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August 30, 2005Benedict XVI meets Fallaci!Oh, I would love to have been a fly on the wall! Pope meets controversial critic of Islam The meeting on Saturday between Benedict XVI and the former war correspondent became public only after Fallaci’s associates let slip that the meeting took place. Based in the United States where she is being treated for cancer, Fallaci once said in a newspaper interview that she was comforted by the writings of German “Europe is no longer Europe, it is ‘Eurabia,’ a colony of Islam, where the Islamic invasion does not proceed only in a physical sense, but also in a mental and cultural sense,” Fallaci told The Wall Street Journal on June 23. “Servility to the invaders has poisoned democracy, with obvious consequences for the freedom of thought, and for the concept itself of liberty,” she said. “I feel less alone when I read Ratzinger’s books,” the journalist added. If you have not read Fallaci’s The Force of Reason (scroll down to my bookshelf in the sidebar) you should. She’s a remarkable writer who will not be with us much longer. BTW - has anyone else noticed that since his elevation to the papacy, Benedict looks much healther, better rested and well-fed? I think the final months of JPII’s life were very wearing on him. http://theanchoressonline.com/2005/08/30/benedict-xvi-meets-fallaci/trackback/ 3 Responses to “Benedict XVI meets Fallaci!” |
August 30th, 2005 at 5:50 pm
Thanks for this link- had no idea the Pope met with Fallaci.
Read Samuel Huntingdon and Bernard Lewis. You’ll never see the world in the same way again.
August 31st, 2005 at 8:48 am
Pope Benedict is one courageous dude. We, the Catholics, Christians and indeed the world have been fortunate that the Popes of this era, John Paul II and now Benedict have been exceptional. As an aside, I recommend reading Benedicts (Retzingers) Truth and Tolerance which are his answers to the secular world.
September 4th, 2005 at 10:47 pm
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