"We recognize that God’s creation in its plurality of cultures, civilizations, languages and peoples is a source of richness and should therefore never become a cause of tension and conflict," continues the final declaration of the Catholic-Muslim Forum which stresses the duty for Catholics and Muslims "to provide a sound education in human, civic, religious and moral values for their respective members" and "to promote accurate information about each other’s religions." The declaration also calls upon "the believers" to work "for an ethical financial system" and on the "privileged of the world" to consider the plight of those afflicted most severely by the current crisis in food production and distribution," and asks for "religious believers of all denominations" and "all people of good will" to work together. "It is essential" that young people who are "the future of religious communities and of societies" be well formed in their own religious traditions and well informed about other cultures and religions. "We have agreed," the text ends "to explore the possibility of establishing a permanent Catholic-Muslim committee to coordinate responses to conflicts and other emergency situations." We are looking forward to "the second Seminar of the Catholic-Muslim Forum to be convened in approximately two years in a Muslim-majority country yet to be determined."
