Fátima to become interfaith shrine

The Portugese News ^ | 11/01/03

[MudPuppy]

oh my......

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Just a SWAG, but a few years from now, the muslims will want to kick all other religions out of the shrine and call it their own.

Hey! They're regaining a foothold in the areas they lost centuries ago. Woo hoo! Next, on to the Vatican.....

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[NeoCaveman]

This is almost, word for word, what Mother Teresa said.

Source. Please.

[Unam Sanctam]

Horrible if true. However, I don't know anything about this news source, and I have heard nothing from any other source about this conference, and I just did a Google search and could find nothing on it. Therefore, I will withhold judgment until I know the actual facts. I know that the UN-sponsored United Religions Initiative is bad news -- Cardinal Arinze I think it was went to one of their interfaith conferences, where Ted Turner gave a speech trashing Christianity. The Cardinal criticized the whole thing.

[NeoCaveman]

All I want is a few chickens and the odd toad.

If local law prevents you from sacrificing live chickens you can always just get a bucket of Extra Crispy from KFC.

[sinkspur]

From Mother Teresa's "A Simple Path":

"I love all religions. ... If people become better Hindus, better Muslims, better Buddhists by our acts of love, then there is something else growing there."

[sinkspur]

This is truly appalling, and don't let the frequently rather offensive Mr. Sinkspur distract us from the real problem here, which has nothing to do with what Mother Teresa may or may not have thought.

It is rude to mention someone in a post and not ping them.

You were saying...about being offensive?

[Hermann the Cherusker]

Since Portugal is the one place where the faith was to remain intact I guess we are very near the end.

Anyone with eyes can see that the faith is not intact in Portugal.

[Hermann the Cherusker]

I'd like proof of that. From everything she said, she did not proselytize, as she would have had no credibility with Hindus.

No, she did try to convert people. But if they were not interested, she did not force the issue or make her care conditional.

[ckca]

on the wall I saw a bizarre symbol that appears to be all of the symbols of the major religions sort of circling around together

United Religions Initiative:

The United Religions Initiative - Foundation for a World Religion

[NeoCaveman]

The universality of God's kingdom permits this, and this is nothing more than a diversified form of sharing in the same mystery of salvation. In the end it is hoped that the Christian will become a better Christian and each Hindu a better Hindu."

"I love all religions. ... If people become better Hindus, better Muslims, better Buddhists by our acts of love, then there is something else growing there."

Almost the same? One reeks of indifference and the other about bringing people to Christ through acts of love.

[MarMema]

FYI ping.

[redgolum]

In a few years the Muslims will claim it was always a Muslim shrine, and will threaten to kill any non muslim who dares enters it.

[livius]

Ah, yes! That's the very one.

BTW, the "United Religions Iniative" is very big among Episcopalians on the West Coast. I know because I have a ditzy elderly Episcopalian relative who is just thrilled by it It's being heavily promoted by the aptly named Bishop Swing, of the ECUSA.

[TheCrusader]

"I'd like proof of that. From everything she said, she did not proselytize, as she would have had no credibility with Hindus. In fact, I don't recall her ever indicating that she was engaged in actively converting Hindus."

Now do tell me, sinkspur, what kind of "blessed" Catholic nun would be more concerned with her personal 'credibility' with Hindus than with evangelizing them?

[katnip]

Delegates attending the Vatican and United Nations (UN) inspired annual interfaith congress "The Future of God", held during October in Fátima, heard how the Shrine is to be developed into a centre where all the religions of the world will gather to pay homage to their various gods.

I think the name of the convention, "The Future of God" is funny. As if these creatures control His destiny. I wonder if God is chuckling over these humans plans for his future.

I do not think it a bad thing to invite people of all faiths to a holy place. Miracles can occur and hardened hearts opened. However, to say that all religions should be welcome to pay homage to their various gods at a Christian Holy site just gives me the shivers.

What really do you think that will mean? Will they have statues of Budda and Zeus and Odin and the various Hindu gods for people to worship? Maybe a piece of meteorite?

Count me out of this creepy idea.

[nickcarraway]

So, were the apostles evil for proseltyzing?

[sinkspur]

No. And, don't be silly.