Benedict XVI’s amazingly heretical statements praising leaders of false religions at a recent Assisi-like Interreligious Prayer-Meeting

By Bro. Michael Dimond, O.S.B.
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Benedict XVI with rabbis, schismatics and the representatives of other false religions at a recent Assisi-like apostate prayer-meeting

Benedict XVI, Discourse to the heads of World Religions at the Interreligious Meeting for Peace in Naples, Italy, October 21, 2007: “Your Holinesses, Your Beatitudes, Distinguished Authorities representing the Churches and Ecclesial Communities, Eminent Spokepersons of the great World Religions, I gladly take this opportunity to greet the Personalities who have gathered here in Naples for the 21^st Meeting on the theme: ‘For a world without violence – Religions and cultures in dialogue’. In a certain sense, what you represent expresses the different worlds and religious patrimonies of humanity to which the Catholic Church looks with sincere respect and cordial attention. A word of appreciation goes to Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe and the Archdiocese of Naples, which is hosting this meeting, as well as to the Saint’ Egidio Community which works with dedication to encourage dialogue between religions and cultures in the ‘spirit of Assisi’. Today’s meeting takes us back in spirit to 1986, when my venerable Predecessor John Paul II invited important Religious Representatives to the hills of St. Francis to pray for peace…

     “In 2002, after the dramatic events of 11 September the previous year, John Paul II himself once again summoned Religious Leaders to Assisi to ask God to halt the serious threats that were looming over humanity, due especially to terrorism. While respecting the differences of the various religions, we are all called to work for peace and to be effectively committed to furthering reconciliation among peoples. This is the true ‘spirit of Assisi’…

     “…Religions can and must offer precious resources to build a peaceful humanity because they speak of peace to the human heart. The Catholic Church intends to continue on the path of dialogue in order to encourage understanding between the different cultures, traditions and forms of religious wisdom. I warmly hope that this spirit will be spread increasingly…

     “Dear friends, may these days of work and listening be fruitful for all. I address my prayers to Eternal God for this, so that he may pour out upon each one of the participants in the meeting an abundance of his Blessings, wisdom and love.” (L’Osservatore Romano, October 24, 2007, page 8.)

First, Benedict XVI addresses the leaders of false religions as “Your Holinesses, Your Beatitudes, Distinguished Authorities representing the Churches and Ecclesial Communities, Eminent Spokepersons of the great World Religions”- heresy. Second, referring to false religions, he says: “what you represent expresses the different worlds and religious patrimonies of humanity to which the Catholic Church looks with sincere respect and cordial attention” - heresy. Benedict XVI says that the Catholic Church looks at false religions of the Devil with “sincere respect and cordial attention”! Third, he says “Today’s meeting takes us back in spirit to 1986, when my venerable Predecessor John Paul II invited important Religious Representatives to the hills of St. Francis to pray for peace.” Benedict XVI praises John Paul II’s apostate interreligious prayer meeting in Assisi. He therefore promotes apostasy.

Fourth, he says “John Paul II himself once again summoned Religious Leaders to Assisi to ask God to halt the serious threats that were looming over humanity” – heresy. Benedict XVI believes that the prayers of members of false religions are pleasing to God and have the power to “halt the serious threats that were looming over humanity.” Fifth, he says “while respecting the differences of the various religions, we are all called to work for peace” – heresy. He believes that people should “respect the differences” between different religions. This is utter heresy. Sixth, he says that false religions offer “precious resources” and “build a peaceful humanity.” He then ends his speech by stating that false religions are “forms of religious wisdom.” This is total apostasy. This week, once again, Benedict XVI serves up another plateful of apostasy.

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