Fine vignette! Satan looks almost jolly and attractive here while the Pope seems damned, the poor.
I got curious therefore and i wonder what You refer to about Paris incident one year ago. I only vaguely remind that Vatican State, not the Pope personally, didn't appreciate and accept the choice of a French ambassador that Paris repeatedly wanted to force in and was openly and ostentatiously different from what catholic Church ethically appreciated (as right or wrong as it may be).
As far as I know any country has its own like/ don't like, few are totally tolerant (if any), US too for sure and not more reasonably in many cases, and still this gives apparently no scandal. For instance try to send a lady as ambassador with no niqab in Saudi Arabia or Iran and check out if they would accept such a choice.
Probably critizing the Pope or the catholics in any case is a global sport for many people. It's pretty good for feeling brave against a somehow mysterious incumbent power and threat without risking and keeping safe. After all other kind of vignettes may kill, as you know ...
As for terrorism based on God command, no one but the Pope has firmly stated that killing in the name of God was not allowed, more, a blasphemy, and invited all religious authority to express the same. Moreover it always asked to avoid terrorism and violence as a response wherever chistians are attacked and slaughtered, in Africa or anywhere else. Being a martyr for christians is a quite noble, holy and pure way to die for God's sake and with no harm to other people, just like JC ... I'm not sure information is adequate anywhere, most likely in each place we can hear only what we like to or someone likes to ...
OK. Now I may cross the Tiber and ask the vatican for a fee. LOL
Last edited by Caesar; 03-02-2016 at 12:35 AM.
Panta rei (everything flows)!