Re: Pope Benedict and Islam
From The New Yorker 2 April 2007 -Theese are fierce theological times. It should come as no surprise that the Vatican and Islam are not getting along, or that their problems began long before Pope...
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Kirsten Grieshaber, for the Associated Press:At a Berlin church, Muslim refugees converting in droves BERLIN (AP) -- Mohammed Ali Zonoobi bends his head as the priest pours holy water over his black...
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Thomas Rosica CSB, for America Magazine:'Allahu Akbar' Was Never a Call to Violence and DestructionThe tragic, violent events of the past days in Beirut and Paris, as well as the recent downing of a...
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Ayman S. Ibrahim, for Religion News Service:4 ways ISIS grounds its actions in religion, and why it should matter (COMMENTARY)(RNS) The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Paris...
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Tom Heneghan, Catherine Pepinster, and John Laurenson, for The Tablet:The night that changed France – and EuropeThe Vatican has described the atrocities of Friday 13 November as an assault on peace...
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Fr. William Grimm, for UCA News:'Ours is a religion of peace'The stark reality is that most religions are not'Ours is a religion of peace.'That is religious adherents' programmed response to...
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Clifford Longley, for The Tablet:Depriving Isis of a home is key to victory, but the West must avoid humiliating Muslims in defeat A Muslim friend once told me that it was impossible to understand how...
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CNS/The Catholic Herald -The head of the Syriac Catholic Church has accused Western governments of betraying Christians in the Middle East and said it was “a big lie” to suggest Islamic State could be...
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From CNA:We know how to reform Islam – it's time to actually do it, Muslims sayWashington D.C., Dec 4, 2015 / 04:14 pm (CNA).- Islam needs a “reformation” that can only be achieved by Muslims speaking...
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David Gibson, for Religion News Service:Detroit archbishop denounces proposals to bar Muslims from U.S.Without mentioning Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump by name, Detroit Archbishop...
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The year before Regensburg, Pope Benedict gave this address at a meeting with representatives of the Muslim Community in CologneDear Muslim Friends,It gives me great joy to be able to be with you and...
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From Global Pulse:Arab Christians integral to Middle EastMawlid al-Nabi, the birth of the Prophet Mohammad, and Christmas coincide in 2015Arab Christians "are an integral part" of the Middle East's...
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Let us not forget those in the Middle East who have suffered dreadfully this year. People have lost entire families, including children and babies. We need to keep things in perspective.
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Iacopo Scaramuzzi, for Vatican Insider:Agreement between Holy See and Palestine comes into forceThe agreement, which was signed in June, “regards essential aspects of the life and activity of the...
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The Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma, where many refugees - regardless of their religion - found shelter.Source: Undiscovered HungaryChrista Pongratz-Lippitt, in Global Pulse:Hungarian Abbot:...
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JANE KRAMER in The New Yorker - 2 April 2007 -These are fierce theological times. It should come as no surprise that the Vatican and Islam are not getting along, or that their problems began long...
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From John Allen in Crux -Back in the late 1960s, the rock band Crosby, Stills and Nash released a catchy tune titled “Marrakesh Express,” referring to the renowned Moroccan city. Today, moderate...
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Paolo Affatato, for Vatican Insider:An ayatollah to walk the corridors of the Pope’s universityThe Pontifical Lateran University opens its doors to its first ever visiting professor, the director of...
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AIDA ALAMI in The NY Times -At a recent conference held by Muslim scholars to confront violence in the Islamic world, a representative of the Yazidireligious minority in Iraq and Syria said his people...
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CWN - L’Osservatore Romano published a column on the front page of its Holy Saturday edition cautioning against one-sided media portrayals of Islam.In the column, Zouhir Louassini, a Muslim journalist...
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