Posted on 09/17/2005 5:54:24 AM PDT by RKBA Democrat
Your Majesty, King Abdullah
Your Majesty Queen Rania
Prince Ghazi
Members of the delegation from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Father President
Distinguished guests from many faith communities
Dear friends all,
Your Majesty,
A few months ago, when I was privileged to pray for you on another occasion in this capital city, I asked Allah, the compassionate and merciful Lord of all the world, to bless you and to help you make your country a bridge across which all nations might walk in unity, fellowship and love. As I listened to your words today, I believe my prayer is being answered.
Indeed, the Amman Message of November of last year is a blueprint and a challenge not only to the great world of Islam, but to the whole human race. Your thoughtful leadership is a stirring invitation to all of us, especially to the people of the Book, the family of Abraham, who share so much and who are called to be brothers and sisters in God’s one human family.
You have taken to heart the words of Pope Benedict XVI when he addressed the Muslim leaders gathered with him in Germany last month and invited them all to join him in eliminating from all hearts any trace of rancor, in resisting every form of intolerance and in opposing every manifestation of violence. As you quoted in your splendid talk to us today, Pope Benedict called his listeners, in this way, to turn back the way of cruel fanaticism that endangers the lives of so many people and hinders progress for world peace.
Your Majesty’s call and that of the Holy Father are in so many ways the same. May Allah, the merciful and compassionate, continue to guide your steps along this noble path. May He guide and protect you, your family and your beloved country and may peace and justice come to all lands and all peoples through your efforts, your vision and your courage.
In the name of Allah, the merciful and compassionate God, we pray. Amen.
Pinging you.
THis was recently posted.
"And in a subsequent part of his work he says, that 'It makes no difference whether the God who is over all things be called by the name of Zeus, which is current among the Greeks, or by that, e.g., which is in use among the Indians or Egyptians,' ... when the name of Zeus is uttered, there is heard at the same time that of the son of Kronos and Rhea, and the husband of Hera, and brother of Poseidon, and father of Athene, and Artemis, who was guilty of incest with his own daughter Persephone; or that Apollo immediately suggests the son of Leto and Zeus, and the brother of Artemis, and half-brother of Hermes; and so with all the other names invented by these wise men of Celsus, who are the parents of these opinions, and the ancient theologians of the Greeks" (Origen, Against Celsus, I, 24-25).
Yeah, I searched before posting but didn't see that this had been posted under a different title. I noticed about a minute later.
Oh wonderful Admin Mod, would you mind closing this thread and linking to the other thread?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1486295/posts?page=19#19
Is the speaker Muslim or Catholic? If he's Catholic, how can they even remotely appear to be endorsing Islam, whether it's the "peaceful" kind or not?
For some reason these remarks aren't posted at the Catholic University website. The king's 9/13/05 address is there but no remarks by McCarrick.
He's Catholic, shame to us, and my former bishop. Of the sleek and skinny variety. I would like to see a bishop who wasn't sleek for a change, with holiness and principles far outshining his political skills.
NO English speaking Christian should pander to the Muslims by calling God Allah.
Mrs VS
And why does the good cardinal think "people of the Book" is a complementary and tolerant phrase?
He's alleged to be Roman Catholic. He's a Cardinal after all.
The link above is to the comments by Cardinal McCarrick. They were addressed to the King and the audience.
I went to the CUA website as well. The comments aren't listed on the public affairs page. But the link still works.
Verrrrry interesting. Only thing I can think of is after Cardinal McCarrick's comments were published on CWNews, to withering disdain I might add, the public affairs folks at CUA yanked it from their list of speeches.
That was also my first thought. Perhaps they got one or two polite but firm emails. (Or thousands of frightening rants.) And showed the courage of their convictions by hiding the evidence. Like the Soviets airbrushing photographs.
The king's speech seems to have more integrity than the Cardinal's fawning.
I applaud your response/defense of the singularity of the salvation found in Jesus Christ :)
Major GAG alert! I'm talking about a serious dose of Pepto, followed by a Alka-Seltzer chasher! If "traditional islam" is "the path to peace", then the moon is made of green cheese and will be sliced up by an angel and put on a tray with crackers and wine!
Who's "we", Kemosabe?
Ain't that the truth!!!! That carpetbagging heathen "cardinal" praying in the name of a demon!!! Memo to "cardinal" full-of-beans: Bubbe, maybe you pray to allah, but I don't, and neither do Catholics. Maybe allah is your "god", but he sure the h-e-double-toothpicks ain't mine! In a word, Your-Not-at-all-an-Emminence, allahu fubar!
Sometimes I think "christians" like McCarrick, who call islam a "religion of peace" and similar looniness, are a bigger threat to all Christians (and Jews) than the radical muslims who want to force us to convert to their heathenism or be beheaded. If "tradtional islam" (convert or be killed) is "the path to peace", then the moon is made of green cheese and will fall into a big fondue pot tonight! Allahu Fubar!
Of course they are. Enemies "within", like this guy
always are. The Mohammedans who want to kill us can only hurt our bodies, men like Cardinal McCarrick can lead souls into hell.
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