Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Sharing... the Quran?

Feast of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr

The pope of the Conciliar Church, Francis, told a group of refugees this past Sunday that
Sharing our experience in carrying that cross, to expel the illness within our hearts, which embitters our life: it is important that you do this in your meetings. Those that are Christian, with the Bible, and those that are Muslim, with the Quran. The faith that your parents instilled in you will always help you move on.
Considering the perverse doctrines contained within the Quran -- especially its Unitarian conception of a god and relegation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to the status of a merely human prophet beneath Mohammed -- and the untold gallons of Catholic blood spilled by adherents of the book because of it, why would a man who at least claims to be the Bishop of Rome ask anyone to share "experience," making use of such a tome?

...oh, wait!  Who could forget the immortal words of Nostra Aetate, which states:
3. The Church regards with esteem also the Moslems. They adore the one God, living and subsisting in Himself; merciful and all- powerful, the Creator of heaven and earth,(5) who has spoken to men; they take pains to submit wholeheartedly to even His inscrutable decrees, just as Abraham, with whom the faith of Islam takes pleasure in linking itself, submitted to God. Though they do not acknowledge Jesus as God, they revere Him as a prophet. They also honor Mary, His virgin Mother; at times they even call on her with devotion. In addition, they await the day of judgment when God will render their deserts to all those who have been raised up from the dead. Finally, they value the moral life and worship God especially through prayer, almsgiving and fasting.  
Since in the course of centuries not a few quarrels and hostilities have arisen between Christians and Moslems, this sacred synod urges all to forget the past and to work sincerely for mutual understanding and to preserve as well as to promote together for the benefit of all mankind social justice and moral welfare, as well as peace and freedom. 
Doesn't a document purportedly from an ecumenical council which blatantly contradicts reality make you feel better?
 

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