Vatican message to Islam: work together to strengthen family life
September 19, 2008
Each year the Vatican releases a message to Muslims at the beginning of Ramadan. This year's message-- signed by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata, the president and secretary, respectively, of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue-- notes that "Christians and Muslims can and must work together to safeguard the dignity of the family."
"Given the high esteem in which both Muslims and Christians hold the family, we have already had many occasions, from the local to the international level, to work together in this field," the statement notes. The Holy See has frequently joined with Islamic countries to promote pro-family policies in international organizations.
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