Inter-religious dialogue: a secular challenge -
I am glad to share the experience of the Master Programme on “Intercultural and interreligious conflicts management” that runs in Pisa University. The topic we have to study this afternoon is very wide. I would say a lot, but to respect the time I have chosen only few points. For Catholic Church inter-religious (and inter-cultural) dialogue is a recent challenge. The officially beginning dates back to 1965, when – at the end of the Second Vatican Council – was approved Nostra Aetate Declaration, concerning the relation of the Church to non-christian religions. Ecumenical (id est Inter-christian) dialogue was already weak: rather than dialogue, ecumenical goal was unity. Better: reach unity of all Christians confessions with Rome (Catholic church) as common head. But this is another topic. (Continua)
The author
Professore associato di Diritto ecclesiastico nella Facoltà di Giurisprudenza dell’Università degli Studi di Pisa.
Notes
Testo rivisto dell’intervento svolto a Torino il 23 maggio 2007 in occasione del Corso – organizzato dalla Fondazione “La Gregoriana” e dall’Istituto internazionale Maritain – per Diplomatici dei Paesi del Mediterraneo e del Medio Oriente su “The Catholic Church and the International Policy of the Holy See” [Rome (May 7-20, 2007) – Turin (May 21-27, 2007)], destinato alla pubblicazione negli Atti del Corso.