Address of Rev. Dr. M.D. Thomas (Jan 19, 2011)
There was an address of Rev. Fr. (Dr.) M.D. Thomas, the secretary to the National Commission for Religious Harmony. The purpose of this address was to orient the ‘future priests’ to the inter-religious harmony. There was audience from the close by communities. In his address, he said that there are many changes in the area of inter-religious dialogue and harmony of faiths. A priest is not only the parish priest of Christians of his territory but of each and every individual of the territory and it is our duty to establish a cordial relationship with everybody not because of their faith but we all are human beings and need to relate to each other in a healthy way. He surprised us by giving some examples that there are some priests who are not aware of their next neighbors in their locality. He also gave some practical examples so as to how we can enter into a dialogue with people of other faiths.
There was an address of Rev. Fr. (Dr.) M.D. Thomas, the secretary to the National Commission for Religious Harmony. The purpose of this address was to orient the ‘future priests’ to the inter-religious harmony. There was audience from the close by communities. In his address, he said that there are many changes in the area of inter-religious dialogue and harmony of faiths. A priest is not only the parish priest of Christians of his territory but of each and every individual of the territory and it is our duty to establish a cordial relationship with everybody not because of their faith but we all are human beings and need to relate to each other in a healthy way. He surprised us by giving some examples that there are some priests who are not aware of their next neighbors in their locality. He also gave some practical examples so as to how we can enter into a dialogue with people of other faiths.
-KPT News Desk
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