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Hello, I am here to ask about articles dealing with Sharia Law and the Catholic response to it. I have a school project on it and need some insight to explain what the views of the Catholic Church is on Sharia.

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The Caliphate system of government incorporates the use of Shariah Law.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia

There’s 36 pages of info just on Sharia Law.
Sharīʿah (Arabic: شريعة‎ šarīʿah, IPA: ʃaˈriːʕa], “way” or “path”) is the code of conduct or religious law of Islam.
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Most Muslims believe Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Qur’an, and the example set by the Islamic Prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah.
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Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of Sharia to questions not directly addressed in the primary sources by including secondary sources.
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These secondary sources usually include the consensus of the religious scholars embodied in ijma, and analogy from the Qur’an and Sunnah through qiyas.
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Shia jurists prefer to apply reasoning ('aql) rather than analogy in order to address difficult questions.
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johne325 said:
Hello, I am here to ask about articles dealing with Sharia Law and the Catholic response to it. I have a school project on it and need some insight to explain what the views of the Catholic Church is on Sharia.

Thank you
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Hi.

As with many current events, the cardinals, bishops and popes of the Church often haven’t provided definitive statements for or against the events. As you might expect, the Church may make statements (none of them binding on the Catholic faithful) on a longer trend (such as the advancement of Internet communication services and their use in the spread of the Gospel) such as the Holy Father’s Message for the 45th World Communications Day in June.

Thus far I have not found any statements about the Church’s “stance” on sharia law specifically. There is one article from a synod of bishops in the eastern Churches in the Middle East, where several bishops in the synod make commentaries on sharia as it relates to the Catholic faithful. Be mindful that these statements do not appear to be official statements of the Vatican itself but only theological opinions of some of its clergy. The Holy Father does not appear to be in attendance of this synod, nor was a statement left for his fellow bishops.

Sharia law is comparable to canon law in that both types are ecclesiastical norms on their respective faithful. However, as your studies are likely noting, sharia law greatly differs from the Catholic laws in that sharia law institutes criminal punishments which are respected and enforced by governments that see no difference between a countries secular statutes and religious behavior. In contrast, the worst that can happen to a member of the Catholic faith for serious offenses to canon law is excommunication, which can be removed once the person makes an act of contrition to the offense in the Sacrament of Confession and a statement to their local ordinary. Canon law does not generally follow criminal law.

This appears to be a challenging but potentially rewarding study for you. Do share your results of your paper if you find some time. I hope the bit of information I’ve found helps you.
 
You might concentrate on what you know about Christianity and how it conflicts with the tenents of Islam.

In example, from the Wikipedia website:
Leaving Islam/Apostasy
See also: Apostasy in Islam and Salman Rushdie
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In most interpretations of Sharia, conversion by Muslims to other religions or becoming non-religious, is strictly forbidden and is termed apostasy.
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Non-Muslims, however, are allowed to convert into Islam.[121]
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Muslim theology equates apostasy to treason, and in most interpretations of Sharia, the penalty for apostasy is death.
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During the time of Muhammad, treason and apostasy were considered one and the same; nowadays, many scholars differentiate between treason and apostasy, believing that the punishment for apostasy is not death, while the punishment for treason is death.
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The accusation of apostasy may be used against non-conventional interpretations of the Qur’an.
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The severe persecution of the famous expert in Arabic literature, Nasr Abu Zayd, is an example of this.[122][not in citation given]
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Similar accusations and persecutions were famously leveled against the author Salman Rushdie.[123][not in citation given]
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10/07/2010 06:10
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VATICAN CITY – An unprecedented Vatican Synod of Bishops – a “Special Assembly for the Middle East” – will be held in Vatican City from October 10 to 24.
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One hundred and seventy-two Catholic bishops from Islamic countries, 14 Roman Curia officials, 14 non-Catholic Christians and 30 academic experts will spend two weeks discussing the future of Catholic communities in the Middle East.
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“The urgent reasons for this meeting are that Christians are fleeing from the Middle East, and extremist Islamism is invading the area.
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We need to find a dialogue with Muslims, and unity among Christians,” Monsignor Shlemon Warduni, the auxiliary bishop of the Patriarchate of Babylon, Iraq, of the Chaldean Catholic Church, told The Jerusalem Post.
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continues at link: jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=190485
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