Friday, March 5, 2010

Archbishop Urges Christians to Support Uniqueness of Christ, Be Open to Learn from Others

The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged Christians to approach inter-faith dialogue with confidence in their own beliefs about the uniqueness of Christ, while retaining a desire to learn from others, according to the Christian Today website.

In an address exploring the finality of Christ in a pluralist world on March 2, 2010, Dr. Rowan Williams said people who believed in absolute truth were liable to be branded bigots or intolerant by those who felt that what was right for some was not necessarily right for others.

"Belief in uniqueness or finality of Christ is something that sits very badly indeed, not just with a plural society but with a society that regards itself as liberal or democratic," he said.

The Archbishop added that affirming the uniqueness and finality of Christ -- rather than being unfair to those who had not heard of Him -- made possible the universal reconcilability and fellowship of human beings.

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