In spite of the differing views, Noko said, the LWF remained committed to ecumenism and to dialogue with the Catholic Church. Riccardi said at the press conference that Dominus Iesus had been on everyone's lips. Despite Dominus Iesus , Pope John Paul II, in a message read to the Lisbon meeting by the Vatican's chief ecumenical officer, Cardinal Edward Cassidy, stated that his church's commitment to Christian unity remained a priority. The Pope also welcomed progress in the Catholic Church's encounters with Judaism, Islam and other faiths. On the contrary, it is necessary to hasten even more on such a promising journey.
Peace is an indivisible value.
It comes from God and it belongs to the whole humanity. Speaking about religious war is an absurdity, and it contradicts the most beautiful name of God, which is Peace. The appeal also emphasized the importance of dialogue as the way to overcome mistrust and conflict. Dialogue does not weaken the identity of anybody, but rather provokes every man and woman to acknowledge the best part of the other and to express the best of himself or herself. Nothing is lost with dialogue.