Promoting Peaceful Coexistence and Common Citizenship

[ 110 ] — INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE FOR PEACE — those who are Muslims, Christians, Jews, Buddhist, or those who live in areas where we need to establish peaceful coex- istence. We are looking for a living experience and to live in peace and to respect common citizenship. I have mentioned before that if we have wisdom as well as love for each other, and if we look for peace with hope, we can truly create common citizenship. We shall look at each other not as being different but as people of this world, men and women of different faiths who can share peace on earth as it is in heaven. HE Metropolitan Emmanuel Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople In his service to the Church, Metropolitan Emmanuel has become an advocate for peace and dialogue. Career Summary v Metropolitan of France, Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (election 2003) v President, Conference of European Churches and the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops of France v Co-President, World Conference of Religions for Peace v Director, liaison office of the Orthodox Church to the European Union in Brussels v In charge of interreligious dialogue for Judaism and Islam on behalf of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. We are not here as masters, but to listen to one another; to listen to the experiences that everybody can bring