Pope Determined to Seek Unity of all Faiths
[Pope Determined to
Seek Unity of all Faiths Proclaiming the
Gospel Ministries] "Following are excerpts
from the address given by Pope Francis to
the fraternal delegates of churches,
ecclesial communities and international
ecumenical bodies, representatives of the
Jewish people and of non-Christian
religions, all gathered in Rome for the
celebration of the official start of his
ministry.
Dear
Brothers and Sisters, Let us ask the
merciful Father to live in fullness that
faith that we received as a gift on the day
of our baptism. I wish to assure you...of my
determination to continue on the path of
ecumenical dialogue
and I would like to
thank in advance the Pontifical Council for
Promoting Christian Unity, for the help that
it will continue to offer, in my name, for
this noble cause. I...thank you all, dear
friends belonging to other religious
traditions; first of all the Muslims, who
worship the one God, living and merciful,
and call upon Him in prayer. I really
appreciate your presence: in it I see a
tangible sign of the will to grow in mutual
esteem and cooperation for the common good
of humanity..."
Read entire message
here.
[Mike Gendron's Response]
The new pope is doing everything he can to
build ecumenical bridges into all religions
and faiths. We wonder how the pope can say
Muslims worship the one God when they deny
the Trinity and the deity of Jesus Christ."
