Roman Catholic Church has the inalienable right and duty to convert any person to Christianity

Konvert 'em or Kill 'em. If there was any doubt about it, this should settle the question.

Pope speaks of duty to convert others to the faith

The Roman Catholic Church has the inalienable right and duty to convert any person to Christianity, Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday.

Evangelism is a central mission of the Church, the pope told a Vatican body that encourages Catholic missionary activity.

The appeal for the conversion of "all nations," attributed to Jesus Christ in the Gospels, remains "an obligatory mandate for the entire Church and for every believer in Christ," the pontiff said.

"This apostolic commitment is both a duty and an inalienable right, the very expression of religious freedom (?) with its moral, social and political dimensions," he said.

Like his predecessors, Pope Benedict is keen to promote missionary zeal among Catholics, most of whom live in a world of religious pluralism and other proselytizing faiths such as Islam.

The pope's message was also addressed to the faithful in countries where religious activity is strictly controlled by the state or even relegated to the private realm.

In December, the Vatican published a doctrinal note reaffirming the mission of all the faithful to seek to convert non-Catholics including members of other Christian denominations, while avoiding placing undue pressure on them. (Dude obviously doesn't read the paper!)

The note highlighted the need for respect and a spirit of cooperation in dialogue with other Christians, and rejected past accusations of proselytising that have been levelled against it by the Russian Orthodox Church. (And what the fu(< is this exhortation about?)

Relations between the Orthodox Church and the Holy See have been thorny, with the Moscow Patriarchate accusing the Vatican of proselytising in traditionally Orthodox lands following the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Tensions were further aggravated in 2002, after the Vatican established four permanent dioceses in Russia.

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Dictionary.com
con·vert
1. to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform.
2. to cause to adopt a different religion, political doctrine, opinion, etc.: to convert the heathen.
3. to turn to another or a particular use or purpose; divert from the original or intended use: They converted the study into a nursery for the baby.
4. to modify (something) so as to serve a different function: to convert an automobile factory to the manufacture of tanks.
7. to change in character; cause to turn from an evil life to a righteous one: to convert a criminal.
9. to invert or transpose.
12. Logic. to transpose the subject and predicate of (a proposition) by conversion.
14. to become converted.
16. one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.

pros·e·lyt·ize
to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit.

And you might consider these terms as well...

vi·rus
2. Informal. a viral disease.
3. a corrupting influence on morals or the intellect; poison.
4. a segment of self-replicating code planted illegally in a computer program, often to damage or shut down a system or network.
[Origin: 1590–1600; < L vīrus slime, poison; akin to ooze2]

can·cer
1. Pathology.
a. a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, esp. one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
b. any disease characterized by such growths.
2. any evil condition or thing that spreads destructively; blight.

If one cannot see the mixed messages in this ideology, one is either being intentionally obtuse or is a rock.

Like his predecessors, Pope Benedict is keen to promote missionary zeal among Catholics, most of whom live in a world of religious pluralism and other proselytising faiths such as Islam.

In this statement alone, it is clear that the suggestion is made that it is ok for Catholics to proselytize, while the act is seditious and evil when others do it. I would submit that the fact someone does something that you find offensive or subversive does not make it acceptable for one to participate in the same activity.

But then, Christianity is wrought with inconsistencies and contradictions.

My advice is to READ the Bible for oneself. Read the Koran. Read any and every "Holy Book" that you can get your hands on! But whatever you do, DO NOT let anyone else tell you how to interpret what you have read. It is fine to listen to differing perspectives. But we know instinctively what is true and right, if we are honest with ourselves and diligent in our search.

I say again, intolerance of intolerance is still intolerance.