FYI
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.”
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