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INTER-FAITH FOUNDATION LAUNCHED 1999 BY RATZINGER, AGA KHAN AND OTHERS
In the last few years we have seen several highly ceremonialized displays of interfaith dialog by religious leaders.
Indications proliferate supporting the view that we are in a period of historic balancing and healing among religions that have sustained ancient tensions. (See The Shadow Triad vs. "Three True Faiths")
From a post about Benedict's trip to Turkey in November 2006, a hint that Ratzinger, Aga Khan and Others were many years ago already quietly working along many vectors of religious healing:
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National Catholic Reporter, observing Benedict's 100th day in office (July 27th, 2005):
Benedict XVI was pressed on Islam by journalism after his Sunday Angelus address in Val d'Aosta July 24 [2005].
Can Islam be considered a religion of peace?
"I wouldn't label it with generalized words," the pope responded. "Certainly it has elements that favor peace, as it has other elements. We always have to seek to find the best elements that help."
Can these terrorist attacks be considered "anti-Christian"?
"No," the pope replied. "Generally the intention seems to be much more general, not precisely directed at Christianity."
In this light, it is worth reviewing what is known about Pope Benedict XVI's attitudes towards Islam.
At a personal level, Ratzinger has had fruitful contacts with Muslims over the years. When the Iranian Ayatollah Kashani decided to write a book comparing Islamic and Christian eschatological themes, Ratzinger met with him in the Vatican and swapped theological ideas.
In 1999, Ratzinger joined Prince Hassan of Jordan, Orthodox Metropolitan Damaskinos, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan and former French chief rabbi Rene Samuel Sirat in launching the Foundation for Interreligious and Intercultural Research and Dialogue in Geneva. The foundation is dedicated to promoting relations among Jews, Christians and Muslims. Ratzinger also took part in a Christian-Muslim dialogue sponsored by the Orthodox patriarchate of Constantinople in the 1980s.
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