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The Church regards with esteem also the
Moslems. They adore the one God, living and subsisting in himself,
merciful and all-powerful, the Creator of heaven and earth, who
has spoken to men; they take pains to submit wholeheartedly to
even his inscrutable decrees, just as Abraham, with whom the
faith of Islam takes pleasure in linking itself, submitted to
God. Though they do not acknowledge Jesus as God, they revere
him as a prophet. They also honor Mary, his virgin Mother; at
times they even call on her with devotion. In addition, they
await the day of judgment when God will render their deserts
to all those who have been raised up from the dead. Finally,
they value the moral life and worship God especially through
prayer, almsgiving and fasting.
Since
in the course of centuries not a few quarrels and hostilities
have arisen between Christians and Moslems, this sacred synod
urges all to forget the past and to work sincerely for mutual
understanding and to preserve as well as to promote together
for the benefit of all mankind social justice and moral welfare,
as well as peace and freedom.
Vatican
II Declaration on the Church’s Relation
to Non-Christian Religions
(Nostra Aetate), #3 (October 28, 1965)
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