tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post115877568581976850..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: George Weigel: An Intelligent CommentaryDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1158934387575097302006-09-22T09:13:00.000-05:002006-09-22T09:13:00.000-05:00Yah, well, B-16 drew a tough assignment, no?The pr...Yah, well, B-16 drew a tough assignment, no?<BR/><BR/>The problem is that the God of Christianity is tri-une and Allah is NOT (at least, the Mohammedans do not BELIEVE that He is tru-une.)<BR/><BR/>That's why Belloc characterised Muhammedanism as 'a great heresy.'Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1158810563182171892006-09-20T22:49:00.000-05:002006-09-20T22:49:00.000-05:00The ecumenical movement which swept through Christ...The ecumenical movement which swept through Christianity in the middle of last century was essentially based on the idea that the differences between the Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant understandings were less important than the commonalities between the faiths. The dilemma Pope Benedict XVI faces is that Vatican II determined the God of Islam is the same God of Christianity, and so evil actions in the name of the Islamic God must emerge not from God but from misunderstanding or deceitful fabrication of the message. Explaining this problem is the task that Benedict XVI has been given, and it is one he is obviously approaching with both seriousness and caution. <BR/><BR/>http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/006437.html: How can the pope take a consistent stand that the god of Islam is a god of violence and hence untrue, given the fact that the Catholic Church has formally recognized the god of Islam as being the same as the Christian God?Random10https://www.blogger.com/profile/05176518952013889746noreply@blogger.com