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Pope promises respect for all world religions AGENCIES VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis yesterday called for “friendship and respect” among all faiths at a meeting with representatives of major world religions in the Vatican. The Roman Catholic Church would “promote friendship and respect between men and women of different religions,” the pope said, a day after his formal inauguration in St Peter’s Square. “We can do a lot for the good of people who are poor, who are weak, who suffer... and to promote reconciliation and peace,” the pope told them. The pope promised to continue the Catholic Church’s “fraternal” dialogue with Jews and work with Muslims for the common good. Francis met yesterday with religious representatives from a dozen faiths and traditions who attended his installation Mass a day earlier. The bulk of his comments were directed at Christian groups, particularly the Orthodox who were represented among others by Bartholomew I, the first ecumenical patriarch to attend the installation since the Catholic and Orthodox church split nearly 1,000 years ago. Directing himself to the half-dozen rabbis attending, Francis promised to continue the “useful brotherly dialogue” that has been under way since the Second Vatican Council. He singled out Muslims in his comments, saying he wanted to “grow in esteemed respect” and work for the common good. Representatives of Orthodox Christianity, Judaism and Islam were among those present at the meeting. He said they should be united against “one of the most dangerous pitfalls of our time — reducing human beings to what they produce and what they consume.” Turning again to religious community leaders, he said: “I very much appreciate your presence and I see in it a sign of mutual respect and of cooperation for the common good of humanity.” ________________________________ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
