Pope Need not Backpeddle

The Pope has been in the news the past couple of weeks. Seems he made the mistake of being too pro-Christian. Isn't that in the Pope's job description?

What really happened is that the Pope quoted one of his papal fathers from the 15th century, who essentially said that the Muslim religion offered nothing new to the world except for brutality. In light of global terrorism in the 21st century and the Middle Eastern nations that are largely followers of the Muslim faith, I guess its understandable that the Pope caught a little flak for his comments. Now he's backpeddling, calling for peace and harmony. Soon, he'll trade his Popemobile in for a 1960s hippie bus (aka Volkswagon van).

What is all the fuss about? Jesus said very plainly that Mohammed, Buddha, and everyone else is a sham. When Jesus says, "I am the way, the truth and the light. No one comes to the Father but by Me," what is he really saying? Hmmmm .... I'll bet THE Way, THE truth, and THE light means just that -- there is only one way, truth and light. When he says the no one comes to the Father except through him, I assume that to be NO ONE. Even a remnant of God's chosen people, the nation of Israel, will be saved through the Jesus their forefathers rejected 2000 years ago.

It's not politically correct for Christ followers to come right out and say, in plain English, that Christianity is the only way. It is true, but not popular. The fact that the Pope accidentally managed to be too pro-Christ is a good thing. The fact that he is all but retracting his comments now is unfortunate. Next time he will probably do what most pseudo-Christians do when confronted by a microphone and an opportunity to be clear about defending Jesus the Messiah -- duck the question and flash a peace symbol.

I'm all for peace, but not at the expense of truth. And I didn't make the rules -- God did. It's not my fault He wants to be the singular God of all creation. It was His plan, not mine, that Jesus be the sole guardian of the narrow road to eternal life. As a Christian, my job is to speak the truth, and to do so as lovingly as possible. That's the job description of the Pope, George Bush, and all who claim Christ as their Savior ... even when its not the popular thing to do.