Rev. Dr. Prof. Ioan Sauca, served as acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches after Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit was elected as presiding bishop of the Church of Norway
Rev. Dr. Prof. Ioan Sauca, served as acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches after Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit was elected as presiding bishop of the Church of Norway (2021). Credit: Ivars Kupcis/WCC

WCC’s Sauca at Bahrain Dialogue Forum: “Coexistence is a divine mandate”

 — Nov. 3, 20223 nov. 2022
WCC News

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca delivered a lecture during the first edition of the “Bahrain Dialogue Forum: East and West for Human Coexistence” held 3-4 November.

Sauca’s lecture took place during a forum session entitled “Experiences of Promoting Global Coexistence and Human Fraternity.”

He reflected that the forum itself was an embodiment of human fraternity.

“Our diversity and our differences are an invitation from God for us to come together, to know, respect and love one another and live together in harmony,” he said. “Coexistence is therefore a divine mandate, not only a human experience.”

Sauca cited examples related to climate justice, racial justice, the war in Ukraine, and justice and peace in the Middle East. “We are all one human fraternity celebrating the life and the creation given to us by God,” he said. “Let us be worthy of this gift and move together towards a future of integrity, dignity and prosperity for all.”

Other sessions explored dialogue for peaceful coexistence, as well as the role of religious leaders in addressing climate change and the global food crisis.

The invitation came from the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain in cooperation with the Muslim Council of Elders.

Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, grand imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, and Pope Francis attended the forum. More than 200 religious figures from around the world participated.

Posted: Nov. 3, 2022 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=12863
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