[marshmallow]

I therefore think that the pope’s gesture means this: the Churches mission is universal, even towards Muslims and it must be explicit.

Amen.

I think many of us here on FR drew precisely this same conclusion from the events of Easter Sunday in Rome.

[xkaydet65]

But remember the explanation Benedict gave for his choice of name. The first Benedict helped save the West with the monastic preservation of antiquities. He also sees the West, particularly Europe, in need of another intervener.

[Salvation]

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