![]() ![]() ![]() “The Church looks upon Muslims with respect,” says the Declaration, and it “rejects nothing of what is true and holy” in this religion. It also noted that Muslims worship the God of Abraham in prayer, almsgiving and fasting that they venerate Jesus as a prophet and honor his virgin mother Mary and that they await the day of judgment when God will bring all back to life. ![]() With regard to Muslims in particular, the Declaration exhorted cooperation and respect, “social justice, moral values, as well as peace and freedom for all people (NA 3)” despite the history of hostilities. Father Tom: In the Declaration on the Relation of the Catholic Church to Non-Christian Religions ( Nostra Aetate), a basis was provided for interreligious relations in the oneness of the human family, the common search for God, and the Gospel values to preserve and foster what is true and good in other religions. ![]()
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