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Crux: Francis might want to take Turkey’s deal on Islamophobia

John L. Allen Jr., Crux, skriver:

ANKARA/ISTANBUL, Turkey — Pope Francis came to Turkey this weekend in part to stress religious freedom, a message of clear relevance in a region where the self-declared “Islamic State” has had catastrophic consequences for religious minorities, very much including the pope’s own Christian flock.

It’s a familiar theme from Francis, as is the cautious support he voiced for anti-ISIS military action, saying “it’s legitimate to stop an unjust aggressor.”

What has been new about this visit to Turkey, however, has been the pushback from his Muslim hosts.

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Francis’ plan for Christian peace seems to be to grow, via friendship and common cause, into a new spiritual space, where progress on doctrinal and structural fronts may become more thinkable.

In the end, that’s really why Francis came to Turkey.

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