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Tuesday 27 May 2014

Photo of the day: Pope hugging a Muslim Cleric and a Jewish priest

Pope Francis seen in a warm embrace with Jewish Rabbi (Abraham Skorka) & Muslim Imam (Omar Abboud) at the Western 'wailing' wall of Jerusalem during his state visit to Jerusalem recently. This Pope is phenomenal.

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  1. All na wash abeg.. yimu

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    1. You are a fool for saying that.

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  2. We re one.. If we jst accept it, The world wld be @ peace.. Religious discrimination is the problem in this world..

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  3. 1 church? Embracing all religions? ??
    Is this really gonna be the last pope b4 Jesus comes.

    Are we ready

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    1. Signs of the second coming of Christ. Its in the prophesies... God help the bride to get ready cos it's closer than ever before...

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  4. I fink it tryna portray unity in one accord of all the respective religions

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  5. Sign or 'just happenings'
    Help us oh God to decern

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  6. That photo is preaching love, fraternity and unity, and that in itself is an agglutinating fragrance


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  7. I Love my Bible and the Scroll book prophesy is being fulfiled in our own very eyes " Time No Longer" his soon return is eminent. NKEM

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  8. Linda Pope Francis not Pope Benedict 16.

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    1. Go back n read well,

      Fireworks!!

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  9. I hope their followers are watching?

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  10. Awww! God bless our Pope
    God bless the vicar of Christ
    God bless the successor of St Peter
    God bless the supreme Pontiff
    God bless the Bishop of Rome
    God bless the man of Peace
    God bless His Francis


    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

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  11. And 1 stupid muslim in my offc be saying bad abt catholics n virgin Mary.... I hope u learn dis from ur Imam....

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    1. The pic is preaching peace but because you are STUPID u are happy to insult the Muslim fella. U better have a rethink self centered idiot

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  12. So it seems.

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  13. Yep! That's my Pope!

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  14. Linda! Pope Benedict d sixteenth is dead o. May be you arε referring to Pope Francis

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    1. He is not dead oh how far. Get your facts right

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  15. Pope Francis stoop this low just for peace to reign in the world; I pray our Moslem brothers will embrace peace all over the world

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  16. What is love? Is it synonymous to hugging? While we sit back at our privacy plotting schemes to overthrow the world system of worship.

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  17. Thats my pope and may God bless him for the this.... Best pope ever #ProudCatholic..
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  18. Pls Linda, this is Pope Francis, not Pope Benedict.

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  19. This man is full of surprises, pleasant ones.

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  20. Pope Benedict or Pope Francis?:/

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  21. That is my pope. I couldn't be more proud... Am a xtian n a staunch catholice 4eva...

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  22. If na pope..na phenomenal warm embrace,if na phyno e go b kissing!! Dis bloggers sef..

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  23. Datz Pope Francis de First Linda,ar u dis backward?
    By d way,u d pope is a complete epitome of humility nd exemplifies human equality.

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  24. Exemplary! Religious tolerance! Love to mankind.

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  25. This is supposed to be captioned
    THE JUDAIC RELIGION LEADERS
    They are all from one source
    Abraham and constitute 50% of the world religion.
    Nothing strange though.
    Its call unification of brotherhood
    Peace to the world

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  26. Buddha was not a buddshit,
    Jesus was not a Christian,
    Muhammad was not a Muslim,they were Teachers,who Taught love,....love was their Religion.

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    1. U for kukuma say "Buddha was not a Bullshit naaau " lmao. It's Buddhist and not Buddshit.

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  27. Let naija imam and pastor learn
    ~Onahboy

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  28. Oh yeah! Datz my pope ppl. So luv my Roman Catholic faith, cos we av no time 2 discriminate

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  29. Are they kissing? Nothing is beyond this Pope. Who is he to judge?

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  30. This is an iconic photograph, quite touching... his Eminence is truly an execellent leader, one that we should or take after. The universal message of Christianity is love, if we only exhibited a little of it with our neighbours everyday the world will be beautiful. May GOD continually give you the strength and resilience you seek, as u take on the huge mantle which you have been thrust with. GOD bless you sir... we ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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  31. This is Pope Francis not Pope Benedict xvi

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  32. its pope francis

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  33. Eheen dats how its suppose to be

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  34. Linda I believe you've made a genuine error with the Pope's name, abi you no be Catholic girl again. I know you know the Pope's name so update am biko.

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  35. Exemplary life. May peace reign in our nations.

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  36. So phenomenal. Me love the pope o.


    CoolDiva speaks!

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  37. you mean Pope Francis I?

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  38. You can say that again... YES HE IS PHENOMENAL.

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  39. OK..nice view..while d pope is busy in a warm teddy hug wif d Muslim heads we r hre being massacred by d same asswipes..so pls while at it pls could u whisper into dat guy's ears dat his brothers r holding smefin dear to us(our girls) nd we ain't gettn younger waitn for em..oh nd watch b4 dey bomb u too..#nellietalkin#

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  40. This is what we want in the world, no criticism,just accept each other's religion and love one another.

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  41. I believe you meant pope Francis and not Benedict the sixteenth

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  42. Linda!
    Pope Benedict or Pope Francis?

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  43. Pope Fracis have embrace a lot of Muslim cleric in the World, He preaches peace all over the world. Muslim and Xtians should love one another.

    >VIA TECNO B3

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  44. I believe that you meant Pope Francis and not Benedict the Sixteenth

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  45. The people's Pope. God bless you, Amen. If only we would always remember that the first duty of a Christian is to love thy neighbor..regardless of how they treat you or disagree with you. Not even as a duty but love is Christianity itself. 'People may be bad to you..love them anyway.' Every soul deserves salvation.

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  46. God bless the two supreme pontiff (Pope Francis and Benedict xvi), the vicar of Christ. Catholic and proud

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  47. LINDA ibiakwa. Our beloved is Pope Francis 1st, not Benedict d 16th. Don't take us back biko. You should know better na dis St Thomas Parish Nkwere woman.

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  48. And what is that?
    Rubbish!
    In what way does a mere token, ineffectual papal hug translate to yanking off the cornucopia of hate verses against Christians and Jews as found in the Koran?
    I get annoyed when people tell Christians to embrace peace, whereas the unflinching, relentless and unrepentant aggressors are the Muslims...
    For so long as we have the Koran with us just as there are Muslims, so long shall the world know no peace...
    Grab a Koran today and read, and you would feel me!
    Never seen a book so afflicted by a double personality syndrome: holy yet so hateful!

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  49. Lindodo, na Pope Francis be that nah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  50. Linda, abeg Benedict xvi is Pope emeritus. The pope who was in the middle east recently is Pope francis

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  51. Read your Bible Linda

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  52. Hi Linda, He is pope francis, not Benedict.

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  53. God bless the pope


    _Holiface Justin

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  54. This one no be Benedict o. This is Pope Francis

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  55. Linda na so, even 4 naija d rich christians an muslims dey hug but d poor an illiterate muslims keep fightin d masses causin mayhem everywhere

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  56. Correction - It's Pope Francis !!!

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  57. Correction - It's Pope Francis !!!

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  58. Dat is hw it shld be pls Linda try tell dat boko haram mediator journalist to show dem dis pix wen he gets to dere meetin point or try follow d guy for better explanation

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  59. Eyeh oßagoo...odikwa risky ..

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  60. Correction - It's Pope Francis !!!

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  61. that is pope francis not benedict the XVI

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  62. Get your facts straight. That is Pope Francs and not Benedict.

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  63. Linda, that's Pope Francis I, not Pope Benedit XVI ... Plus, I am a catholic, but I am a little bit worried about the 'niceness' of the pontiff. Its just very odd. God bless the people of the world anyways.

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  64. He is indeed Phenomenal. May God bless the pope.

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  65. and what is phenomenal about him hugging them both? is he not suppose to? isn't it what the bible teaches to love one another just as Christ loved us?

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  66. The popes' name is pope Francis, pope Benedict retired. Please correct that error

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  67. Pope Benedict is wonderful nd I commend his love for everyone

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  68. Its francis not benedict

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  69. Pope Benedict or Pope Francis...which one?

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  70. Pope Benedict or Pope Francis...which one?

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  71. The best Pope ever; .. makes me proud again to be a Catholic!..Let love lead!
    I hope he considers the priests getting married to *the opposite sex*, to prevent/avoid all sorts of atrocities that happens in the church.

    *My R1.50c comment *

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  72. Such a phenomenal Pope. May God bless the Pope. Amen.

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  73. @captcalebcool27 May 2014 at 15:01

    Love dis. One love tinx.

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  74. He's just the best.

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  75. The current pope is Pope Francis not Benedict the 16th

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  76. Benedict???? Is he still the Pope? You mean Pope Francis?

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  77. LONG LIVE PAPA...*SMILES*

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  78. Linda, the present Pope is Pope Francis o.

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  79. interesting!...a chance at piece, yet no comments all morning.

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  80. Interesting! Nigerians find the mug boring

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  81. This is lovely and great

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  82. ok,i see u corrected it to Pope Francis

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  83. God bless our Pope Francis. Pope John Paul did the same in his life time

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  84. It‘s cool!

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  85. People should take a clue from this. It goes to show that religion won't take us to heaven, but ours deeds here on earth will. We should love ourselves irrespective of who we are and also, learn to respect other peoples religion. Ethnocentrism will take us nowhere..............Peace Out!

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  86. Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. A pope, a rabi and an iman walked into ...

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  87. they belong together... same mission but only disguise now to decieve who they want to decieve

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  88. What makes this phenomenal? A mere hug? Should he not hug people because they are of different faiths? Nonsense.

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    1. I wonder o, linda go dey act like children on childrens day

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    2. Thanks for this comment God bless u

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    3. I wonder o,every thing to linda is news.

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    4. I just tire! I hug different ppk everyday and no body is writing news abt this.

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    5. Abi o,linda jst dey dey rubbish,y u no talk say d muslim cleric or jewish priest is phenomenal 2 abi u feel say na d pope superior pass?

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    6. I tire oh,maybe he should have slapped them.

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    7. My dear abeg ask her oh, sometimes I wonder how myopic Linda Ikeji is, so becos he is a pope he cant come in contact with Odas frm different religions? And wen he does it becomes 'phenomenal' #cant deal.... senseless photo of the day. kmt

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    8. Onye obi akpor ka ibu. Isiube

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    9. Nt a mere hug dude keep sh**

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  89. There's no big deal in this.

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  90. That's Y d country is d way it is. We don't see ppl of different faith as ourselve even d xtians of different denomination. God help us

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  91. O this brought tears to my eyes. Awww, my Pope. The way it should be. Not all these haters preaching word of their mouth and not of God. God is LOVE!!!!!

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  92. Wao that was Thoughtful of the POP.To have taken the Photo Snap with the jew and the Muslim.they are very strict there.the Wailing wall is very close to the popular JAVA MARKET.they are all nice location.Jerusalem is a lovely town in deed

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  93. He is leading by example

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  94. Anonymous 411 thunder break ur head!!!!!!!!!!!! Which church u dey go sef?! Sadist!!! Am sure u r a pentecostal freak

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  95. Adorale Ronkus27 May 2014 at 16:40

    Indeed an extraordinary man! Not all man of God can do this. God bless u

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  96. I strongly agree wif d 1st comment..we are all humans created by 1 God...dnt allow odas little understand make us hate 1 anoda..

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  97. Dats my pope... catholic for life

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  98. So nw cause there of deferent religion they should enemies Linda grow up

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  99. Linda bcos ur a Catholic abi.. deirs natin in dis nah..

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  100. Let DEVIL hammer your mouth there for saying that.

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  101. Am not a catholic but have fallen in love with this pope.he doesn't discriminate if we can all learn to love one another the world will be a better place for us all. #bringbackourgirls

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  102. End time thinz recognize pple

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  103. Anon 4:11 if ÐŽ☺ΰ have notin meaninful 2 type den shut †Ñ’ξ fuck up.

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  104. Yh he is..dats d kinda love Jesus christ teaches

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  105. @Anonymous 4:11pm, U be goat!

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  106. @anonymous 4:11pm Taar kpwuchee onu gi!

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  107. But seriously am nt to judge bt i dont get the message the pope is passing because tis pple dont have d same Faith, n its nt like deyd accept the pope religion, dey wont, dey dont give a damn his religion, infact dey dont accept christ as d messiah, so i dont understand the pope in all of these.

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  108. This what we want in the world appreciating each other

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  109. if you dont understand the significance of this moment or what it symbolises then you are daft.

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  110. Could Boko haram people take a good look at this picture and realise we are all one?!

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  111. Hyper blood! Yes it a phenomenal picx cos ds is wot religion shd b abt LOVE regardless of wot u bliv in! Yes d picx is a big deal Coa pple like u insult pple on ds blog as long as dey dnt share ur views

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  112. Dia is ntn special in dat! Ain't no big deal!


    #Pesty

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  113. Dia is ntn special in dat! Ain't no big deal!


    #Pesty

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  114. Anonymous 4:11pm- you are jst an angry individual. It can't be that bad? Do your self a favor & luk up the word Phenomenal

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  115. Anonymous 4:11pm- you are jst an angry individual. It can't be that bad? Do your self a favor & luk up the word Phenomenal

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  116. I see d man is so generally relative, not ethnocentric in any form. Gud

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  117. Thanks @ anonymous 4:11, dis sister Linda sef, d pix only shows d pope is a man of faith who believe we serve d same God no matter aw we go abt it.
    ~Davido's gf

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  118. His holiness

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  119. This is symbolic of the symbiotic relationship that sud exist btw different religious groups. There sud peace. And love amongst us,

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  120. Hmmmm whistling and passing by

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  121. Imagine wot dz fool is sayin @anonymous 4:11pm u are...do u think its showin luv to pple of different faith wit u..am nt a catholic bt I read dere bulletin nd I listen to dere sermons dey preach abt luv nd peace which is d kOKO if there is luv dere won't be hatred...bt new generational church preaches abt prosperity, money money...they hardly talk abt givin alms to d needy or intercedin for others which is wrong..let's luv without condition be u xtian,muslim pegan tall short black white coloured etc.. Dats why u hardly see all dis dwarf work in a corperate organisation cos they descriminate against them its wrong we are all human... Jesus came to preach abt luv.. If dere is Luv there won't be greed.. So MR anonymous stop sayin crap abt d pope he's settin an example... Learn frm it ok.

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  122. This is d right tin 2 do,staying 2geda in unity

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  123. Signs of the end time is being fulfilled. The next thing; they'd want to build a temple where all religion can worship tgeda.

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  124. Pls wot love r u guys talking about, no hate here, but these guys dont have d same faith. Christianity is all about christ, n these other religions dont accept it. So i dont get the pope here, #endtime

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  125. Oyindamola Tella27 May 2014 at 21:36

    Its a commandment 4rm God.Love ur neighbours as urself.We don't av a choice,we jux av too.God commanded us 2 do so.Muslims we love u no matter what.I just pray God shud restore peace in d world.Nd share love in our hearts includin d muslims.

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  126. Linda its Imam not Iman.

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  127. Simply cock, just like the bible preaches murder, rape and pillage! Before you let your mouth spew rubbish, take a look at what you are into first. Shege cock sucker!!!!!!!

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  128. unserious complainant27 May 2014 at 23:06

    all i see is three gays romancing each other...

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  129. Oga pope abeg check that ur Imam pocket well o, AK 47 fit dey breath for inside.

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  130. jesus is coming soon

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  131. The teachings of Christ in actual sense , this is part of the activities that elevated pope John Paul de 2 to the saint hood. Right steps to heaven. Big lesson to us all.

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  132. The antichrist

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  133. For the verminous imps who say I am insulting Muslims like anonymous May 27, 2014 at 9:55 and 10:01 PM, truth is bitter!
    I am sure it does not make sense to you that terrorism has become another word for Islamism or Islamic fundamentalism and radicalism...
    You want us to bury our heads like ostrich and live in denial that Islam is fundamentally irredentist, conquering and intolerant of other faiths, a fact most exemplified in societies or communities in which the majority population is Muslim...like Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iran, Northern Nigeria, Egypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Malaysia, among others...
    It stands to reason that the apparent peace being enjoyed in Southern Nigeria is because Muslims, now mainly steeped in Western weltanschauung, are not in the overwhelming majority, but are indeed in relative minority as against the North where they constitute the majority...
    Tell me that the recent US Army report is a lie, which revealed that Boko Haram elements are being recruited by Muslim clerics or Imams right in the mosques...
    Deny that the spiritual roots of Boko Haram is Islam, and I will flood Linda's blog with Koranic passages that enjoin Muslims to kill Christians and Jews just for the fact of not being Muslims....
    Please show me Bible passages that command Christians or Jews to kill, rape, pillage and plunder Muslims you liar!!!!!
    Why the universal hate for Israel by Muslims????????????
    Perhaps that also explains the hate towards Christians, for according to the Bible, they constitute the spiritual Israel...
    You hardly will finish reading the Koran before brimming with great hate, that borders on demon possession, for Christians and Jews...
    For it appears the Koran had no issue to tackle but the problem of Jews and Christians...
    The NAZI streak of Islam is uncanny!!!!

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  134. Story... so hugs don make u conclude? U know nothing!

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  135. true love knows no barriers. love my pope

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  136. Linda,na so he suppose b.we shd luk @ each oda as 1 despite our differences.And d world wld b a beta flace 4 u & i.

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  137. Bible said One religion, One Government, One Currency. The end time is here people.

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  138. Christian leaders are always preaching peace, we can't say the same for the muslims.

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  139. The comments here just brings to light the truth.....In actual fact.. Christians (particularly modern day Christians) are less tolerant of other people's religions.. Lets forget the brainless people in the north claiming they are causing terror in the name of religion... Muslims that cause terror around the world have done so in retaliation of the Oppressors. . and thanks to propaganda. . they are painted as the terrorist religion.. when in actual fact.. well over half of terrorism in history has been perpetuated by other religions..

    Anyway!.. as of now.. I only speak abt mordern day Nigeria, Libers and daily interactions.. and I have been convinced times over that Christians are less tolerant of other religions.. and then turn around and act self righteous. Live and let live!. the reality is Jesus isn't everyone's God. Deal with it! Don't hate! Follow the teachings of your Pope.

    Let God be the judge.

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