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"The attainment of union is the concern of the whole Church, faithful and shepherds alike. This concern extends to everyone, according to his or her talent, whether it be exercised in his or her daily Christian life or in his or her theological and historical research. This concern itself reveals already to some extent the bond of brotherhood between all Christians and it helps toward that full and perfect unity which God in His kindness wills."
Decree of the Second Vatican Council on Ecumenism
Unitatis Redintegratio
"The Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in these [non-Christian] religions... The Church, therefore, exhorts her children, that through dialogue and collaboration with the followers of other religions, carried out with prudence and love and in witness to the Christian faith and life, they recognize, preserve and promote the good things, spiritual and moral, as well as the socio-cultural values found among these people."
Declaration of the Second Vatican Council on the Relation
of the Church to Non-Christian Religions