IL
FOGLIO
12 August 2014
by Camillo
Langone
Manuel Paleologus, they owe you an apology. They also owe an apology to
Benedict XVI, whom they attacked after he quoted you at Regensburg:
“Show
me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only
evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he
preached.”
Today, when the news from ex-Iraq is once more making history, and is
showing to anyone who has eyes to see what the Koran translated into action
truly is, they need to apologize to both of you. But they won’t do it: because they don’t
believe in sacred texts. They are Europeans and a European doesn’t believe in
the Gospel not even if he’s a Catholic. Not even if he’s a priest (at Mass on
Sundays the only words about Faith are those written in the Missal, while the
ones from the priest -- homilies,
admonitions, casual chatter -- are melancholic manifestations of unbelief).
It is impossible for a European to think that
someone could actually believe in their own religion. And as for the Italians: according to their
vocabulary the word Religion is defined as “a good and human thing”, so they
will never apologize to you nor to Benedict.
Those who are not able to believe in God are
not even able to believe in reality: they are not able to recognize a sword --
not even when it goes into their neck.
Translation by Rorate's Francesca Romana.
