Today, while I was reading through the internet about various and sundry topics a certain headline caught my attention. Now, the story itself was a short one but the headline seemed to be of greater importance than the author or editor seemed to believe. The headline read Islamic relations key Vatican topic. I wonder, really, how much import can one religion place on the position of another when selecting a leader. If you do believe, indeed, that this man is in a position closest to God, who are we to dictate to him?
I guess that two of the forerunners in the contest for pope - if you wish to call it a contest - have differing views on how the church's position on Islam should be.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Vatican's doctrinal enforcer, is believed to favor evangelization of Muslims, while Cardinal Angelo Scola, the archbishop of Venice, is believed to favor conciliation and dialogue. Both men are viewed as papal contenders.Though I am not certain that evangelization is the appropriate position to take toward any other religious group, I am still left to my quandry. Does a man have a right to dictate to God how His Church should treat others?
2 comments:
You hit a good point here,since christian and muslim religions are both monotheist and grossly refer to the same god why should one try to change the other?
Neat,man talk,write and do all he can on earth but it's impossible to know who is the nearest to God.
how are you by the way?
Neither group claims direct revelation from their God; so, you have a man or men telling you what they think previous men thought when they explained God. Although I struggle with this, I also am intrigued.
As to me, I'm doing O.K. I've been a little under the weather lately but I seem to be getting better. Thanks.
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