Editing 2001 (section)

== Religion ==
{{Further|Category:2001 in religion}}
[[File:Flickr - DVIDSHUB - Giant standing Buddhas of Bamiyan still cast shadows (Image 2 of 8).jpg|thumb|Two women walk past the cavity where the [[Buddhas of Bamiyan]] used to stand before being destroyed by the [[Taliban]].]]
The religiously motivated September 11 attacks came to dominate global discourse about religion in 2001.<ref name=":5" />{{Rp|page=300}} Following the attacks, both [[religious tolerance]] and [[religious intolerance]] came to the fore, with an increase in [[Islamophobia]], particularly in the United States and Europe.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrew |date=2011-09-10 |title=Why 9/11 was good for religion |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/10/911-religion-september-11 |access-date=2023-03-26 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326044838/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/10/911-religion-september-11 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Banks |first=Adelle M. |date=2021-09-09 |title=9/11 became a catalyst for interfaith relations and cooperation |url=https://religionnews.com/2021/09/09/9-11-became-a-catalyst-for-interfaith-relations-and-cooperation/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Religion News Service |language=en-US |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326044839/https://religionnews.com/2021/09/09/9-11-became-a-catalyst-for-interfaith-relations-and-cooperation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The imposition of religious law became a major subject of debate, particularly in Afghanistan, where the perpetrators of the attacks were protected by the fundamentalist Taliban, as well as Nigeria, where conflict between Christians and Muslims escalated amid the implementation of Islamic law.<ref name=":5" />{{Rp|page=300}} Prior to the attacks, the Taliban had incited a different religious controversy by destroying the [[Buddhas of Bamiyan]] despite the international community's pleas.<ref name=":4" />{{Rp|page=76}} Another religious conflict took place in [[Khartoum]], Sudan, when Christians were forcibly expelled from the Anglican cathedral during Easter services.<ref name=":10" />{{Rp|page=470}}

[[Pope John Paul II]] made trips throughout 2001 to preach for good relations with other religions: he became the first pope to visit a mosque in Syria to build relations with Muslims, and he visited Greece to build relations with Orthodox Christians. Relations between Catholicism and Judaism were strained following a dispute over the release of Holocaust records held by the Vatican.<ref name=":5" />{{Rp|pages=300–301}} The Pope named 37 cardinals on January 21, bringing the total number to 128.<ref name=":10" />{{Rp|page=469}} The [[Catholic Church]] also began investigations of [[Catholic Church sexual abuse cases|sexual abuse cases]] among its priests in 2001, with 3,000 cases being considered over the following decade.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=Aidan |date=2010-05-04 |title=Looking behind the Catholic sex abuse scandal |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8654789.stm |access-date=2023-03-26 |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206012930/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8654789.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The subject of women's ordination was also a subject of debate within the Catholic Church.<ref name=":10" />{{Rp|page=470}}

The duodecennial Hindu pilgrimage and festival [[Kumbh Mela]] was held for 42 days in January and February 2001.<ref name=":5" />{{Rp|page=308}} A {{Convert|50|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} [[tent city]] was created within [[Allahabad]] to support the festival.<ref name=":10" />{{Rp|page=471}} The [[Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque]] in Oman was completed in May. At the time, its chandelier was the largest in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Al-Shaibany |first=Saleh |date=2022-10-01 |title=Iconic carpet, chandelier at the Grand Mosque is a big attraction for tourists |url=https://timesofoman.com/article/121900-iconic-carpet-chandelier-at-the-grand-mosque-is-a-big-attraction-for-tourists |website=Times of Oman |language=en |access-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326044838/https://timesofoman.com/article/121900-iconic-carpet-chandelier-at-the-grand-mosque-is-a-big-attraction-for-tourists |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jediism]] became a social phenomenon in 2001 after a [[Jedi census phenomenon|movement to self-report]] as Jedi caused it to become the fourth largest religion in the United Kingdom and the second largest religion in New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Frank |date=2016-03-03 |title=Where Have All the Jedi gone? |url=https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/where-have-all-the-jedi-gone/ |website=Big Think |language=en-US |access-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326044838/https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/where-have-all-the-jedi-gone/ |url-status=live }}</ref>