Iran, Vatican urge more interaction between Islam, Christianity

Rasa - Hojjatoleslam Seyed Ali Qazi-Askar, the representative of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs, on Saturday held a meeting with Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Cardinal Leonardo Sandri in the Vatican City.

News ID: 2489

Date: 10 May 2015 - 15:56

RNA - According to Iran's Tasnim News, in their meeting, which was also attended by Iran's Ambassador to the Vatican Mohammad Taher Rabbani, the two sides conferred on the enhancement of common ethical values, fight against poverty, promotion of international peace, and the ISIL violence against Muslims and Christians in the Middle East.

Qazi-Askar, who is in Italy to meet Vatican officials, referred to Islam and Christianity as the two most popular religions in the world today, saying that the two can have interactions on a variety of issues.

"The human society today is faced with a serious danger due to the spread of violence and war, and we should try to help mercy, justice, and international peace rule everywhere in the world," Qazi-Askar added.

Cardinal Sandri, for his part, described the Iranian official’s remarks as important and considerable, and expressed the hope that serious steps are taken for mutual cooperation.

The Congregation for the Oriental Churches is the dicastery of the Roman Curia responsible for contact with the Eastern Catholic Churches for the sake of assisting their development, protecting their rights and also maintaining whole and entire in the one Catholic Church.

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