It’s right there in paragraph 252 of Evangelii Gaudium.
“The sacred writings of Islam have retained some Christian teachings”
Sacred. As in, “holy”. But here’s the thing. The Christian Bible is sacred. It is the Holy Bible. And in its entirety, it is inescapably sacred. All of it. All 73 books. Every jot. Every tittle. So then, I ask; how is it possible that the writings of Islam, to which I assume the Koran, can be described as “sacred” by retaining SOME teachings of Christianity?
Can something be partly “sacred” or “holy”?
Why do I ask? Well, because for the life of me I cannot get over what was written in sections of Evangelii Gaudium. Take, for another example, the words from paragraph 253 which implore Christians to undergo “suitable training” in order to “sustain dialogue with Islam”. And what does it mean to help Muslims stay “solidly and joyfully grounded in their own identity”, huh? Is that some sort of addendum to the “solemn nonsense” of proselytizing?
And then, capping it all off is this:
“Faced with disconcerting episodes of violent fundamentalism, our respect for true followers of Islam should lead us to avoid hateful generalisations, for authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence.”
I am confused. And I am angered because I am confused. And I am also angered because there are Christians, knee-deep in the slaughter of Christians by the hands of Muslims, who are anything BUT confused about this so-called religion of peace.
Why do I broach this subject, as the world celebrates Christmas? Because Christian blood, after all these years, continues to be shed. And, diabolically, vials of Christian blood are being sold to Saudi “fanatics” for $100,000 a shot.
To quote the German nun in this video who knows first-hand of this satanic ritual, “After their Islamic conception, when they wash their hands with this blood, they become part of this sacrificing for allah. Not our God, their allah. It’s their allah who asks for human sacrifice. It’s not the same God, for Heaven’s sake.”
The Koran makes mention of “the infidel”, and explains how they must be treated.
So can someone please remind me again how it is that the Koran can be considered “sacred”? And while we’re at it, how is it that Catholics can defend such wording in an Apostolic Exhortation?
How is it that a Catholic can look that nun straight in the face and call her a liar? Because defending those paragraphs in Evangelii Gaudium is, in essence, doing exactly that.
H/T Walid Shoebat