” “Through a letter signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, Benedict XVI answered the open letter “A word in common between you and us”, which last October 13th, at the end of Ramadan, 138 Muslim religious guides had addressed to the Pope and to the people in charge of the other Christian Churches and denominations. In the answering message, made known today by the press room of the Holy See and addressed to Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal, president of the Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, who had personally taken care of sending the open letter, the Pope expressed his "gratitude" to the prince and "to all signers", and he "wished to manifest deep appreciation for this gesture, for the positive spirit which inspired the text, and for the appeal to a common commitment for the promotion of peace in the world". "Though without ignoring or underestimating our differences as Christians or Muslims went on Benedict XVI, we may, and consequently should, take into consideration what joins us: faith in one God, providential creator and universal judge, who, at the end of time, is going to judge every person in accordance with performed deeds". (To be continued)” “
