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Pope Francis And Shimon Peres Set For ‘united Nations Of Religions’ by peteregwu(m): 7:32pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Last Thursday, Pope Francis and former Israeli President Shimon Peres met for an extended 45 minute private conversation. The focus of this discussion was a proposal by Peres to establish a “United Nations of Religions”. It was the third meeting between the two men in a little more than four months. As you will see below, Pope Francis showed “his interest, attention, and encouragement” as Peres explained his proposal. Of course Pope Francis didn’t commit to anything, and we probably will not see a “United Nations of Religions” any time soon, but every idea has to start somewhere. If Pope Francis does ultimately decide to actively push for such a thing, could we eventually see a single global body that claims to represent all of the religions of the world? It is very unusual for a Pope to meet with any world leader three times in just over four months. But it is this latest meeting between Pope Francis and Shimon Peres that was the most noteworthy by far. The following is how Fox News reported on it… Retired Israeli President Shimon Peres has proposed a new global peace initiative to Pope Francis: A “United Nations of Religions ,” given that most wars today have religious, not nationalistic, undercurrents. The Vatican said Peres pitched the initiative during a 45-minute audience Thursday in the Apostolic Palace. The two men last met when Francis invited the then-Israeli president and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to pray for peace together in the Vatican gardens on June 8. So exactly why does Peres want a “United Nations of Religions”? Well, according to the Jerusalem Post it is because he believes that such a body would have the best chance of preventing war and violence in the world… In an interview with the Catholic Magazine Famiglia Cristiana, Peres called on Francis to leverage his respect to create an interfaith organization to curb religious violence. “What we need is an organization of United Religions… as the best way to combat terrorists who kill in the name of faith,” Peres said. “What we need is an unquestionable moral authority who says out loud, ‘No, God does not want this and does not allow it.’” After his private meeting with Peres, Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi said that the Pope “listened, showing his interest, attention, and encouragement ” while Peres shared his ideas. The Pope did not commit to anything, but he also did not dismiss the idea of a United Nations of Religions. And the truth is that such an organization would fit in very well with what the Pope has been trying to do his entire tenure. He has been doing just about all that he can to “build bridges” to other religions. For example, earlier this year the Pope authorized “Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran” at the Vatican for the first time ever… For the first time in history, Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran will be heard at the Vatican on Sunday, in a move by Pope Francis to usher in peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Francis issued the invitation to Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during his visit last week to Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority. Abbas, Peres, and Francis will be joined by Jewish, Christian and Islamic religious leaders, a statement released by Peres’s spokesperson said, according to the Times of Israel . And the Pope has been relentlessly reaching out to Protestant organizations. Here is one example of him reaching out to American charismatics from earlier this summer… Two controversial TV preachers recently met Pope Francis in an effort to work toward tearing down the ‘walls of division’ between Catholics and Protestants. Kenneth Copeland and James Robison are two religious leaders in northeast Texas known for drawing huge crowds to their services and events, and who were a part of leading the group identifying as a “delegation of Evangelical Christian leaders” in its meeting with the Roman Catholic pontiff late last month. In addition, earlier this year the Pope even met with television minister Joel Osteen… Megachurch speaker and author Joel Osteen was among a group of political and religious leaders who met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday. According to reports, Osteen was part of a delegation organized by the International Foundation in an effort to encourage interfaith relations and ecumenicism. Utah Senator Mike Lee (R), a Mormon, Gayle Beebe, the president of the interdenominational Westmont College in California, and Pastor Tim Timmons, founder of South Coast Community Church also in California, were among those who who greeted the pope, along with Osteen. “I just felt very honored and very humbled,” Osteen told local television station Click 2 Houston. “It was amazing. And even to go back into that part of the Vatican—there’s so much history there, the place that they took us through. You feel that deep respect and reverence for God.” And this is not something that just started recently. Pope Francis has been pushing an ecumenical agenda very hard from the very first moments of his papacy. For much more on this, please see my previous article entitled “Pope Francis And The Emerging One World Religion “. But there is one type of Christian that Pope Francis does not have anything positive to say about. Pope Francis says that there is not any room for “fundamentalism ” in Christianity… Following his first visit to the Middle East as pope last month, the pontiff criticized fundamentalism in Christianity, Islam and Judaism as a form of violence. “A fundamentalist group, even if it kills no one, even it strikes no one, is violent. The mental structure of fundamentalism is violence in the name of God.” But exactly what is “fundamentalism”? The following is the definition that Google gives when you do a search… “a form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture.” So is Pope Francis rejecting those Christians that believe in a strict, literal interpretation of the Bible? And precisely what is his overall agenda? Why has he been working so hard to reach out to other major religions all over the planet? http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/pope-francis-and-shimon-peres-discuss-the-establishment-of-a-united-nations-of-religions# |
Re: Pope Francis And Shimon Peres Set For ‘united Nations Of Religions’ by Omexonomy: 7:44pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
It Wont work the fox or wolf can never be united with the lamb. 1 Like |
Re: Pope Francis And Shimon Peres Set For ‘united Nations Of Religions’ by Olusanya333(m): 7:50pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Fulfilment of prophecy, The mark of the beast is coming after dat. A day will be stationed 4 every religion to worship nd dat will be SUNDAY. If u refuse that u reject d Mark of d Beast if u accept it u accept d Mark of the beast which is SUNDAY. Be wise |
Re: Pope Francis And Shimon Peres Set For ‘united Nations Of Religions’ by Rich4god(m): 7:58pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
John 17:21.... Christians worrying about end time things, who pays tithe and who goes to heaven/hell... Atheist worrying about helping and developing humanity in general... Wonder who is doing the fathers will... |
Re: Pope Francis And Shimon Peres Set For ‘united Nations Of Religions’ by God4all(m): 8:11pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Olusanya333: Fulfilment of prophecy, The mark of the beast is coming after dat. A day will be stationed 4 every religion to worship nd dat will be SUNDAY. If u refuse that u reject d Mark of d Beast if u accept it u accept d Mark of the beast which is SUNDAY. Be wise I have seen the light of God, father pls send your Holy Spirit to guide and protect your people, do not let us to fall apart in our faith...your words have manifested before my very eyes...Help me Lord! |
Re: Pope Francis And Shimon Peres Set For ‘united Nations Of Religions’ by Olusanya333(m): 8:16pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
God4all:Let it be So |
Re: Pope Francis And Shimon Peres Set For ‘united Nations Of Religions’ by nora544: 8:23pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Global organization of religions proposed to counter terrorism By CNA Vatican Observer, Andrea Gagliarducci Vatican City, Sep 9, 2014 / 01:14 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a recent meeting with Pope Francis, former Israeli president Shimon Peres suggested forming an[b] “Organization of United Relations”[/b] to counter those who use religion for terroristic aims. Peres, who stepped down as president of Israel in July, met with Pope Francis for 45 minutes and suggested that the Pope guide his proposed international organization. The former president was one of the main characters of the invocation for peace in the Middle East held in the Vatican Gardens June 8, and Pope Francis holds him in great esteem. Though Peres is no longer Israeli president, Pope Francis referred to him during the Gaza crisis, reportedly phoning him. Peres’ trip to Rome shows his desire to remain a player in the Middle East peace process. In an interview granted to the Italian weekly “Famiglia Cristiana” on the eve of his visit to Pope Francis, Peres stressed that the “United Nations are now out of time. We now need an Organization of United Religions.” According to Peres, this organization would be[b] “the best way to contrast with terrorists who kill in the name of their faith.” [/b] Pope Francis listened to Peres’ proposal “with attention, though he has not made any personal commitment,” Fr. Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See press office, told journalists. Peres also maintained that “as there is a United Nations charter, a Charter of United Religions should be drafted” in order to “state in the name of all faiths that slaughtering people, and committing mass killings, has nothing to do with religion.” According to Fr. Lombardi, Pope Francis told Peres “there are Holy See branches” working in these fields, including the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and that for interreligious dialogue, and he referred him to them. The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue issued a strongly-worded declaration in August, following the expansion of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), calling on all religious leaders, those of Islam in particular, to address and condemn the caliphate’s acts of terror. The week before the Pope Francis’ trip to Jordan and Israel, Cardinal Tauran, president of the pontifical council, visited Jordan and issued a common document of solidarity together with Prince El Hassan bin Talal, founder of the Jordan Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies. Bin Talal traveled to Rome Sept. 4, and met with Pope Francis after Peres. During their 30-minute meeting, bin Talal presented the center’s activities to the Pope, putting an emphasis on the common ground of the Golden Rule and showing Jordan’s efforts in building peace in the region. Fr. Lombardi stated that the Jordanian prince also showed the Pope the possibilities of collaboration in activities of solidarity in a globalized world. In September, Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, brother of bin Talal, sponsored a summit of Christian leaders in the Middle East convoked by King Abdullah II to address the widespread emergencies facing Christians in the region; Jordan is widely seen as a protector of Christians in the area. Abdullah and bin Muhammad met with Pope Francis April 7 to indicate Jordan’s full support for his visit to the Holy Land. It is likely that the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue continue this particular dialogue with Jordan, while the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace will be charged with preparing a dossier on an “Organization of United Religions.” The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has voiced several times in recent years, in speeches and documents, their concern for the crisis of the United Nations and the need to reform the organization. The talks between Peres and the Vatican may tend toward this particular issue. Peres' proposal is not, however, unprecedented. There have been several attempts to create a global dialogue of faiths, most of them referring to the meetings of the “Parliament of the World’s Religions.” The first of these meetings took place in Chicago in 1893, under the name of World’s Parliament of Religions. The centenary of their first meeting was celebrated in 1993 in Chicago. The tone of the meeting was set by a document, “Towards a Global Ethic: an Initial Declaration,” mainly drafted by the controversial theologian Hans Kung. The next meeting of the “Parliament of the World’s Religions” will take place in the United States in 2015. http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/global-organization-of-religions-proposed-to-counter-terrorism-45372/ That is the real information, the information from @op ist not realy tru. so please read it. 1 Like |
Re: Pope Francis And Shimon Peres Set For ‘united Nations Of Religions’ by Orunto: 9:07pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
They say no Fundamentalist. So no fox and no wolf. It is all Lamb. Jesus Christ is coming! Their new Bible(Deliberations) will be written in Hebrew, Latin and English, 'cos Canterbury will be involved, no doubt about that. Nigerian Catholics, Protestants, and non fundamentalist Penticostals should start observing to ensure that homosexuality, lesbianism and all those ill conceived ideas are not inserted in the new book of Promise. 1 Like |
Re: Pope Francis And Shimon Peres Set For ‘united Nations Of Religions’ by tobechi20(m): 10:22pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
nice move |
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