The seventh meeting between Catholic and Muslim leaders just concluded<\/a>.\u00a0 From it, several things were agreed upon.\u00a0 That\u2019s fine.\u00a0 We\u2019ll wait and see how it plays out.\u00a0 Cynics will say it\u2019s much ado about nothing.\u00a0 Optimists will say it shows the dawning of a new, bright era.\u00a0 Others will notice Protestants were not part of the dialogue and wonder why.\u00a0 In all, I prefer to wait and see.\u00a0 Call me from Missouri, but I\u2019m a \u2018show me\u2019 type.\u00a0 Right now, it\u2019s good to hear Muslim leaders say religious freedom is an inherent right.\u00a0 What would be better is seeing it play out across the Muslims world, where according to Amnesty International and other Human Rights organizations the record of religious tolerance varies from shaky at\u00a0 best, to downright deplorable.\u00a0 Hopefully, especially for\u00a0religious minorities in those countries, this suggests the beginning of a new, bright era after all.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The seventh meeting between Catholic and Muslim leaders just concluded.\u00a0 From it, several things were agreed upon.\u00a0 That\u2019s fine.\u00a0 We\u2019ll wait and see how it plays out.\u00a0 Cynics will say it\u2019s much ado about nothing.\u00a0 Optimists will say it shows the dawning of a new, bright era.\u00a0 Others will notice Protestants were not part of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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