“Each religion has a right to respect” but is also called to “respect others” in turn, according to the “golden rule” of interfaith dialogue that affirms: “Don’t do to others what you wouldn’t wish done to yourself”, writes Monsignor Pierre Bücher, chairman of the work group “Islam” of the Swiss Bishops’ Conference in a statement. “If the Universal Declaration of Human Rights makes provision for the right to freedom of thought and expression, that does not imply the right to offend the religious feelings of believers”. “Nonetheless continues the bishop respect and tolerance are not one-way streets. Each religion has a duty to respect others”.
