Pope Benedict XVI sits next to schoolchildren at St. Mary's University College in Twickenham, a London suburb, Sept. 17. (CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters)
LONDON -- A great irony of Pope Benedict XVI’s approach to relations with other religions is that this theologian-pope has to some extent dethroned theology, in favor of what he calls “inter-cultural” dialogue. By that, he means focusing on social, cultural and political concerns where the religions agree, rather than on matters of doctrine where they don’t.
That theme surfaced again this morning, as Benedict XVI met a delegation of leaders of other religions gathered at St. Mary’s University in the Twickenham neighborhood of London, where the pope had earlier participated in an assembly of Catholic educators and schoolchildren.
Read the full report here: Pope calls on religions to defend environment, human life
John Allen will be filing reports throughout the Papal visit to the U.K. Sept. 16-19. Stay tuned to NCR Today for updates.
Stories in this series on the papal visit to Scotland and England:
- Benedict in Britain: We get it, we've got it, let's share it, by John L. Allen, Jr.
- Pope calls on religions to defend environment, human life, by John L. Allen, Jr.
- Full text of pope's comments on the crisis, by John L. Allen, Jr.
- Of all people, Cardinal Kasper?, by John L. Allen, Jr.
- Benedict battles the 'dictatorship of relativism', by John L. Allen, Jr.
- Pope on crisis: 'We weren't fast enough', by John L. Allen, Jr.
- Benedict to step into buzz saw of dissent during upcoming UK visit, by John L. Allen, Jr.
- Newman still commands our attention, an NCR editorial
- He even prayed 'with a pen in his hand', a book review by Peter L’Estrange
- Hijacking Newman, by Dennis Coday
- Newman: the 'sense' and 'consent' of the faithful, a viewpoint by Robert McClory
All this week in his Distinctly Catholic blog, Michael Sean Winters is interviewing a variety of Newman scholars:
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