Posted on 05/26/2016 10:20:10 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis embraced the grand imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar Mosque at the Vatican on Monday in a historic encounter both sides hope will lead to greater understanding and dialogue between the two faiths. The first Vatican meeting between the leader of the world's Catholics and the highest authority in Sunni Islam marks the culmination of a significant improvement in relations between the two faiths since Francis took office in 2013. "Our meeting is the message," Francis said in a brief comment at the start of his meeting with Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, shortly after he had hugged and kissed his guest, Vatican officials told a small pool of reporters covering the event.
In a statement on the trip, Al-Azhar, an institution that also comprises a prestigious seat of learning, said the two sides had agreed to convene a "peace conference." A statement quoted Tayeb as telling Francis: "We need to take a joint stance, hand in hand, to bring happiness to humanity. Divine religions were revealed to make people happy, not to cause them hardship." The imams deputy, Abbas Shuman, told Egyptian TV channel CBC that the two leaders had agreed to resume dialogue and that the proposed conference would cover the issues of poverty, extremism and terrorism. The Vatican did not immediately confirm the conference plans. A spokesman said the talks had been "very cordial" with the imam spending 30 minutes with the pope and just over an hour in total at St Peter's. [...]
Ties were badly soured when the now-retired Benedict XVI made a September 2006 speech in which he was perceived to have linked Islam to violence, sparking deadly protests in several countries and reprisal attacks on Christians...
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Jesus reigns and rules
Savior with love almighty
Removed all my sin
The Antichrist seems to be more of a political figure in Rev 13 and Daniel 7-9 and 11..I could be wrong...
Pope did not walk off
With the church: He gave it to
The global elites
If you believe that the Antichrist is also the man of sin (or if you don’t) then consider the passage that states that the man of sin would be fully revealed when “he who restraineth him” is taken out of the way. Benedict?
This is at the very least another brick in the wall of the end-time scenario wherein the final enemy (coming after some fairly ferocious ones, e.g., communism, fascism) makes its stand and is defeated in the last days. This final enemy seems to be the alliance of Islamo-fascism with political correctness. Together, these threaten not only our fundamental freedoms but also the Christian faith.
Yes that’s surely what it looks like...
HE will come with the clouds...and we shall see Him...!
Soon.
Psalm 83:
“For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites”
Thanks. I would welcome the Holy Father greeting and maybe embracing almost any kind of religious leader except Islamic — which for 1400 years and TODAY is preaching subjugation and murdering Christians and other innocent people The Pope embracing an Islamic leader is disgusting in the extreme —,absolutely sickening!
Interesting.
“linked Islam to violence, sparking deadly protests”
Don’t call Islam violent or we’ll burn your cities and cut your heads off.
Here's my own old, not-updated and not- complete, but still pretty robust link list of the Pope speaking out in favor of traditional marriage morality and against gay marriage and radical "gender theory" over just over the course of a couple of months:
What, you haven't seen these in the mainstream media, either?
Ever wonder why?
LINKS:
New Pope Francis called homosexual "marriage" a "machination of the Father of Lies"
Pope Francis: Gender Theory Is a Threat to Society
Pope: Marriage between man and woman is threatened by gender ideology
Pope Francis: "Children have a 'Right' to a Mother and Father"
Pope Francis: marriage inscribed in creation (Man/Woman)
A Letter to Pope Francis (Pope defends man-woman marriage)
Pope Rejects 'So-Called Gender Theory'
Pope Francis Defends Human Nature Against Gender Radicals
Pope's Shocking Hitler Youth Comparison (Pope blasts gender theory)
Vatican says 'no' to transsexual godparents amid Spain controversy
The Family As God Wills it, 0ne man and one woman, is being deformed
Pope Francis Against Gay Marriage, Gay Adoption
Pope Francis supports Slovak effort to ban gay marriage, adoption
Gay Advocacy Groups Rush to Demonize Pope Francis
Pope Francis Tells Couples To Wait Until Marriage To Have Sex
Pope strongly defends Catholic teaching against contraception
Pope Francis clear on denying Communion to those who facilitate in abortion
The Closed Door of Pope Francis (Speaks against abortion, divorce, and homosexuality)
Pope Francis and the family, the next step (pro-Traditional Family)
Pope Francis is starting to look a lot like Sarah Palin (Guardian UK dumps Francis)
Pope Francis refuses gay French ambassador
Kasper is Not the Pope's Theologian, Says Leading African Cardinal
Cardinal Burke Denies Rift With Pope, Warns of Gay Agenda for Synod
Pope Rejected Gay French Diplomat as Ambassador to Holy See
Pope Francis condemns gender theory a third time: 'The family is under attack'
Pope Francis defends church's opposition to artificial contraception
Pope Francis: 'The Choice To Not Have Children Is Selfish'
Pope declares couples who dont want kids 'selfish,' says they are part of a 'greedy generation'
Pope Francis on abortion: 'Never, never does killing a person resolve a problem'
Bringing children into the world is never a 'mistake': Pope Francis
Don't be afraid to have more children: Pope Francis
Pope Francis Defends Human Nature Against Gender Radicals
Pope's Shocking Hitler Youth Comparison (Pope blasts gender theory)
Pope to Catholic couples: you can't get married if you're not open to children
Pope Francis praises Humanae Vitae, warns of attacks on family
Pope Didn't Bless 'Gender Theory' Childrens Books
Pope Francis unwavering in his opposition to same-sex marriage (Slovenia vote)
Pope Urges Slovenia to Oppose Gay Marriage as Country Heads to Ballot Box (Breitbart)
"The true meaning of human sexuality in God's plan" is heterosexual marriage
Pope Prays at Ugandan "Anti-Gay" Saints' Shrine
Pope Francis condemns abortion - Weve reduced unborn babies to mere matter
Thank you!
Yep! Incredibly funny...I could not script it better!
You remind me of the Arab News Media. They quote their leaders as saying peace and love, while in Arabic they tell the truth about how they and their leaders want to kill Jews and Christians...
I am no fan of Pope Francis. I cringe every time he opens his mouth. I miss my B16 every day. But unlike some, I have no motivation to portray Pope Francis as “all wrong, all the time.” That’s defamation, and it’s no virtue.
Everything I post is what he says. His own comments override the articles you cite.
That doesn’t quite make sense to me. For instance, Pope Francis speaks out strongly, and often, against abortion. I have sen no evidence that he believes otherwise.
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