Date of source: Thursday, December 6, 2007
Ḥāzim ‘Abduh expresses his amazement at the ’changing’ attitudes of Pope Benedict XVI towards Islam, wondering about the reasons behind the sudden and unexplained moves of the prelate either for or against dialogue with Muslims.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Various responses to the Vatican’s initiative to hold inter-religious dialogue meetings with Muslims are detected. Some described the initiative as a positive step towards Islam-West understanding; others condemned the notion of inter-religious dialogues in the first place, believing that dialogue...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The Vatican issued a statement announcing that Pope Benedict XVI appointed French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran yesterday to lead the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, which oversees Vatican-Muslim relations.
Date of source: Saturday, June 2, 2007
Associated Press has revealed that Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican pope, is currently planning to restore the Vatican office that specializes in relations and dialogue with Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, March 27, 2005
After months of turning the other
cheek, Vatican officials are lashing out against "The Da Vinci Code," saying Christians should not buy or even read the best
-selling thriller. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said that Dan Brown’s novel was a paragon of "anti-Catholic prejudice," and was
filled with "...