Pontifical Commission on Religious Relations with Muslims

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The Pontifical Commission on Religious Relations with Muslims was founded by Pope Paul VI. Established in 1974. You should "within the Church to dialogue with the Muslims as well as promote the religious and cultural contacts with the representatives of the Islamic world" maintain.

History and creation

The Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) passed the declaration “On the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions” ( Nostra Aetate ) . This began a renewed dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Muslims. In the Dogmatic Constitution "On the Church" ( Lumen Gentium ) the council expressed its attachment to Islam. It underscored this assessment by stating that there were connections "through the worship of a single God, through the esteem for Jesus, the expectation of judgment, and the moral standard of living and piety."

Since the Council, Popes Paul VI exchanged. and John Paul II issued several greetings, with further addresses they broadened the dialogue. On behalf of the Curia , the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue was in constant contact with Muslim organizations, scholars and associations. The Apostolic Constitution “On the Roman Curia” ( Pastor Bonus ) of 1988 lays down in Article 162 the canonical legal framework for the “Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims”: “This Council (Council for Interreligious Dialogue) has a commission which aims to promote relations with Muslims from a religious point of view; it is under the direction of the President of the same council ”.

Organization and structure

The commission is an independent body and reports to the Cardinal-President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. From 2007 until his death in July 2018, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran chaired this council, at the same time as head of the commission. He is assisted by a vice president, a secretary and eight advisors. Pope Benedict XVI Appointed professor emeritus Rotraud Wielandt in 2012 as a consultant, a fellow student of the Jesuit Christian Troll , who was a member of the commission until 2005. The Pope also called the Jesuit Felix Körner , a student of Rotraud Wielandt.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Commissions of the Roman Curia Archived copy ( Memento of August 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Working aids 170 guidelines for multi-religious celebrations of Christians , Jews and Muslims. A handout from the German bishops. Section: On the Relationship between Christians and Muslims Study Aids 170 Guidelines for Multi-Religious Celebrations by Christians, Jews and Muslims ( Memento from June 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus Art. 162 [1] (PDF; 176 kB)
  4. ↑ Islamic scholars advise the Vatican, archived copy of September 22, 2012 ( Memento of February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )