” “”Catholics and Orthodox they highlight are called to join forces in furthering the respect of human rights", but above all they powerfully claim that "the killing of innocents in the name of God is an offence to Him and to human dignity”. Benedict XVI and Bartholomew I also ask that "peace be restored" in the Middle East, "that a friendly cohabitation between its different populations, the Churches and the religions that live there be strengthened”. To do this, “we encourage closer relations between Christians and a true, real inter-religious dialogue, to fight any form of violence and discrimination". Finally, both express "concern" for the major environmental issues and "the negative consequences that can come, for all humankind and all Creation, from an economic and technological progress that does not admit its own limits". "As religious leaders they state -, we deem it one of our duties to encourage and support the efforts made to protect God’s Creation and to leave to the future generations an Earth on which they can live”.” “
