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alaric · « **on:** March 22, 2013, 08:26:32 AM »

Pope: Dialogue with Islam, olive branch to China

http://news.yahoo.com/pope-dialogue-islam-olive-branch-china-102330472.html

.....VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis called Friday for more dialogue with Islam and offered an olive branch to China and other countries that don't have diplomatic relations with the Holy See.

In his first foreign policy address as pope, Francis delivered his remarks in Italian rather than the traditional French — another indication that the Argentine-born pope is less than comfortable speaking languages other than Italian and his mother-tongue Spanish.

The occasion was an audience with ambassadors from the 180 countries that have diplomatic relations with the Holy See, in which Francis explained he would work for peace, the poor and to "build bridges" between peoples. He noted that even his title "pontiff" means bridge-builder.

Francis said it was important to intensify dialogue among different religions "particularly dialogue with Islam" and to deepen the church's outreach to atheists.

The Vatican's relations with Islam hit several bumps during Pope Benedict XVI's papacy: He outraged Muslims with a 2006 speech quoting a Byzantine emperor as saying some of the Prophet Muhammad's teachings were "evil and inhuman." And in 2011, the pre-eminent institute of Islamic learning in the Sunni Muslim world, Cairo's Al-Azhar institute, froze dialogue with the Vatican to protest Benedict's call for greater protection of Christians in Egypt.

However, the Vatican said Friday that Al-Azhar's chief imam, Sheik Ahmed el-Tayyib, sent a message of congratulations to Francis for his election and hoped for cooperation. That's a possible sign of a thaw in relations with the arrival of a pope whose interfaith outreach while archbishop of Buenos Aires has been well-docuмented.

Francis also said he wanted to begin a "journey" with countries that don't yet have diplomatic relations with the Vatican.

Benedict had made improving relations with China a priority, given the millions of faithful who belong to China's underground Catholic Church, but tensions remain particularly over the appointment of bishops. China insists on naming them, while the Vatican says only the pope can name bishops.

China congratulated Francis for his election but said establishing formal relations would depend on the Vatican cutting diplomatic ties with Taiwan and ceasing activities Beijing considers as interference in its internal affairs — a reference to bishops' appointments.

The Holy See also doesn't have diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia. The latest country added to its list of diplomatic recognition was South Sudan, just last month.___

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alaric · « **Reply #1 on:** March 22, 2013, 08:28:43 AM »

I foresee another papal smooching session with a Koran in our not to distant future. :rolleyes:

alaric · « **Reply #2 on:** March 22, 2013, 08:42:06 AM »

Islam does not "dialogue" with anyone, it's very name means "submit".

I think Francis didn't get the memo. :rolleyes:

alaric · « **Reply #3 on:** March 22, 2013, 08:53:37 AM »

"Francis also said he wanted to begin a "journey" with countries that don't yet have diplomatic relations with the Vatican. "

I'm quite sure where this "journey" will lead him like his last few predecessors. :rolleyes:

RomanCatholic1953 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 22, 2013, 09:09:09 AM »

Just think that wall is actually the remains of a Roman Fort.

We are forced to believe so many lies these days, that the real
truth is now treated as a lie.

The ѕуηαgσgυє of Satan at work.

alaric · « **Reply #5 on:** March 22, 2013, 09:27:43 AM »

Quote from: RomanCatholic1953

Just think that wall is actually the remains of a Roman Fort.
We are forced to believe so many lies these days, that the real
truth is now treated as a lie.

The ѕуηαgσgυє of Satan at work.

I thought it was the remains of the Second Temple in which the Romans decimated in 70 AD shortly after the Jєωs had Christ crucified by the Romans themselves.

At any rate, it's been cursed by God for the Jєωs deicide against his son and should certainly not be a place for the so-called "Vicar of Christ" to be proselytizing or show any form of prayer or reverence.

They might as well go touch and pray before the Rock in Mecca. :rolleyes:

RomanCatholic1953 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 22, 2013, 09:42:17 AM »

Quote from: alaric

Quote from: RomanCatholic1953
Just think that wall is actually the remains of a Roman Fort.
We are forced to believe so many lies these days, that the real
truth is now treated as a lie.

The ѕуηαgσgυє of Satan at work.
I thought it was the remains of the Second Temple in which the Romans decimated in 70 AD shortly after the Jєωs had Christ crucified by the Romans themselves.

At any rate, it's been cursed by God for the Jєωs deicide against his son and should certainly not be a place for the so-called "Vicar of Christ" to be proselytizing or show any form of prayer or reverence.

They might as well go touch and pray before the Rock in Mecca. :rolleyes:

Look up Brother Nathanael's Amazing videos on rense.com

Satan at the Wailing Wall.