Today’s letter reflects a somewhat different style and spirit than Benedict XVI’s “Dominus Iesus.”
Interreligious Dialogue
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How the Buddha became a popular Christian saint
Two of medieval Europe’s most popular saints, Barlaam and Josaphat, were in fact Christianized versions of the Buddha.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Reading Islam’s holy book
In What the Qur’an Meant and Why It Matters, Garry Wills offers what he hopes can be a remedy to this fear: an invitation to pick up the Quran and read it, as he has done.
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A conversation on why Catholics need to dialogue with Muslims
“It is not possible to build bridges between people while forgetting God,” Pope Francis said early in his pontificate. “But the converse is also true: it is not possible to establish true links with God, while ignoring other people.” Many U.S. Catholics have not only ignored their Muslim brothers and sisters but harbor discriminatory views […]
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A conversation on why Catholics need to dialogue with Muslims
Many U.S. Catholics have not only ignored their Muslim brothers and sisters but harbor discriminatory views about Muslims at alarming rates.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Creationism isn’t about science, it’s about theology (and it’s really bad theology)
The Creation Museum is a $27 million example of how Christians can lose their way fighting the culture wars.
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Palestinian Christians slam Vice President Pence’s pro-Israel faith
Pence was in Jerusalem on Monday, expressing his full-throated support for Israel in a speech to parliament filled with biblical references.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: Buddhists and Catholics must unite against “intolerance, prejudice and hatred”
Pope Francis called on Catholics and Buddhists in Myanmar “to be united” in order “to heal the wounds of conflict that through the years have divided people of different cultures, ethnicities and religious convictions.” He reminded them that to achieve this unity it is necessary “to surmount all forms of misunderstanding, intolerance, prejudice and hatred.” […]
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A theologian targeted by the Vatican defends religious pluralism
“The church as a whole, cannot grasp the vastness of God,” Peter Phan argues.
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Respect, don’t just tolerate other religions, Vatican officials say in Diwali message
The path to mutual respect between communities has no room for intolerance.