Leading Turkish intellectual Cemal Uşak believes the
election of Pope Francis brings “new hope” for inter-faith relations. Uşak is
Secretary General of Turkey’s Inter-cultural Dialogue Platform and Vice
President of the Journalists and Writers’ Foundation. Uşak told euronews: “We
can say that the dialogue between Muslims and Christians and others in the time
of Pope Benedict was close to zero. The new pope is Jesuit – the first Jesuit
pope. This decision of the Vatican is revolutionary.” “From this point of view
I think the new pope represents an opportunity for Muslims and for members of
other faith groups. And also for humanity and for world peace,” Uşak added. (full article)
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