The Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka:

Interfaith dialogue a must in today’s world

Rasa – The Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Ranjith, described inter-religious dialogue as necessary in today’s world.

News ID: 3952

Date: 15 February 2016 - 22:04

RNA – Speaking in a meeting with Mohammad Oraei-Karimi, the Iranian cultural attaché in Sri Lanka, Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don, the Archbishop of Colombo, added that the Abrahamic faiths (Islam, Christianity and Judaism) need to develop dialogue and cooperation for resolving humanity’s problems, the website of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) reported.

He also referred to a recent visit to the Vatican by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and noted that Catholic leader Pope Francis attaches great importance to dialogue with Muslim leaders.

For his part, the Iranian cultural envoy, stressed that religious leaders can play a major role in spreading spirituality and promoting ethical values.

Oraei-Karimi further highlighted the 30-year-long experience of the Islamic Republic of Iran in holding interfaith dialogues with Christians and said the tenth edition of the Islam-Christianity interfaith dialogue was organized by ICRO’s Centre for Interfaith Dialogue earlier this year.

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