by David-Maria A. Jaeger, ofm
Muslims’ offended reaction to the Pope’s Regensburg speech (or rather to the partial information reported by the media) shows how the Pontiff has become a kind of “arbiter” of universal morality to which even Muslims subscribe. Neither John Paul II nor Benedict XVI has ever adhered to the ‘Clash of Civilisations’ theory.
Jerusalem (AsiaNews) – What—if anything at all useful—can be learned from the storm of controversy that appeared to engulf the world following the partial media reports of the Holy Father's lecture at the...
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It isn't just a matter of what the Pope thinks about Islam. It is also about what the Holy Spirit thinks about Islam, even when He sees fit to adopt the words of a long-forgotten Emperor.
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