66.
"Commitment to dialogue must also embrace all Muslims of good will.
Christians cannot forget that many Muslims try to imitate the faith of Abraham
and to live the demands of the Decalogue".111 In this regard the Message
of the Synod emphasizes that the Living God, Creator of heaven and earth
and the Lord of history, is the Father of the one great human family to which
we all belong. As such, he wants us to bear witness to him through our respect
for the values and religious traditions of each person, working together for
human progress and development at all levels. Far from wishing to be the one in
whose name a person would kill other people, he requires believers to join
together in the service of life in justice and peace.112 Particular care will
therefore be taken so that Islamic-Christian dialogue respects on both sides
the principle of religious freedom with all that this involves, also including
external and public manifestations of faith.113 Christians and Muslims are
called to commit themselves to promoting a dialogue free from the risks of
false irenicism or militant fundamentalism, and to raising their voices against
unfair policies and practices, as well as against the lack of reciprocity in
matters of religious freedom.114
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