ERBIL, IRAQ — Facing the menace of Islamic radicalism in various parts of the world, many Christian leaders follow one of two basic strategies.
Either they stress that most Muslims are horrified by the atrocities committed in their name and insist that Islam at its core is a religion of peace, or they take a harder line and demand that mainstream Muslim leaders confront the cancer in their community.
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, archbishop of Lyon, France, is widely considered one of the most influential Catholic prelates in Europe. He said the right answer is that Christians need to do both – clearly acknowledging, he says, the internal contradictions within Islam.
“Very few [Christians], even among the bishops, speak about both – the danger of the violence, and the deep sense of God and the man of faith that we see in many Muslims,” he said.
By bringing both into clear relief, he said, “it’s possible for us to live together.”
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