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11. He caused quite the stir with his anti-Islam bigotry last year

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 05:47 PM

Feb 2013

Curia Cardinal Turkson causes uproar showing Muslim scare video at Vatican

A Roman Catholic cardinal has caused an uproar at the Vatican by screening a spurious YouTube video that makes alarmist predictions about the growth of Islam in Europe.

The seven-minute clip, called “Muslim Demographics,” was the talk of an international gathering of bishops on Monday, two days after Cardinal Peter Turkson screened it during a free discussion period.

Turkson, a Ghanaian who is based in the Vatican and is president of its Council for Justice and Peace, sparked consternation among his fellow bishops over the clip.

“As we were arriving this morning I was asked several times ‘Who planned it? Whose was it? Who is behind it?” Father Thomas Rosica said at a briefing for journalists, who are not allowed to attend the synod sessions, the first since the screening.

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http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2012/10/17/curia-cardinal-turkson-causes-uproar-showing-muslim-scare-video-at-vatican/

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What will happen if this man becomes Pope? [View all] liberal N proud Feb 2013 OP

I've been doing some reading about him and reading some of what he's said cali Feb 2013 #1

Good question liberal N proud Feb 2013 #3

For one Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #2

John Paul II was 58 when elected . . . markpkessinger Feb 2013 #19

Would be interesting to look at demographics on African female religious. patrice Feb 2013 #4

Catholic Pat Buchanan's head rusty fender Feb 2013 #5

that might almost be worth it niyad Feb 2013 #6

Probably things very similar to when Barack Obama became POTUS. sadbear Feb 2013 #7

I wouldn't put it past these guys muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #14

Not to mention Opus Dei n/t markpkessinger Feb 2013 #20

He'd be a hardliner on abortion, birth control, and gays. Critics would be branded as racists. JVS Feb 2013 #8

I was, typically, about to write hundreds of words on what is said here in under 20 dmallind Feb 2013 #9

Ding, ding, ding, ding!!!! nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #24

"He's not MY pope, I didn't vote for him" eom tarheelsunc Feb 2013 #10

He caused quite the stir with his anti-Islam bigotry last year cali Feb 2013 #11

Barry Sanders will have made a hell of a career transition nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #12

I logged in just to laugh my ass off at that! Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #17

I really don't know many racist Catholics Gman Feb 2013 #13

Then you never met my entire extended Italian-American family! WinkyDink Feb 2013 #22

Now that you mention it and I think about it Gman Feb 2013 #25

Oh, I have, many of them.n/t Cleita Feb 2013 #27

I grew up and live in an area repleat with Catholics and they are almost all racists. Walk away Feb 2013 #36

Oh, they exist Tree-Hugger Feb 2013 #40

Santorum will disintegrate warrprayer Feb 2013 #15

that's a snazzy outfit Enrique Feb 2013 #16

Crazy end-times conspiracy cavalcade? Bosonic Feb 2013 #18

Not going to happen. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #21

They'd never give Tweety the satisfaction lindysalsagal Feb 2013 #23

I can already see a lot of heads spinning. First a black President in the USA and then Cleita Feb 2013 #26

If elected he would be the fourth or fifth African pope. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #28

Nothing important, if he has the same backward perspectives as the current pope bhikkhu Feb 2013 #29

I agree that it is unimportant what race a person is, but we all know that racist who will go nuts. liberal N proud Feb 2013 #34

European Catholics are a minority within the church; American Catholics an even smaller one Posteritatis Feb 2013 #30

Obama won a majority of Catholics. Renew Deal Feb 2013 #31

I believe they were mostly Hispanic. People who are smart enough... Walk away Feb 2013 #38

Hey! A Kenyan Pope! Does he have a long form Birth Certificate??? nt Walk away Feb 2013 #32

Pope favorite has defended African ‘Kill the Gays’ laws Ian David Feb 2013 #33

I am not advocating for the guy, make no mistake . liberal N proud Feb 2013 #37

Some old classmates are hatefilled racists & "devout" Catholics Divernan Feb 2013 #35

End of the world according to prophecy (last pope to be Peter): The Straight Story Feb 2013 #39