I recieved lots of answers about this from Muslims but none from Catholics - I would like their take on the questions:
Christians say Jesus is God - Muslims say Jesus was a prophet, ie only human
If both worship the same God how could there be a contradiction like this - if both the Bible and koran were inspired by the same mind of God how could there be this logical contradiciton in terms
ie A cannot be A and not A at the same time
how can Jesus be God and not God all at the same time
Both books claim to be the inspired Word of God and both teachings are very clear - no human misinterpretations on this one -
2006-12-20 03:41:23 · 10 answers · asked by servant FM 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, "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.
2006-12-20 17:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the main differance between the faiths. I know in Islam the idea is that the prophet Jesus's statements were taken out of context, and they have somethings that support it. Christians just ignore the idea al.together.
My answer. Does it really matter? Seriously. Centries of war and hate over this stupid difference. It is still the same god teaching basically the same thing about peace and love. Would the lessons of Jesus be meaningless if he was not the son of God, would he still not have been a great man who did many great things and made the world a better place. Would the lessons of Mohammad be invalid if Jesus was the son, would he still not have inspired nomadic tribes to live in peace.
These holy wars over these dumb things is so sad. Because if we could look past them their is so much we could learn from each other about the true nature of God. It is like having the cure for cancer but instead of sharing it with each other, we spend years fighting over the name.
2006-12-20 03:51:57 · answer #2 · answered by The Teacher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a Catholic, but I liked this question, so i'm going to answer it.
To start with, yes, Jews, Christians and Muslims share the same monotheistic background, but that's not really the same as saying they believe in the exact same God. Each side has their own interpretation of the theology, and I'm sure each would declare their own to be correct while the others are in error. It is therefore possible for all three religions to believe in three separate gods at the same time while still believing in the same single god.
2006-12-20 04:23:55 · answer #3 · answered by numbnuts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is it that you can say in the same breath that Christians say Jesus is God, the Muslims don't, but we believe in the same God.. We don't at all we may have a common ancestry but since they deny that Jesus is divine we have a huge separation... Jim
2006-12-20 03:50:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The pope believes the Islam people are like rats. He already claimed the Muslims love violence.
Allah be praised and the pope is a dumbo.
2006-12-20 20:00:51 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Mister 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One God. Mo was a false prophet. Merry Christmas
2006-12-20 03:45:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, this is sorta like asking "How can Pro Wrestling and Ice Hockey be the best sport? - if you ask a wrestling fan they will sweare that wrestling is best, and a hockey fan will do the same. How can they both be sports?" Each religion will have it's own beliefs.... Saying that one contradicts another is pointless.
2006-12-20 03:55:45 · answer #7 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pope is only human. He can be wrong.
God Bless and Merry Christmas.
2006-12-20 03:51:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't we all worship the same God? It is just that, He is given different names in the different religions!
Signed a Catholic
2006-12-20 03:46:38 · answer #9 · answered by Gerry 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like he's just trying to be p.c. That's b.s.
2006-12-20 03:44:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋