text: respect for the truth, and to ccme to know the peoples and hunan beings created and loved by God, ln order to prepare yourselves to serve tbem betEer. And what is far more inporeant, tbe search for Eruth will lead you, beyondintellectual values, to the spirLtual dinension of the inner life. Man is a spiritual being. We believers krpw that ne do noE live ln a closedrorld. We believe in God. We are worshj.ppers of @d, we are seekers afEer God. The Catholic Church views with respect and recognizes the quality of your religious approach and the rj.chness of your spirituat tradition,^/40 /57 O Eng I ish Page I We Chrj.sEians, too. are proud of our religious tradition. I believe chat lre, Cbristian and liluslirns, must joyfully acknowledge Ehe religious values that ne have in cdrunon and give thanks for thern to God. We both believe in one God, the only God, uho is ever just and all-noerciful. We believe in the importance of prayer. fast.ing and charily of penitance and forgiveness, We believe that God witl tre a merciful judge to us at the end of !ime, and re hope tha! atter tbe resurrection He will be salisfied with us, and we rdill be satisfied wiCh Hin. Loyalty also requires that we recognize and respecE fundanenEal is obviously Ehe regard ebich we have for theof Nazareth. You know that for us Christians, this Jesus incinate knowledge of Ehe nystery of God and to share His cornmunion, so that we recognize Bin and procl,ain Him Lordour differenses. The nosE person and workg of Jesus Ied us to require angifts in a f il ial and Saviour. Those are the respect, in mutual. enlighten us' I an We Chr ist ians sometimes, in the polenics and $ars,inportant differencesr rehich te can accepE ldith humility and
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or a message from a Christian leader, focusing on the importance of respecting and understanding different religions, and recognizing the spiritual dimension of human beings. It emphasizes the commonalities between Christians and others who believe in one God, and encourages mutual respect and understanding.