cloud while screaming “Allahu akbar”; and Abdul Razak Artan, yet another Somali Muslim migrant, in November 2016 injured nine people with car and knife attacks at Ohio State University. 72 jihad terrorists have come to the U.S. from the countries listed in Trump’s initial immigration ban.
What’s more, all of the jihadis who murdered 130 people in Paris in November 2015 had just entered Europe as refugees. In February 2015, the Islamic State boasted it would soon flood Europe with as many as 500,000 refugees. The Lebanese Education Minister said in September 2015 that there were 20,000 jihadis among the refugees in camps in his country. On May 10, 2016, Patrick Calvar, the head of France’s DGSI internal intelligence agency, said that the Islamic State was using migrant routes through the Balkans to get jihadis into Europe.
Pope Francis has never expressed any concern about any of this. Even worse, he has claimed risibly that “authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence.” This has become a superdogma in the Catholic Church: if you don’t believe that Islam is a Religion of Peace, you will be ruthlessly harassed and silenced by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the hierarchy elsewhere as well. The bishops of the Catholic Church are much more concerned that you believe that Islam is a religion of peace than that you believe in, say, the Nicene Creed. And so what possible reason could there be to be concerned about these “refugees”? It’s a religion of peace!
“Leave them; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” (Matthew 15:14)
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“We cannot close our hearts to migrants in search of a better life – Archbishop,” by Jessica Arena, Times of Malta, November 22, 2020:Society must not close its heart to migrants in search of a better life, Archbishop Charles Scicluna said on Sunday, calling for a culture of community.
The Archbishop was delivering homily during the celebration of the feast of Christ the King, at the basilica of Christ the King in Paola.
He reflected on some of the points raised in Pope Francis’ recent encyclical, Fratelli Tutti (All Brothers), published in October. In the document, the Pope reflects on the themes of fraternity and social friendship and laments the lack of cohesion and sense of solidarity in the world.
Expanding on the Pope’s themes, Scicluna said that if the people of Malta and Gozo had to reflect on the teachings, they would find that this would include enhancing solidarity with foreigners and migrants who cross the Mediterranean in search of a better life.
“Love asks of us not to build walls when we say we are going to welcome someone. The Pope challenges us to welcome everyone,” Scicluna said.
“For us people of Malta and Gozo, this might include not only foreigners, but people who at this very moment may be crossing the Mediterranean in search of a better alternative to their lives, which are in danger.”
“We can never close our hearts to them. While it is our right to ask for solidarity from other countries, especially from Europe, we cannot close off our hearts and must help where and when we can.”…
“The temptation is to take care of ourselves and stop there. But if we start thinking like a community, the perspective changes,” Scicluna said….
“We have to open our hearts to the whole world and not find our corner, close ourselves off and forget that we are members of a big family,” Scicluna said.
“We discover the beauty of our roots when we understand that we are but one tree in a very large garden. We are not alone.”…
Malta: Archbishop says Maltese must welcome migrants, ‘We have to open our hearts to the whole world’ (jihadwatch.org)
