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September 11 - Ending Poverty: a Joint Muslim-Christian Cause
Article: Ecumenical Movement - Other Religions Uniting With Roman Catholics
Muslims
and Christians should be united
in overcoming poverty,
since impoverishment is
something addressed in precepts
held dear by people of both
faiths, according to the Holy
See. In a message released today
for the end of the month of
Ramadan, the Pontifical Council
for Interreligious Dialogue
encouraged
Muslims and Christians to unite
in this common goal.
The message was signed by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Archbishop Pier Celata, president and secretary of the council, respectively. This is what makes "tackling poverty" a necessity in confronting "the phenomena of extremism and violence," the message affirmed. But the poverty that should be embraced, the statement noted, involves a "style of life which is simple and essential, avoiding waste and respecting the environment and the goodness of creation." In this context, Cardinal Tauran and Archbishop Celata conclude by expressing an invitation: "The poor question us, they challenge us, but above all they invite us to cooperate in a noble cause: overcoming poverty!" Read More ....
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