Christian and Muslim leaders have met in Rome to discuss how they can work together to care for the poor.
According to ChristianToday.com., Christian and Muslim leaders
attending the fourth Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and
the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies sought to move past their
differences and focus on helping the needy.
Both groups met with Pope Francis who stated, "Dialogue is going out of
ourselves, with a word to hear the word of the other. The two words
meet, two thoughts meet. It is the first step of a journey. Following
this meeting of the word, hearts meet and begin a dialogue of friendship
which ends with holding hands. Word, hearts, hands. It's simple. A
little child knows how to do it."
At the end of the dialogue, the leaders acknowledged that the two
religions “share beliefs and moral values,” and that “Our commonalities
are much more than our particularities.”
They focused on the “humanising and civilizing” role both religions can
play, particularly in standing in “solidarity” with the poor.
Help to the poor should be extended out of compassion and for the sake
of obeying God, said the faith leaders. "It should never be used to
proselytise.”
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