Vatican foreign minister hopes interreligious dialogue can counter religious violence
April 07, 2015
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, spoke with The Australian about the Vatican’s efforts to use interreligious dialogue as a means to counter religious violence.
“The Holy See will continue to dialogue with Muslim leaders and teachers, and to encourage respect of the true spiritual values which come from authentic religious experience,” he said.
“At the same time, the Holy Father has been very clear in rejecting and in encouraging the condemnation of all violence in the name of religion, and indeed of religious fundamentalism as such,” he added.
“The Holy See will continue to make efforts to contribute to the peaceful resolution of the conflicts which are driving Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities from their homes and the places their communities have lived for centuries.”
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