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- Francis made a two-day trip to Egypt to forge Muslim-Christian brotherhood and show solidarity with the country's persecuted Coptic Christian minority.
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Apr 12, 2017 · 8 min read. It has been almost two decades since a Roman Catholic Pope has been on an official visit to Egypt. It was the year 2000 when Pope John Paul II said in Arabic “Peace be upon you”, making history as the first Pope to visit Egypt. The Catholic Pope has not visited since, until now.
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Apr 28, 2017 · On March 18, Pope Francis’s visit to Egypt was officially announced in what was seen as a sign of improving Muslim Catholic relations, hence a remarkable break from Benedict XVI’s stance.
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In his book, Judge Abdel Salam recalls that relations between Al-Azhar and the Vatican were effectively frozen when Benedict XVI resigned. They had spiraled downward following Benedict XVI’s Regensburg lectureon Sept. 12, 2006, in which he used a quote from a Byzantine emperor about the Prophet Mohammed that offended Muslims worldwide. Relations wi...
Judge Abdel Salam recalls in the book how on a November evening in 2015, the grand imam surprised him by saying: “Counsellor, the people’s sufferings cannot be redressed through meetings, discussions, protocol and courtesies alone. We are way too late and cannot wait any longer. Bold steps should be taken towards peace for all humanity. I have deci...
Again, the grand imam entrusted the judge with the task of organizing the peace conference, which was held April 27–28, 2017. The book recalls that Pope Francis and Sheikh al-Tayyeb spoke on the second day and reports that the photo of their embracewent viral throughout the Middle East and beyond. It has become “an icon of hope,” the judge writes. ...
The grand imam started working on a draft text, but he insisted that the judge should not tell the pope that he had written it so that he would feel totally free to change whatever he wished. Judge Abdel Salam gave the draft text to Monsignor Yoannis, who handed it to Francis. The pope revised and amended the text, and the judge took the revised dr...
As was widely reported at the time, and as the book tells in detail, Pope Francis and the grand imam made history when they presented the Document on Human Fraternity in Abu Dhabi. Significantly, in their speeches, they both explicitly thanked Judge Abdel Salam, who played a crucial role in bringing that document to birth but had to watch from afar...
Apr 29, 2017 · Analysis of the Pope's visit to Egypt, with Professor Francesc Xavier Marín, philosopher and expert on Islamic culture, civilization and religion
Pope Francis landed in Egypt's capital on Friday for a historic two-day visit aimed at presenting a united Christian-Muslim front to repudiate violence committed in God's name.
Apr 28, 2017 · Pope Francis is on a two-day trip to Egypt to forge Muslim-Christian brotherhood and show solidarity with the country’s persecuted Coptic Christian minority.
Apr 28, 2017 · The papal visit came at a critical time for Egypt, a country caught up in intensifying terrorist attacks, particularly against Christians, and a deepening crackdown by an authoritarian government.
