VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI stressed Monday the importance of dialogue between the Christian and Islamic faiths, but said it must be reciprocal.
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He was speaking to members of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People for a conference on immigration to and from Islamic countries.
The pope said the question “deserves particular reflection, not only because of its extent but also because of the religious and cultural characteristics of the Muslim identity.” Inter-religious dialogue was part of the Catholic Church’s commitment “to the service of humanity in the modern world,” he said, singling out those who worked with “migrants, refugees and the various categories of itinerants.”
He expressed the hope that “Christians who go to Muslim-majority countries find a welcome there and respect for their religious identity,” in what was seen as a reference to Christian Filipinos working in Saudi Arabia.
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