Pope Francis writes to Grand Imam of al-Azhar, stressing Vatican's respect for Islam and calling for mutual understanding between Christians and Muslims
"The communiqué issued by the University of Al-Azhar is important in light
of the tensions between the Sunni centre of learning and the Vatican, which
exploded in January 2011 after Benedict XVI’s strong condemnation of the
Coptic Orthodox Cathedral of Alexandria. This led the university to
announce it was suspending dialogue with the Holy See....Today’s communiqué
alluded to this incident, saying that Al Tayyeb apparently told the Nuncio
that casting Islam in a negative light is 'a red line' that must not be
crossed."
So let's get this straight: al-Azhar suspended dialogue with t... more »
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