Christian Churches hold consultations in London on Christian-Muslim relations

One-day consultations were held in London on the initiative of Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury to discuss the open letter of 138 Muslim theologians to Christian leaders and heads of Churches and to outline possible responses.

Archpriest Mikhail Dudko of the Surozh diocese, who represented the Russian Orthodox Church, voiced fundamental provisions expressed in the letter from Patriarch Alexy of Moscow and All Russia to the Muslim leaders.

He stressed in particular that the dialogue, which is so necessary today, “should not seek to define a certain minimum in order to fix our convergences in faith, but Christian-Muslim practical cooperation should rather undertake to defend the role of religion in public life, to combat the defamation of religion, to oppose intolerance and xenophobia, to protect holy places, to maintain the place of religious veneration and to promote joint peace initiatives.

DECR Communication Service