Pope Benedict XVI's recent statements concerning ecumenical and interreligious
relations.
April 25, 2005 - Pope Benedict thanks ecumenical and interreligious
guests
This morning in the Clementine Hall, Pope Benedict XVI welcomed
members of Christian Churches and ecclesial communities,
as well as those of other religions who had come to Rome for the Mass
yesterday to inaugurate his pontificate.
April 24, 2005 - At the beginning of his inaugural homily, Pope Benedict
XVI reached out in an ecumenical and interreligious gesture with the
following
greetings:
"With great affection I also greet all those who have been reborn
in the Sacrament of Baptism but are not yet in full communion with
us; and you, my brothers and sisters of the Jewish people, to whom
we are
joined by a great shared spiritual heritage, one rooted in God's
irrevocable promises. Finally, like a wave gathering force, my thoughts
go out to
all men and women of today, to believers and non-believers alike."
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See also Pope Benedict's words of commitment to continue the work of
ecumenical and interreligious dialogue in his first homily to the Cardinals
December 29, 2000 - The
Heritage of Abraham: The Gift of Christmas
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
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