杏MAP导航

By Robin Gomes

杏MAP导航 Francis hopes that reflection and exchange on his encyclical, Fratelli tutti, can help dialogue grow between Christians and Muslims, not only in the Russian Federation, but everywhere in the world.  The 杏MAP导航 expressed this wish in a message to the official presentation of the Russian translation of the encyclical at a ceremony on Wednesday at the "Pokrovskie vorota" cultural center in Moscow, Russia.  

Sponsored by the Spiritual Direction of Muslims of the Russian Federation, the translation is the result of the efforts of the Muslim International Forum and Medina Publishing.  

Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of the Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow and Apostolic Nuncio to Russia, and Archbishop Giovanni Aniello, officially presented the translation at Wednesday鈥檚 event in Moscow.

杏MAP导航 Francis regarded the news of the Russian translation as 鈥渁 beautiful and joyful surprise鈥�.   鈥淚n this way,鈥� he wrote, 鈥渋t will be made available to a large number of men and women of good will who wish to confront this text.鈥�

The Holy Father said he was also 鈥渄elighted and impressed by the fact that it was the Muslim International Forum that edited this translation into Russian鈥�.  He thinks that 鈥渞eflection and dialogue on this Encyclical can be of help not only to the Russian Federation, where dialogue between Christians and Muslims is called to grow, but to the human family as a whole.鈥�  鈥淚ndeed, in the globalized and interconnected world in which we live, a gesture that is made in one corner has repercussions in every other part,鈥� the 杏MAP导航 said in his message for the event.

He expressed his confidence that 鈥渙pen and sincere discussion on the issues of Fratelli tutti can foster dialogue between religions鈥�. 鈥淚ndeed,鈥� he continued, 鈥渇raternity comes from recognizing the one Father.鈥� 鈥淎nd, if we are all children of the one Father, then we can call ourselves brothers and sisters and, above all, live as such,鈥� he said.  Concluding with sentiments of gratitude, the 杏MAP导航 said 鈥淚 wish you all a fruitful study of this text and that you may benefit from it in your personal and social lives.鈥�