VATICAN CITY, 8 SEP 2010 (VIS) - The Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue today released an English-language communique describing its "great concern at the news of the proposed 'Koran Burning Day' on the occasion of the anniversary of the 11 September tragic terrorist attacks in 2001 which resulted in the loss of many innocent lives and considerable material damage.
"These deplorable acts of violence, in fact, cannot be counteracted by an outrageous and grave gesture against a book considered sacred by a religious community. Each religion, with its respective sacred books, places of worship and symbols, has the right to respect and protection. We are speaking about the respect to be accorded the dignity of the person who is an adherent of that religion and his/her free choice in religious matters.
"The reflection which necessarily should be fostered on the occasion of the remembrance of 11 September would be, first of all, to offer our deep sentiments of solidarity with those who were struck by these horrendous terrorist attacks. To this feeling of solidarity we join our prayers for them and their loved ones who lost their lives.
"Each religious leader and believer is also called to renew the firm condemnation of all forms of violence, in particular those committed in the name of religion. Pope John Paul II affirmed: 'Recourse to violence in the name of religious belief is a perversion of the very teachings of the major religions' (address to the new ambassador of Pakistan, 16 December 1999). His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI similarly expressed, 'violence as a response to offences can never be justified, for this type of response is incompatible with the sacred principles of religion' (address of His Holiness Benedict XVI, to the new ambassador of Morocco, 6 February 2006)".
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"These deplorable acts of violence, in fact, cannot be counteracted by an outrageous and grave gesture against a book considered sacred by a religious community. Each religion, with its respective sacred books, places of worship and symbols, has the right to respect and protection. We are speaking about the respect to be accorded the dignity of the person who is an adherent of that religion and his/her free choice in religious matters.
"The reflection which necessarily should be fostered on the occasion of the remembrance of 11 September would be, first of all, to offer our deep sentiments of solidarity with those who were struck by these horrendous terrorist attacks. To this feeling of solidarity we join our prayers for them and their loved ones who lost their lives.
"Each religious leader and believer is also called to renew the firm condemnation of all forms of violence, in particular those committed in the name of religion. Pope John Paul II affirmed: 'Recourse to violence in the name of religious belief is a perversion of the very teachings of the major religions' (address to the new ambassador of Pakistan, 16 December 1999). His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI similarly expressed, 'violence as a response to offences can never be justified, for this type of response is incompatible with the sacred principles of religion' (address of His Holiness Benedict XVI, to the new ambassador of Morocco, 6 February 2006)".
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I agree that violence can never ever be used to make a point or retaliate...Our Lord would never had done that...but to respect other religions,is an error and was condemn by Pope IX in his syllabus of errors; No 15. Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true. -- Allocution "Maxima quidem," June 9, 1862; Damnatio "Multiplices inter," June 10, 1851.
ReplyDeleteSo, as we can see since Vatican ll, this error continues...
God gives us Free Will to choose what is TRUE and NEVER what is FALSE. We can NEVER respect FALSE RELIGIONS under the banner of Ecumenism...we respect people, like Our Lord did,by Speaking the Truth to lead them into the Catholic Church...that is the Church Militants obligation to be a soldier for Christ and His Church. Our Lord never joined forces with the enemy, but admonished and instructed them on TRUTH...The people in the Church, including our present Pope need to overcome this false teaching and start teaching 'NO SALVATION OUTSIDE THE CHURCH" to SAVE souls. Otherwise a lot of people will be accountable for causing such confusion, but mostly for offending God, by committing the sin against our Catholic Faith which is the first Commandment. There is whole lot of errors that will take time to unravel, as they are so in grained in so many peoples minds. But, with prayer and patience God will see our standing firm on the Traditions of the Catholic Faith come to fruition.
They have been abusing Christians and burning our nations flag without a care. I plan on buying my own to burn as well. And put the fire out with pigs blood.
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