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On 12 October 1988, Northern Irish politician and church leader Ian Paisley heckled and denounced Pope John Paul II while the Pope was addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Paisley had been known to denounce the Pope previously, sometimes referring to the head of the Catholic Church as the Antichrist. A video of the event can be found at YouTube by clicking here. is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Denunciation
Shortly after the start of the Pope's speech, Paisley, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and also an MEP at the time, shouted "I denounce you as the Antichrist!" and held up a red poster reading "POPE JOHN PAUL II ANTICHRIST" in black letters. The Pope reacted with faint amusement, and continued with his address after Paisley was ejected from the auditorium.[1][2][3] [4] Other MEPs threw papers at Paisley. This article is about the political party in Northern Ireland. ...
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Varying reports According to some reports, Paisley shouted "I denounce you as the Antichrist!" [5], "Antichrist! I renounce you and all your cults and creeds" [6] or "I refuse you as Christ's enemy and Antichrist with all your false doctrine!"[7][8]
Some reports claimed that other MEPs assisted in expelling him from the chamber [9], and that Paisley was booed and struck by other MEPs, who also hurled objects at him, leading to his hospitalisation[10][11]. The elderly Otto von Habsburg - like his forebears a defender of the papacy - helped to wrestle Paisley out of the room. It has been reported that Paisley brought several posters with him and when a poster was snatched away, he immediately re-commenced with a new poster[12] Otto, Crown Prince of Austria or Otto von Habsburg (born 20 November 1912 as Archduke Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius of Austria) is the current head of the Habsburg family and the eldest son of Karl of Austria...
Aftermath Paisley continued to denounce the Catholic Church and the Pope after the incident. In a television interview for The Unquiet Man, a 2001 documentary on Paisley's life, he expressed his pride at being the only person to have the courage to denounce the Pope.
Reaction of Paisley to death of John Paul II After the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005, Paisley expressed sympathy for Catholics stating "We can understand how Roman Catholics feel at the death of the Pope and we would want in no way to interfere with their expression of sorrow and grief at this time."[13] This was in contrast to Paisley's reaction to the death of Pope John XXIII in June 1963, when Paisley organized protests against the lowering of flags in public buildings after the death of the Pope [14].
References - ^ MacDonald, Susan. "Paisley ejected for insulting Pope", The Times, 1988-10-02.
- ^ Chrisafis, Angelique. "The Return of Dr. No", The Guardian, 2004-16-09 [1].
- ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7DC1630F935A25753C1A96E948260
- ^ http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/ulster/article1826297.ece
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/Northern_Ireland/Story/0,2763,1305503,00.html
- ^ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,968776,00.html
- ^ http://www.freepres.org/paisley.asp?paisley
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/07/1070732074097.html?from=storyrhs
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/3411419.stm
- ^ http://www.cnview.com/on_line_resources/billy_grahams_tragic_romeward_run.htm
- ^ http://www.freepres.org/paisley.asp?paisley
- ^ http://www.freepres.org/paisley.asp?paisley
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4405717.stm
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/n.ireland/profiles/people/paisley.html
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