Does it mean he regards Islam as a true Abrahamic religion?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6158811.stm
2006-11-30 09:29:16 · 19 answers · asked by skeptic 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
blah. seeing the pope pray in a mosque isn't shocking. the religion of the final antichrist will plainly be islam so its only a matter of time till other false converts do so likewise. any man who lets another bow down and worship him has the spirit of the antichrist. christ is head of the church. not the pope. sorry if your blood is boiling now but i really encourage you to check your doctrine against the bible if you're a catholic. pope john paul II is a great example of a man who gained the world and lost his soul. hopefully the pope now won't be blinded as well. don't put off till tomorrow what you can, and what you need to do today.... repent..and put your faith in the only savior Jesus Christ.
2006-11-30 10:30:05 · answer #1 · answered by kujo 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe it was a PR thing. It did not look like he was praying, only observing.
"i'm a catholic", I think you are a bit off there, the words used by the council are "these PROFESS to hold the faith of Abraham", not admitting that they actually do hold the faith of Abraham. The faith of Abraham is not just about going through motions. Everyone seeks the true God adopted en masse by the Hebrews, though many put barriers in their way (black stone / Kaaba), idols, etc
2006-12-02 06:06:18 · answer #2 · answered by defOf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Catholic and I've prayed in a Mosque on several occasions for the sake of the fellowship and the experience. My understanding is that I am praying to the Father in a Muslim context through the understanding and faith i have achieved through the Son, Jesus Christ.
Islam's understanding of God is somewhat remote as a consequence of the removal of Jesus Christ from the divine construct. It is regrettable but historically understandable. Mohammad brought an end to paganism and idolatry in a region of the world where it had persisted despite over 500 years of Christianity.
Many people were deeply confused about the Christian Trinitarian construct of God which arose from our faith in Jesus Christ. It is difficult to believe that we could be so loved and that that love is so accessible but in the end it is entirely necessary for a loving God to engage directly in his own project and to redeem it though his blood.
The Pope and Catholics wish to share the redeeming blood of Jesus Christ with the Muslim world and we for our part are grateful for the many graces we have received from our interactions with our Muslim brothers ans sisters.
We pray for a deep and evolving relationship in faith but most of all we pray for peace, truth and dialogue. We call for an end to economic imperialism and a world dominated by the geo-politics of Multi-National-Corporates driven by greed and a lack of respect for basic human values.
We will have not more truck with war: we want peace. Our Holy Father the Pope is reaching out the hand of Peace and Fellowship, as he has already done in a Jewish synagogue in his own country.
2006-11-30 17:44:42 · answer #3 · answered by Pope Sixtus the Seventh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the Catholic Church teaches:
The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day.
"It is my ardent hope that Muslim and Christian religious leaders and teachers will present our two great religious communities as communities in respectful dialog, never more as communities in conflict."
-- Pope John Paul II, Meeting with Muslim Leaders in Omayyad Great Mosque, Damascus, May 6, 2001.
With love in Christ.
2006-12-01 00:35:10 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, why wouldn't he? Don't all religions carry a piece of the truth? And Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are far more closely related than most people think.
2006-11-30 17:33:17 · answer #5 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
turkey showed off its true face to the world... we are secular... and yes, pope prayed in the mosque.. at first ı thought that he is thinking bad about our religion, but later ı saw that, he wants peace,, ı hope all muslims would think like me....turks like all the religion in a peacefull love...:)
2006-12-01 10:28:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what did you think Islam is?
yes all learned christians understand that Islam is a true Abrahamic religion. the only stupid ones who don't are the Evangelical christians especially the American evangelists.
2006-11-30 17:33:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
He wants peaceful relations is all. A Christian can pray to Jesus anywhere . The Kingdom of God is within us.
2006-11-30 18:05:38 · answer #8 · answered by Midge 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he is trying to not look like the fool he was to say what he said. He said they were not his words-so if he did not believe them, why did he say them, his words or not.
I still claim he never said he was sorry about saying them. He was just sorry they caused so much trouble.
That is an apology??!!
2006-11-30 17:42:14 · answer #9 · answered by Shossi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it means that the only true religion was friendly and open enough to allow the pope in.
2006-11-30 17:32:56 · answer #10 · answered by Thinx 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋