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Puck
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 Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:14 pm Pope Appeals to Muslims on Terror |
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| Quote: | BBC NEWS
Pope appeals to Muslims on terror
Pope Benedict XVI has appealed to Muslims to help combat the "cruel fanaticism" of terrorism.
At a meeting with Germany's Muslim leaders in Cologne, the pontiff said Islamic teachers had a "great responsibility" to educate the young.
Afterwards, the Pope led an open-air prayer vigil at a park outside the city, which was attended by at least 700,000 people.
Pope Benedict wraps up his four-day trip to his native country on Sunday.
'New barbarism'
The meeting with some 30 Muslim leaders follows the Pope's earlier pledge to build "bridges of friendship" with other faiths.
He urged Muslims to join Christians to try to stop the spread of terrorism, which he called a "new barbarism".
The Pope spoke of past wars that had been waged between Christians and Muslims with both sides invoking God's name as if, the Pope said, killing the enemy could be pleasing to God.
The Pope said by working together, Muslims and Christians could "turn back the wave of cruel fanaticism that endangers the lives of so many people and hinders progress toward world peace".
Since the Pope's election four months ago, he has been ultra-cautious in his comments on recent acts of international terrorism such as the London bombings, says the BBC's David Willey in Cologne.
The pontiff has limited his remarks to describing the perpetrators as fanatics who do not represent the true Muslim faith, our correspondent says.
There are about 3.5m German Muslims, mainly of Turkish descent - one of the highest figures in Western Europe.
A day earlier, the Pope met German Jewish leaders during a visit to a synagogue in Cologne.
He warned of rising anti-Semitism and paid his respects to Jews murdered during the Nazi era.
It was only the second time a Pope has visited a Jewish place of worship, following Pope John Paul II's visit to a Rome synagogue in 1986.
'Much to criticise'
After meeting the Muslim leaders, the Pope attended the outdoor evening service at Marienfeld, the site of disused coal mine outside Cologne.
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He told the huge crowd that there was "much that could be criticised in the Church".
"We know this and the Lord himself told us so: it is a net with good fish and bad fish," the pontiff said.
Many of the pilgrims are expected to stay the night in the open air so they can attend the Pope's morning Mass - a huge outdoor event that is being seen as the climax of his visit, which marks World Youth Day.
The World Youth Day festival, created by Pope John Paul II who died in April, is held in a different part of the world every three years.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/4168042.stm
Published: 2005/08/20 21:41:53 GMT
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I think that it is really good for all religions that the we can meet peacefully to discuss issues that affect all of us, without letting our differences get in the way.
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Republican_Man
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| Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:26 pm |
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^I very much agree with that. This is good news 
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| Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:34 pm |
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Most Muslims, and the heads of their religion were already denouncing terrorism... What was the point, exactly?
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| Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:44 pm |
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| IntrepidIsMe wrote: | | Most Muslims, and the heads of their religion were already denouncing terrorism... What was the point, exactly? |
Actually, they weren't exactly, and this is to show that they do. Yes, some were, but not as many as there should be. Not nearly as many. This is just to get it out that it's so, which I think is necessary and good. We need to show that most Muslims aren't bad people--that they're good people, overall, and that the majority aren't terrorists, and on a large-scale level.
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| Sun Aug 21, 2005 12:39 am |
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Although I still wouldn't say that it's as much as it should be, it's still more than I expected. Thank you
However, I still feel it necessary and good. The message needs to get out like never before.
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| Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:10 am |
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I think it's important for people of all faiths and ideologies to come together an co-operate as much as they can to fight a common foe. Muslim extremists and terrorists are not only a threat to people not belonging to their faith, but also other Muslims.
However, as Aaron said, most Muslim organizations around the world are already denouncing terrorism. I think this is good anyhow, because it might better the relations between two very influential religions of the world.
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Unfortunately those who carry out atrocities in the name of Islam have decided that any Muslim that doesn't agree with them isn't actually a true Muslim. I don't think it matters who appeals to them.
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| Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:21 am |
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| purple_kathryn wrote: | | Unfortunately those who carry out atrocities in the name of Islam have decided that any Muslim that doesn't agree with them isn't actually a true Muslim. I don't think it matters who appeals to them. |
It doesn't. But this will show everyone ELSE that most Muslims are good people, and not terrorists. That's what I like about this.
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| Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:53 pm |
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| purple_kathryn wrote: | | Unfortunately those who carry out atrocities in the name of Islam have decided that any Muslim that doesn't agree with them isn't actually a true Muslim. I don't think it matters who appeals to them. |
So what do you suggest? We do nothing? Wow...I'm glad you're not involved with politics or Religion in any way.
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