The last Pope (from Poland) did draw line in the sand regarding communism. Is the current Pope drawing a similar line in the sand regarding Islam or is he simply encouraging debate between Muslims and Christians regarding violence in the name of Allah/God?
2007-03-04 06:20:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Pope John Paul II tried to at least bring people together in peace:
John Paul’s outreach to Islam began with his address to 50,000 young Muslims in the stadium at Casablanca. King Hussein introduced the Pope to the crowd as "an educator and a defender of values that are shared by Islam and Christianity." The Pope told his young listeners:
"Christians and Muslims generally we have understood each other badly. Sometimes in the past we have opposed each other and even exhausted ourselves in polemics and wars. I believe that God is calling us today to change our old habits. We have to respect each other and stimulate each other in good works upon the path indicated by God. In a world that desires unity and peace, but which experiences a thousand tensions and conflicts, believers should foster friendship and union among humanity and the people who comprise a single community on earth" (L’Osservatore Romano, August 1985).
Pope Benedict XVI, however, has made some claims against Muslims and Islam that is still not forgotten:
The Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy arose from a lecture delivered on 12 September 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg in Germany.
The lecture received ample doses of both condemnation and praise from political and religious authorities. Many Islamic politicians and religious leaders registered protest against what they said was an insulting mischaracterization of Islam, contained in the quotation by the Pope of the following passage:
“Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached."
The lecture on "faith and reason", with references ranging from ancient Jewish and Greek thinking to Protestant theology and modern Secularity, focused mainly on Christianity and what Pope Benedict called the tendency to "exclude the question of God" from reason. Islam features in a part of the lecture: the Pope quoted strong criticism of Islam, which he described as being of a "startling brusqueness, a brusqueness which leaves us astounded".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI_Islam_controversy
the new pope is drawing a line
2007-03-04 06:30:59 · answer #1 · answered by Kynnie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I draw an entire state, each and all of the persons, and residences. I tell them to observe out for famous individual fish and the intense tide. Then I wave a cheery ta -ra, skipping down the sea coast component, never looking back. i'm the only writer, yet, they are on their own from there.
2016-10-02 09:11:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for your question
Id recommended these articles on the Pope and Islam from a Muslim perspective
A leading islamic magazine devoted a recent issue to this
http://www.islamicamagazine.com/issue-18/vatican-focus.html
Including an open letter to the Pope from 100 leading Muslim scholars
http://www.islamicamagazine.com/issue18/openletter18_lowres.pdf
http://www.islamicamagazine.com/online-analysis/open-letter-to-his-holiness-pope-benedict-xvi.html
Benedict XVI and Islam: the first year
Abdal Hakim Murad
http://masud.co.uk/ISLAM/ahm/AHM-Benedict.htm
Peace
2007-03-04 07:01:13 · answer #3 · answered by shaybani_yusuf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares. The pope couldn't draw didley squat. He sorta just sits in his bulletproof limo.
2007-03-04 06:36:23 · answer #4 · answered by Jedi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The pope is pretty much a figure head.
2007-03-04 06:26:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He keeps making stupid comments. It is amazing what passes the lips of God's chosen mouthpiece on planet earth.
2007-03-04 06:29:25 · answer #6 · answered by U-98 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Anything that keeps his hands of the choirboys has gotta be good- and as long as he praises Israel and Jews and bashes the Moslems he's got my backing!!
2007-03-04 06:44:34 · answer #7 · answered by jewish n proud 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I pray this one speaks truth. The last one kissed the Koran!
See photo on web site.
2007-03-04 06:30:30 · answer #8 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It's obvious that he's anti-Islamic and likes to spread hatred. A religious person should speak of tolerance and love, and not condemn anyone regardless of their religion.
2007-03-04 06:24:03 · answer #9 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
You need to read what he has said. He has tried to encourage dialogue. Anyone who says differently, has not read what he has said.
2007-03-04 06:24:31 · answer #10 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋