European Council of Religious Leaders – Religion for Peace executive
committee endorses Code on Holy Sites
The executive committee of the European Council of Religious Leaders met in
Tirana, Albania on 21 October 2009 under the headline “a Culture of Peace”
continuing deliberations started in the council meeting in Lille, France
last May. Among important issues on the agenda was a Code on Holy Sites.
“How we deal with holy sites is a burning issue in Albania. We can
immediately endorse this document,” said Archbishop Anastasios, the head of
the Albanian Orthodox Church. The document offers a vision of a code of
conduct on holy sites, dealing especially with situations when two or more
religions share the same space. It has been developed through a two year
process involving religious leaders from Europe and the Middle East. UNESCO
has already endorsed the docent and The Oslo Center for Peace and Human
Rights has invited ECRL to study and endorse it. The executive committee
voted to receive the document with appreciation and recommend it for study
within the Religions for Peace network.
Read more at: http://www.rfp-europe.eu/index.cfm?id=264080
