Muslim leader says pope is model of what religious leader should be

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“From my perspective, Pope Francis is really doing a wonderful job in terms of outreach, in terms of contributing to world peace, in terms of contributing to stopping wars and conflicts, praying for better understanding,” Arafat said. “This was the message of St. Francis Assisi and this is the message of Ibn Arabi, the great Muslim scholar and theologian and poet, and this is the spirit of all the Muslim saints and Sufis around the world.”
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“St. Francis resonates with the Muslim world,” he said, particularly because he is credited as the first Catholic leader to dialogue with a Muslim leader; in the midst of the Crusades, St. Francis met with Egyptian Sultan Malik al-Kamil in 1219, hoping to bring peace.
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Just as in medieval times, Arafat said, the world today needs dialogue and an encounter between peoples, which Pope Francis is doing.
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“I see Pope Francis saying the right things and setting the right tone, and also appearing in the right places at the right time,” he said.
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chero23 said:
I second the message

Amen to God for our Pope
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I hope that pope Francis can lead the west in gaining an understanding of the muslin faith. Thinking all Muslims are fundamental terrorists, is like thinking all Christians are like the Westboro church.
 
Origen52 said:
I hope that pope Francis can lead the west in gaining an understanding of the muslin faith. Thinking all Muslims are fundamental terrorists, is like thinking all Christians are like the Westboro church.
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The Westboro Baptists are a handful of close relatives who do nothing more than offend people while Islamic terrorism is a constant worldwide threat that has gotten everyone to change the way we live in order to deal with it. Because of this threat, we all have to have a virtual strip search before boarding an airplane, and just about every world leader constantly worries if an attack will happen in their country or to their citizens in other countries. Since 9/11, there have been 21,718 deadly terror attacks done in the name of Islam. Of course, not all Muslims are terrorists. Many of them are peaceful people. But there is no comparison between the WBC and Islamic terrorism. I’d rather get offended than blown up.
 
livingwordunity said:
The Westboro Baptists are a handful of close relatives who do nothing more than offend people while Islamic terrorism is a constant worldwide threat that has gotten everyone to change the way we live in order to deal with it. Because of this threat, we all have to have a virtual strip search before boarding an airplane, and just about every world leader constantly worries if an attack will happen in their country or to their citizens in other countries. Since 9/11, there have been 21,718 deadly terror attacks done in the name of Islam. Of course, not all Muslims are terrorists. Many of them are peaceful people. But there is no comparison between the WBC and Islamic terrorism. I’d rather get offended than blown up.
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I question your 21,718 deadly terror attacks. I might be wrong, if so I apologize, but could you please cite a reference? Thank you.
 
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