Oh, for God’s sake. If you actuiually read history, you would be awatre that the Know-Nothings concoted some sort of Evil Catholic Conspiracy to Rule the World, the Pope as Bond villain, with _and here’s the gravamen of the matter – absolutely no basis in reality. You see, IF you had read history, my supercilious friend, you would be aware that no 19th-century Pope ever issued a proclamation remotely like this one:
“Those who study jihad will understand why Islam wants to conquer the whole world. All the countries conquered by Islam or to be conquered in the future will be marked for everlasting salvation. For they shall live under [Allah’s law; the Sharia]. … Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war. Those who say this are witless. Islam says: Kill all the unbelievers just as they would kill you all! Does this mean that Muslims should sit back until they are devoured by [the unbelievers]? Islam says: Kill them, put them to the sword and scatter them. Does this mean sitting back until infidels overcome us? Islam says: Kill in the service of Allah those who may want to kill you! Does this mean that we should surrender? Islam says: Whatever good there is exists thanks to the sword and in the shadow of the sword! People cannot be made obedient except with the sword! The sword is the key to paradise, which can be opened only for holy warriors!”
–Ayatollah Khomeini
19th century America was also, in case you hadn’t noticed, remarkably free of repeated mass murders by fanatical Catholics.
The fool will always make false equivalencies, for he has no discernment.
