EXISTENTIAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF CHRISTIAN WITNESS
03/31/2011
On 31 March 2011, a group of German theologians met with His Holiness Aram I. During their conversation, the Catholicos said that Islam and Christianity lived together in the region since centuries. In view of present challenges, existential dialogue between Christianity and Islam should be based on common principles and values found in the teachings of the two religions.
Responding to questions regarding centuries long relationship between the Armenian Church and Islam, His Holiness said, “we have always insisted on peaceful co-existence based on mutual respect and recognition of rights.” In response to questions on the Armenian Church, the Catholicos said, “Our church is the church of the people, the Catholicosate of Cilicia lives its religious life and vocation through its Diaspora, and is totally committed to ecumenism.”
At the end of the meeting, the guests visited the Cathedral, the Martyrs monument, the museum and the offices of the Catholicosate.
