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Hi Mike,
Let's decipher the truth from the myth.
John Paul has never said there's nothing wrong with Islam or Buddhism. What he has
done, in accordance with Catholic Teaching, is to praise what is good in another
religion, but to also always admonish the members of that religion
to continue to seek the truth.
He might have attended Buddhist services, or even prayed with a Buddhist, but never
did he participate in the sense of giving sanction to a pagan practice.
As for kissing the Qur'an, 60% of what Mohammed wrote comes from Scripture. While the
Qur'an is heretical, it does contain some truth.
Unfortunately, kissing it does send mixed signals, because the heresy
it contains can be fatal to souls. Nevertheless, John Paul II was clearly
seeking to reach out to, rather than endorse, Islam.
John
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