I did not know this.........
Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, commending Holy See and His Holiness Pope Francis, said that it was a remarkable gesture and a step in the right direction to understand each other. Zed invited Pope Francis for a deeper study of ancient Hindu scriptures, which were very rich in philosophical thought, and offered to provide help if asked.
Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, also lauded Vatican for including well-known verse from Brhadaranyaka-Upanishad
Rajan Zed further said that in 200-page “Verbum Domini” (The Word of the Lord) apostolic exhortation released on November 11, 2010, Pope Benedict wrote about “the sense of the sacred, sacrifice and fasting…” in Hinduism.
Zed argues that in our shared pursuit for the truth, we can learn from one another and thus can arrive nearer to the truth." NationalTurk.Turkey
Uhmm...has the Vatican forgot - And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing;
2 Corinthians 6:16,17
Collections of Vatican Museums reportedly
include a portable temple of Hindu deity Vishnu
"This colorful 18th century Vishnu temple reportedly folds and unfolds revealing many stories of Vishnu ........ Collections of Vatican Museums also include bronze statues of Hindu divinities dating from 8th to 14th century.Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, commending Holy See and His Holiness Pope Francis, said that it was a remarkable gesture and a step in the right direction to understand each other. Zed invited Pope Francis for a deeper study of ancient Hindu scriptures, which were very rich in philosophical thought, and offered to provide help if asked.
Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, also lauded Vatican for including well-known verse from Brhadaranyaka-Upanishad
“Lead me from the unreal to the real,
from darkness to light,
from death to immortality.”
line from Tagore’s Gitanjali (“Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service.”), and reference to Mahatma Gandhi in “Way of the Cross at the Colesseum” Meditations and Prayers on Good Friday 2009 led by Pope and put together by Vatican Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff.Rajan Zed further said that in 200-page “Verbum Domini” (The Word of the Lord) apostolic exhortation released on November 11, 2010, Pope Benedict wrote about “the sense of the sacred, sacrifice and fasting…” in Hinduism.
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Uhmm...has the Vatican forgot - And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing;
2 Corinthians 6:16,17