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A Eulogy for the Passing of Pope Francis<\/strong>
\nBy<\/em>
\nHossam Badrawi<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a Muslim, a researcher in the relationship between religions and science, and a firm believer in the importance of using reason in a time when the voices of fanaticism and isolationism are growing louder.<\/p>\n

Since the dawn of history, the major religions have provided frameworks for meaning, justice, and mercy in human life. They were all born from the depths of human consciousness and the yearning for something higher \u2014 a value system that governs the relationship between man and his Creator, and between man and his fellow human beings.<\/p>\n

The paradox, however, is that these messages, which came to guide, have sometimes \u2014 through misunderstanding or misuse of power \u2014 turned into dividing lines, even opposing fronts.<\/p>\n

This is where the importance of human dialogue between religions becomes evident \u2014 not merely as an elite meeting between clerics, but as a comprehensive civilizational path that reconnects religions to their original human essence.<\/p>\n

When Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others engage in dialogue, they do not abandon their beliefs; rather, they discover their shared dimensions. All call for mercy. All revere justice. All urge love and respect for the human being as a dignified creation.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s world, the battle is no longer between religions, but between tolerance and fanaticism \u2014 between recognizing the other and denying them \u2014 between love and fear.<\/p>\n

With the passing of Pope Francis, we have lost a powerful voice of wisdom \u2014 a man who was not just the head of the Catholic Church, but a living conscience for the world, a mind open to humanity in its widest sense.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis was among the rare few who had the courage to apologize for the Church\u2019s past mistakes, and the humility of great leaders to reread history in a spirit of love rather than arrogance, of reform rather than condemnation.<\/p>\n

His faith was not fanaticism, but a bridge. His doctrine was not a dam, but a river flowing toward the other, searching for common ground in an increasingly divided world.<\/p>\n

This spirit reached its highest expression in the historic document he signed with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the symbol of moderate Islam \u2014 the Document on Human Fraternity<\/strong>, a clear call for peace, mutual recognition, and the building of a world wide enough for all who believe in dignity, justice, and mercy.<\/p>\n

I consider the \u201cDocument on Human Fraternity\u201d to be a moral compass in a confused age. A religion that does not engage in dialogue becomes a closed-off ideology. But a religion that does, regains its luminous face \u2014 reconciled with humanity and with time.<\/p>\n

Perhaps Pope Francis was one of the most spiritually aware leaders that interfaith dialogue is, in truth, a dialogue within the human self \u2014 a dialogue between our conflicting sides: fear of the other and the desire to meet them; superiority and humility; hatred and compassion.<\/p>\n

Religious dialogue is not a luxury, but a moral and intellectual necessity for survival \u2014 and for rebuilding a world spacious enough for all, without oppression or arrogance.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis has departed this world\u2026
\nAnd his passing is not only a loss to the Church, but to all of humanity.<\/p>\n

We have lost him as a voice of conscience in the face of injustice, as a spiritual leader who believed in science, dialogue, and equality.
\nWe have lost him as a human being, before being a religious figure.
\nBut the hope remains that the seeds of understanding and love he planted will continue to live on\u2026
\nIn the documents he signed, in the hearts he inspired, and in the consciences he awakened.<\/p>\n

Farewell, great man.<\/strong>
\nYou were more than a leader\u2026
\nYou were the tender conscience of the world in a harsh and confused time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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He considered deposed president Mohamed Morsi's decision to bring back the People's Assembly as a reinforcement of the US-supported dictatorship. He was among the first to denounce the incursion of Morsi's authority over the judicial authority, condemning the Brotherhood militias' blockade of the Supreme Constitutional Court. 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