Posted on 09/19/2006 10:02:53 AM PDT by Pyro7480
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=46554
Sep. 18 (CWNews.com) - Cardinal Camillo Ruini has announced that he thinks the international outrage surrounding Pope Benedict's speech in Regensburg is being fed-- especially in Italy-- by people who seek to damage the Pope's authority.
"We deplore the misinterpretations-- which are not lacking in our own country," the cardinal said at a September 18 meeting of the leadership of the Italian bishops' conference. He promised that the Italian bishops would stand firm with the Pontiff, in the face of attacks that reflect a serious misreading of the Pope's actual text.
Cardinal Ruini said that he was "surprised" that many people interpreted the Pope's speech as an attack on the Islamic faith, since in fact the Pope was speaking out against a form of rationalism that rejects all religious faith. He said that this deformed rationalism has clashed with religious cultures, including those formed by Islam, and thus heightened world tensions. The Pope's speech, he said, was a necessary step toward the "understanding and reciprocal collaboration" needed to defuse those tensions.
In his September 18 talk, Cardinal Ruini also paid homage to the noted Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci, who died September 15 after a long battle with cancer. Fallaci, who was a fierce critic of Islamic fundamentalists during the last months of her life, "always gave a great witness of courage, of moral force, of talent, of literary quality, and finally of love for all Italy," the cardinal said. Fallaci, a professed atheist, was nevertheless an admirer of Pope Benedict XVI, and quietly met with the Pontiff at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo in August 2005.
Catholic ping!
Viva Cardinal Ruini! He's one of my favorites.
The Cardinal is right to protest the press's behavior. But I believe it will backfire against them. It's dangerous for the Pope and dangerous for Christians in Muslim countries. But it brings home the intransigeant violence of Muslim fanatics in a way nothing else could have done so clearly.
Sorry, MSM, you've just shown people the true face of Islam.
Would she qualify as one of the "noble pagans" Catholics sometimes speak of?
She was an atheist. He praised her for her personal qualities not for being an atheist.
You know this is again another lesson in how the media doesnt get it right. The Arab press of course misrepresents the Pope. However the Western Press can't even the get the Italian right as to the Pope's supposed apology or to see the context and nuances. At times I think reason has left the entire world
I'm pleased that he said this about her. I think he's probably right about domestic forces, even within the Vatican, stirring things up against the Pope, too.
<< In his September 18 talk, Cardinal Ruini also paid homage to the noted Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci, who died September 15 after a long battle with cancer. Fallaci, who was a fierce critic of Islamic fundamentalists during the last months of her life, "always gave a great witness of courage, of moral force, of talent, of literary quality, and finally of love for all Italy," the cardinal said. Fallaci, a professed atheist, was nevertheless an admirer of Pope Benedict XVI, and quietly met with the Pontiff at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo in August 2005. >>
Vale, Ms Fallaci.
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