Posted on 04/24/2005 5:55:52 AM PDT by Salvation
Neither the English translation (which had to be corrected) nor the preliminary French drafts have any ecclesial authority.
The Latin editio typica is the one officially promulgated by the Holy Father.
You have obviously smoked way too much crack.
I see that since you are unable to support your point with documentation, you're reduced to this kind of response.
I ask you - does God have a plan for Muslims? Does the existence of this belief system have any implications for the fate of the world?
The Church thinks so. the Pope thinks so. St. Thomas Aquinas thought so.
The fact is that Muslims acknowledge the existence of one God who is concerned in human affairs and who will judge the world.
Like the Athenians who built an altar to the God whose name they did not know, the Muslims have been providentially prepared for the eventual reception of the Gospel.
Was that supposed to be an answer to the question?
Is this more Benedict's style?
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