Posted on 03/24/2023 7:07:24 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue praised the Muslim period of Ramadan as 'important' to Christians in a message which contained no mention of Jesus Christ.
VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — The Vatican has issued Ramadan greetings to Muslims, writing that the Islamic period of Ramadan is important also to “Christians.”
In a message released March 24, the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue addressed the Muslim world via a “congratulatory message” under the title “Christians and Muslims: promoters of love and friendship.” Dated March 3, the message was signed by the Dicastery’s prefect, Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J, and its secretary.
“The month of Ramadan is important for you, but also for your friends, neighbours and fellow believers of other religions, in particular Christians,” wrote Guixot.
“Existing friendships are reinforced and others are built, paving the way for more peaceful, harmonious and joyful coexistence. This corresponds to the divine will for our communities, and indeed for all the members and communities of the one human family.”
Ramadan, the annual month-long event by which Muslims commemorate Mohammed’s “reception” of the Koran, is marked by fasting during the daylight hours. At the close of the month, a major celebration is kept to conclude the fast.
Addressing the Muslim world, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue highlighted the “challenges and threats” to “peaceful and friendly coexistence,” listing them as “extremism, radicalism, polemics, disputes, and religiously motivated violence.”
Citing a “culture of hate” as the fuel for this, Cardinal Guixot called on Muslims and Christians to enhance “love and friendship … due to the bonds that unite us.”
“This is why we deemed it opportune to share some thoughts with you in this regard, hoping to receive yours as well,” he said.
Drawing from the Second Vatican Council’s Nostra Aetate, Guixot argued that “[d]ifferences can.......
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As a Christian and a Catholic, it sickens me. He’s is an anti-Pope IMHO.
Yes, that gentleman.
Not at all, Francis
I agree with you.
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