The first meeting after the establishment of KMSH / The Pope meets the head of KMSH, Bujar Spahiu: At the center, peaceful coexistence between religions

Symbol of that peaceful coexistence between religions, which was widely discussed during the audience of Holy Father Bergoglio with Haji Bujar Spahiu, this morning in the Vatican.

At the center of the conversation, also the relations between the state and religions and their contribution to the preservation of human values, especially in the protection of the family as a basic cell of society. The Abu Dhabi Document on Human Brotherhood was mentioned, which the Mufti, Haxhi Spahiu, as he told the Holy Father, promotes and spreads everywhere in Albania.

The two top leaders shared the same views on the role that religion plays in interpersonal relationships, the contribution it plays in preserving these values, especially in protecting the family, as the basic cell of society, a role which they valued as invaluable.

The Pope praised the special role played by President Spahiu in the promotion and dissemination throughout Albania of the Document signed in Abu Dhabi on human brotherhood. During the audience, President Spahiu asked Pope Francis for the support of the Vatican state for the independence of Kosovo.

Afterwards, the leader of the Muslims of Albania met with the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Monsignor Paul Richard Gallagher and the Chairman of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Cardinal Miguel Ayngel Ayuso Guixot.

The meeting between the Pope and the President of the Muslim Community of Albania is the first of its kind since the establishment of the KMSH. This visit was initiated by the Apostolic Nuncio in Tirana, Mr. Luigi Bonazzi.

President Spahiu, together with the accompanying delegation, was received and accompanied at all times by the Charge d’Affaires of the Republic of Albania in the Vatican, Mrs. Majlinda Dodaj.

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