On the "Reform" of Islam

Catholic World Report ^ | February 15, 2015 | James V. Schall, S.J.

[Yardstick]

Off topic but is the Blue Mosque an architectural copy of the Hagia Sophia? They look nearly identical in the pic.

[Defiant]

My theology professor. He is awesome.

[CynicalBear]

>>they are not the same and I thought everyone knew that. We had 1,5000 years to figure this out.<<

Yet the Catholic Church claims the Muslims serve the same god as they do.

[DuncanWaring]

Reform Islam?

You might as well try reforming cancer.

[fidelis]

The only way to reform Islam is from within Islam itself. But that will never happen because reason would have to prevail over fanaticism, and Islam long ago officially rejected reason as having anything to do with religion. Thomas Aquinas noted this about Islam very early on, and this is what Pope Benedict was getting at in his Reggensburg speech. Islam is literally (and by religious conviction) un-reasonable. Without reason, a religion drives itself on pure emotion alone, and in the case of Islam that emotion is hate.

[piusv]

Thomas Aquinas noted this about Islam very early on, and this is what Pope Benedict was getting at in his Reggensburg speech

But St Thomas didn't apologize for his comments. Benedict did.

[zot]

I do not see any way that Islam can become a religion of peace.