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To: paul_philp who wrote (72709)	2/9/2003 11:41:14 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>>They would have killed the Pope before allowing reforms.<< This from a guy who doesn't understand transubstantiation? Both sides very sincerely had (and have) differing core beliefs which could not be (cannot be) reconciled. Transubstantiation is one. Catholics believe in it. Protestants don't. That's just one. Infant baptism, original sin, the doctrine of the elect, predestination, priests marrying, faith versus works. Can man be saved by faith alone? Can an apostate priest give forgiveness of sins? How many sacrements? Was Mary a virgin? Can Mary and other saints intercede for your salvation? Fundamentalist Muslims sincerely believe that freedom of religion, freedom from religion, freedom of the press, equal rights for women, rule of law (not Sharia law) etc., are contrary to the will of Allah and thus cannot be tolerated in a just society. Learning how to accommodate these differences is something we should aspire to. Pretending that they don't exist, or that they don't matter, is not. There is nothing that we can "give" the Muslim "street" to make these differences go away.