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Interreligious dialogue is not a compromise of Catholic identity but a necessary path forward in a divided and darkening world, said Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, the new prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.
In an interview with EWTN News conducted during the Eighth Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, held Sept. 19–20 in Kazakhstan, the Indian cardinal defended the Church’s diplomatic outreach across religious lines as an expression of faith, not its dilution.
“Interreligious dialogue means building up relations. Without relationships, we cannot move ahead,” he said. “We have to really know what they believe and share our concerns. Otherwise, we take the opinion of other people and think that they are like that — we already give a label. No, it is not like that.”
He warned against reducing other religions to stereotypes based on artificial intelligence or online commentary, urging a return to face-to-face understanding rooted in trust.
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In an interview with EWTN News conducted during the Eighth Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, held Sept. 19–20 in Kazakhstan, the Indian cardinal defended the Church’s diplomatic outreach across religious lines as an expression of faith, not its dilution.
“Interreligious dialogue means building up relations. Without relationships, we cannot move ahead,” he said. “We have to really know what they believe and share our concerns. Otherwise, we take the opinion of other people and think that they are like that — we already give a label. No, it is not like that.”
He warned against reducing other religions to stereotypes based on artificial intelligence or online commentary, urging a return to face-to-face understanding rooted in trust.
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Cardinal Koovakad defends Catholic dialogue with other religions
In an interview with EWTN News, Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, the prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, defended the Church’s diplomatic outreach.
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