December 28, 2007 (LPAC)--In a very timely act, Pope Benedict XVI and a group of Islamic wisemen have decided upon a meeting. The subject of their dialog will be, basing the relations among nations upon the principle known in European history as "seeking the Advantage of the Other" (from the Treaty of Westphalia), in Latin as caritas, and in the Biblical Greek as agape--love of mankind for the sake of God and His image. In many discussions of overcoming the current economic collapse and war dangers, statesman Lyndon LaRouche has cited the Westphalian "Advantage of the Other" as the only principle effective in such a crisis.

Pope Benedict will meet 138 Islamic wisemen to practice Agape in international affairs, according to Radio Vaticana. The meeting was proposed by Saudi Prince Ghazi bin Muhamad bin Talal, in name of the 138 Islamic intellectuals and theologians who had written a letter to the Pope on Oct. 13, 2007, concerning the Prophet Muhammad.

Talal wrote that, "Encouraged by the recent visit of Saudi King Abd Allah bin Abd Al-Azizi [to the Vatican], we are very available to meet Benedict XVI." He proposed an agenda for such a meeting: one part dedicated to religious dialogue, and one part dedicated to society and world events. "Our reason for dialogue is basically to seek good will and justice, to practice what we Muslims call Rahmah and you call Caritas," Prince Talal wrote, using the imperfect Latin translation for Agape.

The announcement from Vatican Radio is that the Pope has accepted the proposal for the meeting.