sourcePope Benedict XVI told Muslim diplomats Monday that "our future" depends on dialogue between Christians and Muslims, an attempt to ease relations strained by his recent remarks about Islam and violence.
The pontiff quoted from his predecessor, John Paul II, who had close relations with the Muslim world, when he described the need for "reciprocity in all fields," including religious freedom. Benedict spoke in French to a roomful of diplomats from 21 countries and the Arab League in his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo in the Alban Hills near Rome.
Tags: strained | reciprocity | predecessor | remarks | RELIGIOUS | Relations | quoted | PONTIFF | meets | including | freedom | FIELDS | diplomats | dialogue | described | depends | attempt | Rome | Pope | PAUL | Muslim | Monday | John | Islam | christians | BENEDICT
No comments:
Post a Comment