The Pope Kissing The Qu’ran
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first, it was a Patriarch giving him the book, not an Imam.
in fairness, it might have been an honest misunderstanding.
i don’t cast the first stone.
but, Catholics do NOT believe the Pope can’t make mistakes. certainly he can! it is a myth we believe he is infallible in all things.
and please remember, that Catholics are on the front lines, being killed all over the world for their faith.
finally, here are his OWN words, from the Pope you mention.
there are many ministers who wouldn’t say even this:
“Islam is not a religion of redemption.
There is no room for the Cross and the Resurrection. Jesus is mentioned, but only as a prophet who prepares for the last prophet, Muhammad.
There is also mention of Mary, His Virgin Mother, but the tragedy of redemption is completely absent.
For this reason not only the theology but also the anthropology of Islam is very distant from Christianity.
From Crossing the Threshold of Hope, pp.92-93.”
That was the last Pope.
Benedict doesn’t condone this “Chrislam” crap.
How many times have we Catholic and Orthodox told you guys that the big green book was not the Koran but a copy of the Eastern Orthodox liturgy?
Sigh.......