Pope Benedict, second from right, and Istanbul’s …
Pope Benedict, second from right, and Istanbul’s Mufti Mustafa Cagrici, right, pause during their visit inside the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on Thursday. (Salih Zeki Fazlioglu/Associated Press)
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ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006120238863)
ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006120238863)
Pope Benedict XVI’s Turkey visit, which was closely followed by the world press with great interest and curiosity, turned out to be far more positive and beneficial than expected. (Read more of this story from Zaman – a Turkish Newspaper at the above link)
Sister Chittister Visits Syria
Road to Damascus still a place for conversions | National Catholic Reporter Conversation Cafe: “As we wound our way back from the Patriarch’s palace, through the narrow back lanes of the city, I realized that Paul of Tarsus had walked in this very area, too. ‘Not in this area,’ our translator said. ‘Paul walked here. Here. On this street. I will show you.’ And, all of a sudden, we emerged ‘on the street called ‘Straight’ talked about in Scripture.
The impact of the statement was far more than biblical. Damascus is the longest continuously populated city in human history. More than 7,000 years old, they tell us. We were on the very street that ties the early moments of Christianity with today’s struggles.
When the car stopped, we found ourselves in the front courtyard of a huge marble building. Fronted by narrow marble steps and great columned portico, it had all the marks of a standard Roman Catholic installation. Except that we were not in Rome. We were in a convent in Damascus run by a feisty old nun, Regina, a sister of St. Basil. It was a classic institution confronted by a very current situation.”
Address to the Ambassadors of Countries with a Muslim majority and Muslim communities in Italy
Address to the Ambassadors of Countries with a Muslim majority and Muslim communities in Italy
The Above link will take you to the Vatican Site for the full text message of theHoly Father at his recent meeting with Muslim ambassadors.
All Things Catholic Sept. 15, 2006
John Allen Of the NCR makes the following comment on the Pope’s lecture at a German University.
All Things Catholic Sept. 15, 2006: “I have written before that Benedict XVI is not a PC pope. By that, I don’t mean that he sets out to give offense; on the contrary, he’s one of the most gracious figures ever to step on the world stage. Instead, he simply does not allow his thinking to be channeled by the taboos and fashions of ordinary public discourse.” Read full article at the link above.
Read report on reaction: CTV.ca
Former Arch-Bishop of Caterbury defended the Pope:
However, the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey came to
the Pope’s defence today, saying Muslims must learn to enter
into dialogue without “crying foul”.
Ecumenical Life Newsletter
Links, resources, articles, for 2006 ‘Week of Prayer for Christian Unity’, from a Canadian perspective.
Worldwide Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Begins | Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World News
Article from the “Christian Post’.
General Audience, 18 January 2006
This week we are invited to pray for Christian Unity.
Here is the Message of Pope Benedict for this week.
General Audience, 18 January 2006
