Pope reaches out to atheists.
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The Vatican is planning a new initiative to reach out to atheists and
agnostics in an attempt to improve the church's relationship with
non-believers. Pope Benedict XVI has ordered officials to create a new
foundation where atheists will be encouraged to meet and debate with
some of the Catholic Church's top theologians.
You guys, the pope is reaching out to us! He wants to be friends. But...
But in an interview with the National Catholic Register, Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, the president of the Pontifical Council for Culture,
made it clear he would not be willing to give a platform to certain
prominent atheists.
Uh oh...
The foundation, he said, would only be interested in "noble atheism or agnosticism, not the polemical kind – so not those atheists such as
[Piergiorgio] Odifreddi in Italy, [Michel] Onfray in France,
[Christopher] Hitchens and [Richard] Dawkins".
Now isn't that strange?! Why wouldn't the pope want to have a public chat with Dawkins?
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Permalink Reply by Joe O'Brien on -
Don't they have more important issues to worry about?
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Permalink Reply by Natasha Kenny on -
There is going to be a debate with some of the Catholic Church's top theologians but none of ours?That doesn't seem fair and the only way to be a true friend is to be fair.
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Permalink Reply by Christopher McGuire on -
Still leaves us Dennet and Harris, so all is not lost yet! rAmen!
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Permalink Reply by Jānis Ķimsis on -
He said "such as", so it's not an exaustive list.
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Permalink Reply by Brett on -
I'm sure they're reserving the right of refusal and holding out for a stutterer.
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Permalink Reply by Misty: Baytheist Living! on -
Can you leave a link to this, please? Where did you get this information?
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Permalink Reply by Jānis Ķimsis on
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The link is at the bottom, I just placed it badly and it blends in visually with the tags. Here it is again - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/vatican-reaches-out-...
I'll fix the original post too.
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Permalink Reply by Misty: Baytheist Living! on
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Thank you!
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Permalink Reply by Misty: Baytheist Living! on
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I just wanted to repost it on my facebook.
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Permalink Reply by Jānis Ķimsis on
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Thanks for pointing it out.
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Permalink Reply by Jānis Ķimsis on
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I love the term "noble atheism". It's just so transparently obvious that they are looking for some accomodationists to help the churche's PR.
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