"Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only bad and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." Manuel II Palaiologos (Byzantine Emperor from 1391 to 1425) quoted by Benedict XVI at Regensburg September, 2006.
To understand much of our present situation, the mess in the Church and in
the world it is worth reading this extraordinarily perceptive speech.
Just a few thought going through my mind at the moment - The big one is can
the West
self destructive low birthrate ever be reversed?
But then - must the Church re-examine its relationship with Islam? Must the West?
But then - must the Church re-examine its relationship with Islam? Must the West?
Where will it lead us? What will be the reaction of the majority, the secularists?
How do we evangelise Islamists? Is the Church capable of it?
In many ways I think that this interview with Cardinal Danneels is not unrelated
to what happened in Paris last night, it shows the self referential intellectual
arrogance of many of Europe's Christian leaders, especially those who dominated
the last Conclave.