Posted on 02/12/2019 9:41:52 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The declaration signed by Pope Francis and Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar, during the pope’s trip to the United Arab Emirates “is a clarion call for robust dialogue that leads to peace,” said the Catholic chairman of the National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue and the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.
“In our increasingly hostile world in which violence too often predominates between Christians and Muslims — violence that has led to tragic consequences for the most vulnerable humans — we welcome with great joy this historic joint statement on human fraternity,” said Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago and Bishop Joseph C. Bambera of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Pope Francis and Sheik el-Tayeb, a leading religious authority for many Sunni Muslims around the world, signed “A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together” Feb. 4 in Abu Dhabi.
“We, who believe in God and in the final meeting with him and his judgment, on the basis of our religious and moral responsibility, and through this document, call upon ourselves, upon the leaders of the world as well as the architects of international policy and world economy, to work strenuously to spread the culture of tolerance and of living together in peace,” the document said.
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An Urban II or Pope Saint Pius V he isn’t.
King James Bible
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
Neville Chamberlain would be so proud.
2 Corinthians 6:14-17 King James Version (KJV)
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
I’m not surprised - in the least bit.
It also makes sense that the RCC with a horrible pope would take the lead in this.
What better platform to push this than through an ecumenical religious approach?
Yes, the OWR is coming along nicely.
(well, not “nicely” but it is definitely coming along)
TFTP guys (to a couple of ya)
To ALL keep praying - Syncro’s post of Scripture tells of a time that seems to get closer each day
[Idiocy.]
Agreed.
Well, we already had Idiocracy under Barack, so this idiocy should follow.
I’m sorry to say. [no offense - :)]
Dialogue is preferable to slaughter.
But the Church must always stand for the truth of Jesus Christ.
Yes, the One-World Religion demands a world platform.
The Church will survive Francis, as it has survived numerous suboptimal popes in the past.
It’s just kind of frustrating, after John Paul II and Benedict, to have this guy in charge.
I sure hope he’s doing some good that isn’t obvious, because what’s obvious isn’t good.
No chance of another Battle of Lepanto where Christians whipped the Muslims, saying the roasary with the blessings of the Pope?
We need an Italian Pope.
Seems to be coming quickly.
Bergoglio is Italian. Lots of Italians moved to Argentina. We need another Polish Pope.
It must all happen, somehow.
We just have to catch up to that point.
If only world leaders TRULY understood what will happen when they divide Israel for “peace” for 7 years.
Most would probably still go for it but I’ll bet a couple would give pause.
Nonetheless, it IS going to happen.
False pope.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd Ed., 2016
http://ccc.usccb.org/flipbooks/catechism/index.html
Its commentaries on Islam states:
The Moslems, “professing to hold the faith of Abraham, along with us adore the one and merciful God, who at the last day will judge mankind” (Lumen Gentium 16). Though the Islamic faith does not acknowledge Jesus as God, it does revere Him as prophet, and also honors His virgin mother. Moslems “prize the moral life, and give worship to God especially through prayer, almsgiving and fasting” (Nostra Aetate 3). Noting that there had been many quarrels and hostilities between Christians and Muslims, the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) urged that all “forget the past and strive sincerely for mutual understanding, and, on the behalf of all mankind, make common cause of safeguarding and fostering social justice, moral values, peace, and freedom” (Nostra Aetate 3).
Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Raphael I affirmed that he was present at the Vatican when John Paul II kissed the Muslim "holy" book: "On May 14th (1999) I was received by the Pope, together with a delegation composed of the Shi'ite imam of Khadum mosque and the Sunni president of the council of administration of the Iraqi Islamic Bank. There was also a representative of the Iraqi ministry of religion. .... At the end of the audience the Pope bowed to the Muslim holy book, the Qu'ran, presented to him by the delegation, and he kissed it as a sign of respect. The photo of that gesture has been shown repeatedly on Iraqi television and it demonstrates that the Pope is not only aware of the suffering of the Iraqi people, he has also great respect for Islam."
11/30/2006
Pope Francis and the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb (the Grand Imam of the al-Azhar Mosque and the Al Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt - He is considered by some Muslims to be the highest authority in Sunni Islamic thought and Islamic jurisprudence.), published “A Document On Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together” during the Pope’s trip to the United Arab Emirates, 2/03-05/2019.
http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/travels/2019/outside/documents/papa-francesco_20190204_documento-fratellanza-umana.html?fbclid=IwAR2CKBKh8l638cSyO8vOKjRUEndjTkAZ-ppgLP7H1t3djYVAcidO1yJgQC0
… Terrorism is deplorable and threatens the security of people, be they in the East or the West, the North or the South, and disseminates panic, terror and pessimism, but this is not due to religion, even when terrorists instrumentalize it. It is due, rather, to an accumulation of incorrect interpretations of religious texts and to policies linked to hunger, poverty, injustice, oppression and pride. This is why it is so necessary to stop supporting terrorist movements fueled by financing, the provision of weapons and strategy, and by attempts to justify these movements even using the media. All these must be regarded as international crimes that threaten security and world peace. Such terrorism must be condemned in all its forms and expressions…
… Freedom is a right of every person: each individual enjoys the freedom of belief, thought, expression and action. The pluralism and the diversity of religions, colour, sex, race and language are willed by God in His wisdom, through which He created human beings. This divine wisdom is the source from which the right to freedom of belief and the freedom to be different derives. Therefore, the fact that people are forced to adhere to a certain religion or culture must be rejected, as too the imposition of a cultural way of life that others do not accept...
I would like to see an imam kiss the Bible.
But I won’t hold my breath.
Islam is incompatible with Western Civilization.
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