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Abrahamic Convergence – inspiration, forgiveness, and tragedy
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Aziz Poonawalla
This week is a truly portentous one for Muslims, Jews, and Catholics. In one week, we have Yom Kippur, the Day of Arafat and Eid ul Adha, and Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States. I like the term “Abrahamic Convergence” for this sort of thing – it emphasizes the commonality of themes in…
Message to Muslims of the world from Pope Francis
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Aziz Poonawalla
Pope Francis has sent a message of goodwill to Muslims worldwide. The text is available in multiple languages including French and Arabic on the Vatican website. Unfortunately, some Muslims tend to view this sort of gesture in a cynical way. They forget that in Islam, there is a religious basis for interfaith outreach such as…
Pope Francis! The new Pope is Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina #HabemusPapam
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Aziz Poonawalla
The new Pope has been announced as (former) Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina. He has chosen the name Francis, the first to do so. Congratulations to all the world’s billion Catholics, be they practicing, lapsed or anywhere in between. This is a time of joy for our Christian cousins and I hope it also…
The Pope resigns
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Aziz Poonawalla
This is astonishing news – Pope Benedict has informed his brethren at the Vatican that he will be retiring due to “advanced age”. I honestly thought that this was a hoax until I saw it was making early morning headlines and trending on Twitter/reddit etc. It obviously speaks well of Benedict that his concern for…
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