Vatican City, Aug 19, 2011 / 11:55 am
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, head of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, urged Catholics and Muslims to strengthen their families and pass on moral values to their children, in a message for the upcoming end of Ramadan.
“Christians and Muslims, beyond their differences, recognize the dignity of the human person endowed with both rights and duties,” Cardinal Tauran said.
“This is why the transmission of such human and moral values to the younger generations constitutes a common concern,” he explained.
“It is our duty to help them discover that there is both good and evil, that conscience is a sanctuary to be respected, and that cultivating the spiritual dimension makes us more responsible, more supportive, more available for the common good.”