ISLAM-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE

221 THE POPE AND OUR MUSLIM BROTHERS 17 August 2013 Following the uproar caused in some circles by the Pope's good wishes at the end of the fast described by the Koran, I believe that globalization and Muslim immigration have created close contact with other civilizations and have made us aware of the basic identity and values on which our civilization has developed but to which many of us have become accu- stomed; instead, I consider it an example of the wealth that can be generated by globalization. A wealth that can be reali- zed by offering the immigrant dignity and the opportunity for human development for a proactive integration, in contrast to exclusion. Inclusion, on the other hand, cannot mean moving a little to make room for the other, for any other. It me- ans building with reason a framework of human values, a framework of the com- mon good and within this framework ma- king room for those who share it, even if they are of a different religion or culture. Without this, there is no real inclusion. This task is eminently political and poli- ticians who wish to exempt themselves from it, limiting themselves to acceptan- ce without inclusion, do not play their role adequately. I hope that every religious and non reli- gious communicator, Muslim or otherwi- se, will feel committed to being an untiring peacemaker and a strenuous defender of the dignity of a human being and his ina- lienable rights. Last but not least, I hope that the persons responsible for the communication of the Holy See will ensure that the good inten- tions exchanged at the highest level, whi- ch remain truly high without reaching the people, are published and circulated in the Islamic media, both radio and print.