(Vatican Radio):
Pope Francis has issued his first Apostolic Exhortation on Tuesday, Evangelii Gaudium, translated into English as The Joy of the Gospel. The 224-page document outlines the Pope’s vision for a missionary Church, whose “doors should always be open”. The Pope speaks on numerous themes, including evangelization, peace, homiletics, social justice, the family, respect for creation, faith and politics, ecumenism, interreligious dialogue, and the role of women and of the laity in the Church.
“…interreligious dialogue”, which must be conducted “clear and joyful in one’s own identity”, is “a necessary condition for peace in the world” and does not obscure evangelization (250-251); in our times, “our relationship with the followers of Islam has taken on great importance” (252). The Pope “humbly” entreats those countries of Islamic tradition to guarantee religious freedom to Christians, also “in light of the freedom which followers of Islam enjoy in Western countries!” “Faced with disconcerting episodes of violent fundamentalism” he urges us to “avoid hateful generalisations, for authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence” (253)
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Categories: CHRISTIANITY, Europe, Islam, Religion
What Pope has said is yes, but the situation of Muslims being tortured, killed, invaded without apparent reasons, creates a hatred and intolerance and therefore, Islams permits retaliation if those atrocities are on the ground.
But, Muslims are also advised to be wise and not try out failing strategies again and again and again.
When the Muslims are dependent on the West technologically, to retaliate physically every so often, requires a particular kind of blindness.
its a lie.