Posted on 05/09/2009 4:08:27 PM PDT by americanophile
AMMAN, Jordan, May 9 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI prayed Saturday at the King Hussein Mosque in the Jordanian capital Amman, Vatican officials said.
The trip to the mosque, the largest in Jordan, marked the second day of the pope's visit to the Middle East, the BBC reported.
Afterwards, Benedict addressed local Muslim leaders, observers said. Earlier in the day he visited Mount Nebo, which, according to the Bible, is where Moses saw the Promised Land before he died.
Vatican analysts said the pope is anxious to mend relations with Muslims and Jews on his eight-day sojourn to Israel and the West Bank, his first to the region as pontiff.
On Sunday, he is scheduled to celebrate an open-air mass at Wadi Kharrar on the east bank of the River Jordan -- the place where Christians believe Jesus was baptized. The next day, Benedict will go to Tel Aviv to begin four days in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, the BBC reported.
...are you the Pope?
No. Are you?
Refrain from all appearance of evil
...no, but then neither I or the Pope apparently pray to our God in houses of worship dedicated to other ‘gods.’
The Vatican didn’t issue a special statement. This is just another news story like the one you posted except this one was from Yahoo via AP. I can see why you were taken in though - it’s easy to be manipulated by the media.
So I’ll await your condemnation of the Apostle Paul for preaching and praying at the Temple of Artemis.
...well, it may not be a ‘special statement’ but I’ll regard it as an important clarification from a Vatican spokesman. Symbolism matters.
This is from the Catholic News Service:
“Visiting mosque, pope says believing in God means respecting others
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) — To believe in God is to pray, to be merciful and compassionate, to witness to the truth and to uphold the dignity of every person, Pope Benedict XVI said after visiting a monumental new mosque in Amman.
Acknowledging that much of the history of Christian-Muslim relations has been marked by misunderstanding and tension, the pope said it is faith that calls members of both communities to respect each other and join together to promote the common good.
(full story)
Of course, some will continue to damn the Pontiff rather than read the truth.
I choose not to live my life constrained by fear of what others may think of me; I live my life as God expects, and as best provides for my family. That others live to satisfy men is truly sad.
...well I wish you the best then.
The Pope is just a man.Just as sinful as any other man or woman and condemned without the blood of Jesus.
A man he is, but also a symbol.
You got a deceptive headline and ran with it without double-checking. An easy mistake but please don’t try and weasel out by now saying the Vatican “corrected the record” because that simply isn’t true. Your UPI article omitted the full story - see - OPUSFR’s link or read mine. There are also lots more on the net and none of them say he “prayed” there except the one you chose to post.
Here’s lots of news stories about the Pope’s visit to the Mosque and not one of them said he prayed their...:
http://ixquick.com/do/metasearch.pl?query=pope+prays+at+mosque+in+jordan&cat=web&pl=ff&language=english
The “symbol” part is why he will walk out of the mosque alive.
You too!
There is no one here saying otherwise. He knows quite well about the Blood of Jesus because he spends every day with it.
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