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The following flyer is being distributed by the lay ecclesial movement Communion and Liberation<\/a> this weekend as a humble attempt to understand, in a serious way, what the Ground Zero-Mosque building proposal means in light of our saying we believe that Jesus Christ makes a difference in the way we live and see reality around us, and how He is truly present among us. If we really believe that Christ abides with us, then how do you (we) evaluate value of the current Christian-Muslim-unbeliever tensions? Do we, as believers, assess reality according to the way everyone else does, or do we Christians assess reality in a new way, in the way Christ sees reality?<\/i><\/p>\n The proposed construction of an Islamic center and mosque at 1. We notice a growing tendency to manipulate circumstances to 2. Many of 3. Just over two weeks ago, we marked the 100th anniversary of Mother 4. For serious 5. We are not Islamophobic, nor Communion and Liberation<\/p>\n September 11, 2010<\/p>\n Notes<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n Benedict XVI, General Audience, cfr. Luke 24: 13-35<\/font> <\/font>Here’s the text for easy printing: <\/font>CL Sept 11, 2010 Flyer.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following flyer is being distributed by the lay ecclesial movement Communion and Liberation this weekend as a humble attempt to understand, in a serious way, what the Ground Zero-Mosque building proposal means in light of our saying we believe that Jesus Christ makes a difference in the way we live and see reality around us, … Continue reading Communion and Liberation on “Islamophobia and Mother Teresa”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[1709,1715,1844,1872],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25801"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25801\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nGround Zero has resulted in the outrage of many Americans and the recent public
\ndiscussion about “Islamophobia” in America. These events provoke us to affirm
\nthe following:<\/p>\n
\nserve as a pretext to create a public furor that demands people make a choice
\nbetween one of two pre -packaged, ideological positions. We refuse to engage in
\na debate about whether or not to build a mosque at Ground Zero. The reality of
\nIslam in America brings up questions that go much deeper than that of the
\nconstruction of one mosque.
\n<\/span>Indeed, one critical and open question is how contemporary American
\nculture comes to grips with the human person’s religious sense.<\/p>\n
\nthose among the cultural elite, as well as many who hold the levers of power in
\nour nation, have abandoned the religious tradition that informed the lives of
\nthe vast majority of their ancestors: Christianity. They have reduced it to a
\nmoral code or a vague myth, linked to a man dead for more than 2,000 years. Instead,
\nthey have embraced a “scientific” outlook on human life. But science provides
\nno answer to those questions that continuously gnaw at the human heart, such as
\nthe problem of justice, the meaning of human life, or the problems of suffering
\nand evil. In fact, science tends to stifle them. <\/span>Hence, contemporary American culture finds itself weak and
\ntremendously uncertain about any response to universal human inquiries and
\nlongings.<\/p>\n
\nTeresa of Calcutta’s birth. One who looks at her sees a resplendent human
\nperson, overflowing with love for everyone, especially strangers of different
\nreligions. Her humanity touched all: religious and atheist; Muslim and Hindu;
\nrich and poor. Mother Teresa’s life invites anyone who seeks truth to open his
\nor her heart and mind and take a fresh look at Christianity.<\/p>\n
\nChristians, the challenge of Islam, the large-scale abandonment of
\nChristianity, the emptiness of the dominant culture, and the witness of Mother
\nTeresa signal the urgent need for conversion. Pope Benedict XVI recently said
\nthat “conversion…is not a mere moral decision that rectifies our conduct
\nin life, but rather a choice of faith that wholly involves us in close
\ncommunion with Jesus as a real and living Person.” <\/span>The Pope brings us face to face with the defining difference
\nbetween Christianity and Islam: one religion bases its response to the human
\nperson’s religious sense upon a message delivered 1,400 years ago, while the
\nother offers the experience of a Man who died but is alive and present with us
\ntoday. <\/span>As Fr. Juliàn Carròn,
\nPresident of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation, recently affirmed:
\nJesus’ message and even all the miracles He performed were not enough to
\novercome the sadness of His disciples on the road to Emmaus –only His risen
\npresence could ignite their hearts once again.<\/p>\n
\ndo we fear our post-modern world.
\n<\/span>On the contrary, we invite all to look at Mother Teresa and at the Man
\nto whom she gave her life. <\/span>In His
\nPerson, present with us today, all can find the Truth that alone will deliver
\nthe freedom America promises.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nPaul VI Audience Hall, Wednesday, February 17, 2010 (<\/font>http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/holy_father\/benedict_xvi\/audiences\/2010\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20100217_en.html<\/font><\/span><\/a>)<\/font><\/p>\n