Vatican, Muslim World League to set up joint committee

Sep 22nd, 2017

Source: PCID

Pope Francis has held talks with Dr Muhammad Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League, accompanied by a delegation. The meeting came during an informal encounter on Wednesday between the World Muslim League delegation and the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran.

A statement from the Pontifical Council said that the two sides reaffirmed the following points: that religion and violence are incompatible; that religions have moral resources capable of contributing to fraternity and peace; that the phenomenon of fundamentalism, in particular when violent, is troubling and joint efforts are required to counter it.

In addition, the statement said, situations exist where freedom of conscience and of religion are not entirely respected and protected, so there is an urgent need to remedy this, renewing “religious discourse” and reviewing school books.

In conclusion, the statement said both sides agreed to establish a joint permanent committee in the near future.

See also: ICN 26 May 2016 - Vatican: Catholic-Muslim meeting highlights shared beliefs www.indcatholicnews.com/news/30026

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