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Muslims and Jews: the Pope in Najaf and Ur, the basis for an Iraq of peace and pluralism

Saad Salloum notes that al-Sistani’s Islam is “different from that in Qom” and is “open to other religions”. In his view, “The roots of the Iraqi tree are Christian.” Iranian… Read more »

Pope Francis assures atheists: You don’t have to believe in God to go to heaven

In comments likely to enhance his progressive reputation, Pope Francis has written a long, open letter to the founder of La Repubblica newspaper, Eugenio Scalfari, stating that non-believers would be forgiven by… Read more »