User talk:CantusTropus

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As a Catholic, I find some of the images used on this page highly objectionable. They are chosen in such a way as to suggest that Ruysbroek was a Buddhist, or a Universalist, or a believer in "Co-Exist", or the idea that all religions are basically the same. This is highly inappropriate - Ruysbroek may have had universalist leanings, but to go so far as to suggest (even accidentally) that he would confess that Hinduism is as good as Catholicism is totally irresponsible. In his own lifetime he rejected such claims. The quote about the image of God being present in all men is a reference to Imago Dei, which absolutely does NOT mean or imply that all religions are equal, and trying to use it that way shows a lack of understanding of what Christian doctrines mean. To assume that this was just him cleverly hiding his "real" beliefs is not only unfounded, but it a bit of speculation that is unsuitable for a Wikimedia article. Therefore, I suggest that at least the "wheel-of-religions" picture be removed from the page.