Patriarch Kirill called for cooperation with Muslims

Patriarch Moscow and All Russia Cyril called on the Orthodox clergy to develop interreligious interaction with Muslims around the world.

“Development of relations with the Islamic world today is of particular importance also because attempts to impose false values, especially in the family sphere, are a common challenge for us, and for them. We have a lot of topics for collaboration, and we must Use the generality of interests arising from the social, political, cultural context in which we are all today. Therefore, it seems necessary to develop interaction with Islam, both in the countries of the canonical responsibility of the Russian Orthodox Church, and around the world, “said Patriarch Kirill at a senior meeting Church Council (VSU), it quotes TASS.

In front of the challenges from the non-delicious world, noted Patriarch Kirill, it is important for believers to strengthen solidarity, to defend the right to their faith and life in accordance with its establishments. “Until the religious motivation of the actions of people, our enemies that do not share religious beliefs will try to use naturally existing disagreements to stimulate deeper separation. But the faith is designed to give people strength to creation, as happens for thousands of years. … filling It may be different, but the framework themselves are acceptable to all traditional religions, “I think, we must work within this framework,” the head of the Russian Orthodox Church added.