Pope to Baptize Prominent Muslim

yahoo.com ^ | 3/22/2008 | NICOLE WINFIELD

[Salvation]

Homily Of His Holiness Benedict XVI (Holy Saturday Easter Vigil, Saint Peter's Basilica)

Pope to Baptize Prominent Muslim

Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil)

The Exultet

The Dark before Dawn

Easter and the Holy Eucharist(Catholic/Orthodox Caucus)

Holy Saturday and the Easter Vigil

Easter Day and Easter Season

THE EASTER LITURGY [Easter Vigil] (Anglican and Catholic Rites)

Holy Saturday and the Easter Vigil

Poles visit symbolic Christ's Graves on Holy Saturday

Easter Vigil tonight

HOMILIES PREACHED BY FATHER ALTIER FOR EASTER VIGIL FROM 2002-2005

2 Paschal Candles; Lights On at Vigil And More on Washing of the Feet

RCIA and Holy Saturday

[Siobhan]

This holy baptism has made my Easter !!!

Paschal blessings be with us all !!!

[Campion]

To become a Christian one must make a personal decision to become a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Have you ever actually attended a Catholic baptism? You make it sound like all that happens is that someone gets wet.

There's a bit more to it than that. Here's a taste:

Minister*: Do you reject sin, so as to live in the freedom of God's children?

[The ordinary minister of the sacrament of baptism is a deacon, priest, or bishop.]

Catechumen: I do.

M.: Do you reject the glamor of evil, and refuse to be mastered by sin?

C.: I do.

M.: Do you reject Satan, father of sin and prince of darkness?

C.: I do.

M.: Do you believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth?

C: I do.

M.: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, and was buried, rose from the dead, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father?

C.: I do.

M.: Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting?

C.: I do.

M.: God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has given us a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and forgiven our sins. May God also keep us faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ for ever and ever.

Amen.

Sounds like a "personal decision" to be a disciple of Christ to me. If someone is going to stand up in front of people and publicly profess a lie, that's too bad, but it's not the church's fault. We're pretty clear on what's expected, and it's a whole lot more than just getting wet.

[Cronos]

Pope Benedict really knows how to sock it to the Muslimes

[Cronos]

well, I also have another attitude — if a Muslim is converting, I’d be overjoyed if he chooses any branch of the Christian faith — I’d even be happy if he/she becomes a Zoroastrian/buddhist/hindu/jain/sikh

[Cronos]

A Christian is a disciple of Jesus Christ...To say that someone became a disciple of Jesus Christ because he got baptized in water is a stretch...To become a Christian one must make a personal decision to become a disciple of Jesus Christ...

Sheesh, the baptized in water is the symbol. Who are YOU to say Magdi Allam has NOT made the personal decision to become a disciple of Christ. I believe he DID

[Trailerpark Badass]

Happy Easter!

[Quix]

I hope he does better than some of his predecessors.

Appeasement will not work.

[Cronos]

Stop making a silly argument against the symbol of Baptism -- look at the deeper meaning behind it and MORE IMPORTANTLY, see the story in the article -- a prominent Muslim has converted to Christ, he has ACCEPTED Christ as his Lord == why are you NOT rejoicing along with the rest of us??? I rejoice when a Muslim becomes a baptist, a "born-again", an Anglican,

[Cronos]

Did this muzlim ever claim to become a follower of Jesus, a disciple of Jesus Christ

Sheesh, you argue about things you have no idea about -- attend a Baptism, during the baptismal vows you vow to be a follower of Christ and to reject Satan and his works.

[Cronos]

From the yahoo article: “ The Vatican statement announcing Allam’s conversion said: “For the Catholic Church, each person who asks to receive Baptism after a deep personal search, a fully free choice and adequate preparation, has a right to receive it.”

It said all newcomers to the faith were “equally important before God’s love and welcome in the community of the Church.”
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[Cronos]

True — appeasement does not work. Let’s all of us believers in Christ now work ever harder to spread the Good News to Muslims

[Quix]

INDEED.

I housed one and ministered to him over a year.

He is now a missionary to others.

[Cronos]

I housed one and ministered to him over a year. He is now a missionary to others

My respect for you has increased immensely.

[Quix]

GOODNESS! AN RESURRECTION SUNDAY MIRACLE!

THANKS BIG.

BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOURS.

[streetpreacher]

Thanks for living your faith, not just writing about it.

[Quix]

Thanks for putting it that way.

I tend to see too many of the ways I fail, so often.

Mercifully, He keeps affirming that His Grace is sufficient.

[steve86]

I hope he takes a hard line on the prottie heretics as well, especially the more bombastic ones.

[Cronos]

Weeell, here’s my view — I see slam as the bigger threat to us all. And by “us”, I mean not only the various Christian groups, but also Hindus, Buddhists, etc.

[modican]

Pope to Baptize Prominent Muslim

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