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16. My two cents are in too. We are up to four. Believers are upset when confronted but non-believers are cast as being odd.

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Pope removes shoes but doesn't pray on visit to Istanbul's Blue Mosque [View all] Polybius 13 hrs ago OP

Why would the pope pray at a mosque? RandySF 12 hrs ago #1

His precedessors did, and the Vatican press release had expected him to muriel_volestrangler 8 hrs ago #5

Only in recent years Polybius 3 hrs ago #14

It said he wasn't invited to pray IbogaProject 2 hrs ago #17

It was simply a gesture of love and respect... ananda 11 hrs ago #2

When I was escorted into a mosque Zackzzzz 11 hrs ago #3

what i did not know : shoes of the fisherman rampartd 9 hrs ago #4

I think Peter DID fish in Louisiana. COL Mustard 4 hrs ago #9

"Not appearing to pray..." Mike Nelson 8 hrs ago #6

In the early 2000s I took off my shoes in the Blue Mosque truthisfreedom 8 hrs ago #7

The only time I've been in a mosque, I didn't pray either MurrayDelph 3 hrs ago #11

The more interesting part for me was the diyanet did not meet with him. Joinfortmill 5 hrs ago #8

Being an atheist makes all of this senseless. kellytore 4 hrs ago #10

But you couldn't help but put your two cents in. Martin68 3 hrs ago #13

Why wouldn't the Pope pray during a visit to a mosque? Martin68 3 hrs ago #12

Religions sure have nice buildings. twodogsbarking 3 hrs ago #15

Religions have nice buildings. They really are. twodogsbarking 1 hr ago #19