Pope Francis To Followers: “Koran And Holy Bible Are The Same”
Clyde | June 5, 2016 URL: http://wp.me/p2Jq2P-tAC
On Monday
the Bishop Of Rome addressed Catholic followers regarding the dire
importance of exhibiting religious tolerance. During his hour-long
speech, a smiling Pope Francis was quoted telling the Vatican’s guests
that the Koran, and the spiritual teachings contained therein, are just
as valid as the Holy Bible.
“Jesus
Christ, Jehovah, Allah. These are all names employed to describe an
entity that is distinctly the same across the world. For centuries,
blood has been needlessly shed because of the desire to segregate our
faiths. This, however, should be the very concept which unites us as
people, as nations, and as a world bound by faith. Together, we can
bring about an unprecedented age of peace, all we need to achieve such a
state is respect each others beliefs, for we are all children of God
regardless of the name we choose to address him by. We can accomplish
miraculous things in the world by merging our faiths, and the time for
such a movement is now. No longer shall we slaughter our neighbors over
differences in reference to their God.”
The
pontiff drew harsh criticisms in December after photos of the
78-year-old Catholic leader was released depicting Pope Francis kissing a
Koran. The Muslim Holy Book was given to Francis during a meeting with
Muslim leaders after a lengthy Muslim prayer held at the Vatican.
St.
John Paul II has courted several controversies since being elected as
Pope Benedicto XVI’s replacement in 2013. Francis has gone on record to
say that homosexuals are not to be judged, Proselytism is nonsense and
has endorsed the usage of contraceptive by Catholics.
The
Vatican will meet again with Muslim leaders in late February where they
plan to talk about further steps that can be taken to spread
understanding and awareness of the Islamic religion.
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