Ross Earl Hoffman shared this: When leaders of different religions come together and pray for a common cause, they are not only appealing to God, they also are showing the world they believe that followers of different religions are still brothers and sisters before the one who created them. That is not the same as ignoring religious differences or pretending those differences do not matter. “It should be evident to all who participate that these occasions are moments of being ‘together for prayer, but not prayer together,’” said guidelines for interreligious dialogue published in late May by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. “Being able to pray in common requires a shared understanding of who God is,” the document said. “Since religions differ in their understanding of God, ‘interreligious prayer’ — meaning the joining together in common prayer by followers of various religions — is to be avoided.” The distinction between praying together and praying at the same time is one Vatican officials have found increasingly necessary to emphasize as popes have led more and more interfaith gatherings for peace. patheos/blogs/standingonmyhead/2014/06/muslim-prayers-in-the-vaticanshock-horror.html#sthash.ulInid5l.dpuf Joseph Mauk Paul Mathers
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 19:32:00 +0000
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