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  • Pope tells Muslims our future hinges on getting along

    09/26/2006 7:34:18 PM PDT · by Aussie Dasher · 17 replies · 580+ views
    Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 27 September 2006 | MARTA FALCONI AND VICTOR L. SIMPSON
    CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Seeking to end anger in the Islamic world over his remarks on holy war, Pope Benedict XVI told Muslim envoys Monday their two faiths must overcome historic enmities and together reject violence, saying the future of humanity is at stake. The pope also urged ''reciprocity'' in religious freedom, calling for preserving the rights of Christians throughout the Islamic world. ''The circumstances which have given rise to our gathering are well known,'' Benedict said, referring to his remarks on Islam in a Sept. 12 speech at Regensburg University in Germany, which set off protests around the Muslim...