If
you have been following my comments on Pope Francis’ visit to the UAE, I
mentioned various views on the relationship between Christianity and Islam. The first is a kind of inclusivism, which
holds that there is no real difference, so perhaps let us just all get
together. The second is a kind of
exclusivism, which argues the two religions have nothing in common. The third is a kind of conversation that
works to discover those truths held in common.
I
found a recent post entitled “A
Not-So-Innocent Abroad: Pope Francis in Arabia,” which is the first part of
an article by Srdja Triflovic who scrutinizes the papal visit to the UAE. Triflovic expects nothing good to come from
Pope Francis’ meeting with the “Muslim Council of Elders.” He is especially critical of Sheikh Ahmed
el-Tayeb who is involved with the dialogue.
Triflovic’s view of Islam seems to find very little if anything common
between the two religions. Thus, he is
not very optimistic about Pope Francis’ meeting with Muslim leaders in the
UAE.
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