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October 28 - Vatican Message for Hindu Feast of Diwali
Article: Ecumenical Movement - Other Religions Uniting With Roman Catholics
As in
the
past,
we join
you in
the
celebration
of
Deepavali,
sending
you our
sincere
greetings
and
congratulations
on
behalf
of the
Pontifical
Council
for
Interreligious
Dialogue.
May God,
the
Supreme
Light
illumine
your
minds,
enlighten
your
hearts
and
strengthen
the
human
bonds in
your
homes
and
communities!
We wish
you all
a
joy-filled
Deepavali!
Trust,
on the
other
hand,
nourishes
every
genuinely
human
relationship,
both
personal
and
communitarian.
Mutual
trust,
besides
creating
an
environment
conducive
to
growth
and the
common
good,
shapes a
shared
conviction
that we
can
depend
on each
other to
achieve
a common
purpose.
Applying
the
above to
our
engagement
in
appreciating
and
promoting
interreligious
dialogue
and
relations,
we well
know
that
respect
and
trust
are not
optional
extras
but the
very
pillars
on which
the
edifice
of our
engagement
itself
stands.
This
engagement
involving
all of
us,
believers
and
people
who seek
the
Truth
with a
sincere
heart,
in the
words of
Pope
Benedict
XVI, is
"…together
to
become
artisans
of
peace,
in a
reciprocal
commitment
to
understanding,
respect
and
love."
(Address
to the
delegates
of other
Churches
and
Ecclesial
communities
and of
other
Religious
traditions,
25 April
2005).
Thus,
the
greater
our
engagement
in
interreligious
dialogue,
the
fuller
our
respect
and
trust
become,
leading
us to an
increase
in
cooperation
and
common
action.
As
people
who hold
in
common
the
well-being
of
individuals
and
communities,
may we
give
greater
visibility
with
every
means in
our
power to
a
culture
that
promotes
respect,
trust
and
cooperation.
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