Posted on 05/04/2016 4:33:20 PM PDT by ebb tide
The Catholic Church leader called for "building" the Christian-Islamic dialogue with patience: "The work that they do, is a work of building."
The Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies, was the initiator of the letter of 138 Muslim representatives in 2007. It was written in response to the famous Regensburg speech of Benedict XVI.
Pope Francis: "In a meeting like this dialogue is the operative word. And dialogue means to come out - with the word and with yourself. To say his word and hear the word of the other. Two words come together there, two thoughts. This is the first stage of the path. "
However, it wouldn't be sufficient to remain in the dialogue. Even "the hearts meet." Going from the dialogue to a "dialogue of friendship", and this leads "to a handshake." "Word, heart, hands, it is easy! Even a child understands it," the Pope said.
Francis told the representatives of Islam: "We all have a common father - we are brothers!"
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, which is headed by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, had planned the event.
The attitude of Pope Francis to Islam: Part of the "people of God"?
Last January, it was announced by the Vatican that Pope Francis will visit the Great Mosque of Rome after the visit to the Roman synagogue. As Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi announced the visit would take place on on April 10. Since then, nothing has been discussed for mosque visit.
Already in November 2015 it had been circulated by Francis is allegedlt had the intention to write an encyclical about Islam.
This past Holy Thursday, the Catholic Church leader visited a refugee center in Rome. In his address to the mostly Muslim refugees, the Pope said that the Muslims would belong to the "people of God". An equivalence of Islam was highlighted in January by the first "video of the Pope", where Islam, Judaism and Buddhism were put visually on the same level with Christianity in a message from the Pope.
If he keeps this up, the Antichrist won’t have anything left to do.
Catholics are brothers with muslims.
Imagine that.
He means well, but is incredibly naïve, which, in today’s times is dangerous.
Yep, we’re cain and they’re abel.
Honest to GOD, that’s the first thing that came to my mind also :(
Both imagining they will enter Heaven by actually becoming good enough ("...we will go to Purgatory first, and then to Heaven after we are purged of all selfishness and bad habits and character faults" - Peter Kreeft, Because God Is Real: Sixteen Questions, One Answer, p. 224; "According to the Quran, Purgatory is a place where the "neutral" souls will be housed temporarily after God's judgement has been issued. These are the souls who did just enough to avoid Hell but not enough to Enter Heaven. They will look at both sides and implore God to not to put them in Hell with the Disbelievers and Hypocrites - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatory#Islam)," not by faith by which one is counted righteous, and who thus live it out, with works vindicating them as being saved believers, and fit to be rewarded under grace, though the only thing they really can take credit for is their own damnable sins.
We feel sure that as representatives of Islam, you join in our prayers to the Almighty, that he may grant all African believers the desire for pardon and reconciliation so often commended in the Gospels and in the Qur’an... We gladly recall also those confessors of the Muslim faith who were the first to suffer death, in the year 1848, for refusing to transgress the precepts of their religion.” — Paul VI, address to the Islamic communities of Uganda, August 1, 1969.
“I deliberately address you as brothers: that is certainly what we are, because we are members of the same human family, whose efforts, whether people realize it or not, tend toward God and the truth that comes from him. But we are especially brothers in God, who created us and whom we are trying to reach, in our own ways, through faith, prayer and worship, through the keeping of his law and through submission to his designs...
“Dear Muslims, my brothers: I would like to add that we Christians, just like you, seek the basis and model of mercy in God himself, the God to whom your Book gives the very beautiful name of al-Rahman, while the Bible calls him al-Rahum, the Merciful One.” - John Paul II, address to representatives of Muslims of the Philippines, February 20, 1981
“As Christians and Muslims, we encounter one another in faith in the one God, our Creator and guide, our just and merciful judge. - John Paul II, address to representatives of the Muslims of Belgium, May 19, 1985
We believe in the same God, the one God, the living God, the God who created the world and brings his creatures to their perfection...Both of us believe in one God, the only God, - John Paul II , address to the young Muslims of Morocco, August 19, 1985
Christians and Muslims, together with the followers of the Jewish religion, belong to what can be called ‘the tradition of Abraham.’..Our Creator and our final judge desires that we live together. Our God is a God of peace, who desires peace among those who live according to His commandments. Our God is the holy God who desires that those who call upon Him live in ways that are holy and upright. -John Paul II, address to Islamic leaders of Senegal, Dakar, February 22, 1992 -http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/ecumenical-and-interreligious/interreligious/islam/vatican-council-and-papal-statements-on-islam.cfm
I know. Wow. Just. Wow.
That kind makes him sound like the Burnie Sanders of Chirstiandom.
who knows? maybe hes into sex with 9 year old girls and not boys?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypqn-p3Xsas
Lets see what Stacey has to say in his Islam 101
Maybe they are brothers.... twisted brothers lol
Of course he is, he’s just following through with revelation.
Pray that many become Christians.
Cain and Able were brothers
ROFL good point!
[[Pope Francis to Muslims: “We Are Brothers”]]
Proving once again that this man is no follower of Christ .
Christians worship the God of Abraham , Issac and Jacob , the only ONE true God.
The Muslims have another god and it’s demonic.
The God of the bible can not lie and teaches us not to lie.
The allah of the koran is known as a deceiver and they are taught that deception and lies are good.
The God of the bible abhors murder , the god of the
koran relishes it . The God of the bible abhors theft , the allah of the koran relishes it . The God of bible is righteous , the allah of the koran is WICKED .
The koran is the exact opposite of the bible and so is it’s god. The allah of the koran is none other than Satan.
(Psalms 96:4) For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
(Psalms 96:5) For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
If this pope is brother with muslims it’s because he belongs to the brotherhood of man ,
Christians on the other hand do not and are called to be separate from the world.
(2 Corinthians 6:14) Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
(2 Corinthians 6:15) And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
(2 Corinthians 6:16) And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
(2 Corinthians 6:17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
And who murdered whom in cold blood?
Or perhaps the other way around.
The Pope is DELUSIONAL!
Well, some Catholics do believe that we should follow the pope even if he were Satan incarnate.
That was said by some lady who claimed Christ gave her a ring that only she could see.
Imagine that.......
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