ZE08061308 - 2008-06-13
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French Prelates Offer Guide for Dialogue With Islam

Note Importance of Viewing Muslims With Esteem

ROME, JUNE 13, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Since Benedict XVI considers interreligious dialogue a "vital
necessity," the French bishops have added a doctrinal note to the efforts.

The French prelates released "How Christians and Muslims Speak of God" at the end of May, which
aims to respond to questions that come from the faithful regarding the Christian and Muslim
understanding of God.

The note was signed by that was signed by Archbishop Pierre-Marie Carré, president of the
conference's doctrinal commission.

"Naïveté and caricatures can exist with regard to the Muslim and Catholic religions," Bishop
Michel Santier of Creteil acknowledged in an interview published Monday by the episcopal
conference. "They must be overcome with a reciprocal look of esteem."

Bishop Santier, director or the commission on interreligious dialogue, explained that the note
arose from a working group established in 2006, called "Catholics and Muslims in Today's France."

According to the prelate, the note sets a foundation for effective and fruitful dialogue.

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