Brazilian bishop downplays giving Holy Communion to Muslim sheik: Was it ‘so scandalous?’
Bishop Adriano Ciocca Vasino defended the actions of a fellow Brazilian bishop who recently gave Communion to a Muslim leader.
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Articles tagged Nostra Aetate
Archbishop defends giving Holy Communion to Muslim leader, citing Pope Francis and Vatican II
The event, despite Archbishop Steinmetz’s defense, is in violation of Catholic teaching on a fundamental level.
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Vatican hosts event with Hindus using Fratelli Tutti to promote ‘fraternity-based new humanism’
The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue joined forces with Hindus and assorted Christian groups to promote the new form of 'humanism' based on Pope Francis' and Hindu texts.
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Vatican’s ‘congratulatory message’ to Muslims calls Ramadan ‘important’ for Christians
The Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue praised the Muslim period of Ramadan as 'important' to Christians in a message which contained no mention of Jesus Christ.
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Here’s why Pope Francis is wrong to say Muslims and Catholics worship the same God
Pope Francis' ecumenical relations with Muslims has become one of the key aspects of his pontificate, yet in doing so he ignores the fundamental fact that ‘Islam in itself is not faith.’
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Italian archbishop contradicts Church teaching, says Jews don’t need to accept Christ to be saved
In the question and answer session that followed the lecture, Forte was challenged on his claims about not preaching the Gospel to the Jews.
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Fr. Altman slams Vatican II, Bishop Barron for ambiguity on salvation
Altman traced Bishop Barron’s declaration that Jesus is the ‘privileged way’ of salvation to ‘some sketchy stuff’ in Lumen Gentium.
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Bishop Schneider lists problems in Vatican II documents that lead to ‘relativism’
‘For me the deepest problem of Vatican II is the relativization of Jesus Christ and the Gospel.’
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The ‘Jesus’ revered by Muslims is not the same Jesus worshipped by Christians as God
'1,400 years ago, Muhammad hijacked Jesus from the gospels.'
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Pope Francis should understand: Rigid Catholics much less dangerous than rigid Muslims
Increased religiosity — more frequent prayer and mosque attendance, studying the Koran etc. — is often observed in jihadists in the weeks and months leading up to their attacks.
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