Benedict Urges Islam-Christian Harmony
Posted on: Saturday, 20 August 2005, 21:00 CDT
Pope Benedict XVI told a group of Muslims in Cologne Saturday Islam and Christianity must work together to defeat terrorism.
In his first visit to his homeland as pope -- and his first meeting with Muslims -- Benedict said terrorism represented the darkness of a new barbarism, the New York Times reported.
The newspaper said the pope told the Muslims -- most of them representing an organization of Turks in Germany -- improved relations between Islam and Christianity are not optional.
It is, in fact, a vital necessity, on which a large measure of our future depends, he said.
He said Muslim teachers have a great responsibility to educate their youth and seemed to suggest the education should discourage hatred and violence. The newspaper said the pope's comments also seemed to send a message on the rights of Christians to practice their faith in predominantly Muslim countries.
Respect for minorities is a clear sign of true civilization, he said.
Source: United Press International
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