Salam, who is Muslim, and a former adviser to the grand imam, said he was “with much love and enthusiasm -- in agreement with the pope, and I share every word he has written in the encyclical.”
Intervento del Giudice Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Salam
“In addition, the Pope raised present-day issues, such as the pandemic and other tragedies in history, asking that we rethink our lifestyles and the organisation of our societies.”
“I am convinced that this Encyclical, together with the Document on Human Fraternity, will restart the train of history that had stopped at the station of this world order, and was rooted in unreasonableness, injustice, pride and colonial violence. I hope that this Encyclical, together with the Document on Human Fraternity, shall be a strong deterrent against falsehood in all its forms and expressions, and that it can be the basis, or the most important factor for the birth of a new world order, that relies on the sacredness of dignity and human rights - as the Pope said - not on contempt, slavery and the exploitation of man. At the same time, I hope that this Encyclical will reach the hands of politicians and decision-makers alike, and enlighten them to lead the world out of the unreasonable state that it is living today.”
“Universal fraternity remains - yesterday, today and tomorrow - an absolute necessity for the whole world, and is indispensable for salvation. Because it will give life to a balanced and happy civilization, as it centres on man regardless of skin colour, sex, language and religion.”
