Pope Releases Encyclical - taken from http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/current/headlines.html#7
Pope Releases Encyclical on Christian Hope; Responds to Muslim Call for Dialogue Pope Benedict XVI has released a new document with some strong criticism of atheism. In the second encyclical of his papacy, Benedict said atheism has led to some of the greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice ever known.
Also this week, Benedict pledged his commitment to promoting mutual respect and tolerance between Islam and Christianity. The pope's declaration came in response to an appeal that Muslim clerics made a month ago. The clerics had asked Benedict and leaders of other Christian denominations to work with them to find common ground. Benedict had been criticized for not immediately responding, but this week Vatican officials sent a letter of thanks to one of the Muslim clerics and said that Benedict would like to meet with Islamic leaders for further discussions.
Revisit R & E's October 12, 2007 report on Scriptural Reasoning.
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