” ” Before the wave of violence caused by the satiric cartoons of Muhammad, "respect of each other and of every people’s identity is a must". That was said by cardinal Josè Policarpo, patriarch of Lisbon, according to whom these episodes "have no place in the inter-religious dialogue and do not mean a lack of dialogue", even if he acknowledges that "it’s not always so easy". "One Of the characteristics of every religion he stated to the Portuguese Catholic agency, Ecclesia is a very strong belief in one’s doctrine and in one’s view of life". A possible solution to these problems, in his opinion, could be "a socio-political and socio-economic scenario that can relieve tension between the two big blocks of contemporary humanity".
