Catholic, Muslim leaders discuss faith

KING Abdullah of Jordan on Tuesday received a delegation comprising participants in the Second Muslim-Catholic Forum, which opened at the Baptism Site in the Jordan Valley on Monday, according to a Royal Court statement.

During the meeting, King Abdullah lauded participants’ efforts and emphasized the importance of the forum, held under the theme “Reason, Faith and Mankind” in promoting dialogue and highlighting the common values among followers of the different religions.

“The forum is the outcome of ongoing initiatives to foster concepts embraced by both Muslims and Christians, which we have asserted in the Amman Message and the Common Word initiative,” King Abdullah told the participants.

The Amman Message is a statement Jordan issued in 2004 calling for tolerance and explaining Islam’s rejection of violence and intolerance and its stand on issues like the relationship between the Muslim nation and other civilizations and communities.

Report from Jordan Times