| Russian Patriarch welcomes Islamic leaders' bid for dialogue |
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| Thursday, 17 April 2008 | |
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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II has responded to the 138 Islamic leaders of the "Common Word" initiative, saying that Christians and Muslims should find ways to cooperate in support of common moral principles.
"Today Christianity and Islam do quite an important thing," the Russian prelate wrote in his response to the Islamic leaders; "they remind mankind that God exists." The Patriarch's reply to the Common Word appeal was published on the web site of the Moscow patriarchate. |
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