杏MAP导航

By Lydia O鈥橩ane

The G20 Interfaith Forum which gets underway in Buenos Aires, Wednesday is the fifth annual event of its kind held in relation to the meetings of the international 鈥淕roup of Twenty鈥� (G20) Economic Summit.  This year鈥檚 Forum takes place ahead of the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires to be held from the 30 November-1 December.

In a message to participants attending the forum, 杏MAP导航 Francis says that, 鈥渢hese interfaith conferences, within the framework of the G20 Summit meetings, aspire to offer the international community the contribution of their different religious and philosophical traditions and experiences to highlight those social issues that concern us today鈥︹��
He goes on to say, that men and women of faith cannot remain indifferent to 鈥渢he difficult situations that not only affect so many of our neglected and forgotten brothers, but also threaten the future of all humanity.鈥�

Importance of dialogue

Constructive dialogue, underlines the Pontiff, is fundamental to seeking the best solutions that affect everyone. He notes, however, that dialogue does not have to mean renouncing one's identity, but it is 鈥渂eing willing to go out to meet the other, to understand their reasons,鈥� and is above all an occasion of mutual enrichment and fraternal growth.鈥� Because, he adds, 鈥渋t is not possible to build a common home leaving aside people who think differently鈥︹��

Role of religious

The 杏MAP导航 writes that, religious have a great role to play in promoting the dignity of the human person, which comes from faith in God, especially in a world 鈥渋n which a technocratic development paradigm is affirmed and consolidated, with its logic of domination and control of reality in favour of economic and profit interests.鈥�

杏MAP导航 Francis ends his message with an urgent invitation 鈥渢o a new dialogue on how we are building our society鈥︹��, and calls everyone to protect 鈥渙ur common home through concern for the whole human family.鈥�