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The Church regards with esteem also the Moslems. They adore
the one God, living and subsisting in Himself; merciful and all-
powerful, the Creator of heaven and earth,[5] who has spoken to
men; they take pains to submit wholeheartedly to even His inscrutable
decrees, just as Abraham, with whom the faith of Islam takes
pleasure in linking itself, submitted to God. Though they do not
acknowledge Jesus as God, they revere Him as a prophet. They also
honor Mary, His virgin Mother; at times they even call on her with
devotion. In addition, they await the day of judgment when God will
render their deserts to all those who have been raised up from the
dead. Finally, they value the moral life and worship God especially
through prayer, almsgiving and fasting.
Since in the course of centuries not a few quarrels and hostilities
have arisen between Christians and Moslems, this sacred synod urges
all to forget the past and to work sincerely for mutual understanding
and to preserve as well as to promote together for the benefit of all
mankind social justice and moral welfare, as well as peace and
freedom.
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