Dialog międzyreligijny w pierwszych dokumentach i gestach papieża Franciszka

Abstract

The term „Interreligious Dialogue” became today very popular, both because of fairly new presence in the theological reflection, as well as because with the contemporary globalization people of different religions meet together more often than in the past. This article makes an analysis of the beginning of the pontificate of pope Francis on this issue. The official teaching of the pope means mainly one example from the encyclical Lumen fidei (29th of June 2013) and some parts of the exhortation Evangelii gaudium (24th of November 2013). Much more place is given to this second document, which gives more space to this issue. The article mentions also other short talks and some symbolic gests. Among them especially the first message of the pope to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Among symbolical gests it is worth mentioning a letter to the main rabbi of Rome signed immediately after election, before official celebration of the beginning of pontificate as well as signing the traditional message to Muslims for the end of Ramadan (traditionally signed by the president of the Council for Interreligious Dialogue – this time by pope himself). It looks that in the future the pope Francis will continue the teaching of his predecessors. Perhaps he will made some new symbolic gests.