INSTRUCTIONS:
1) How would you summarize the way in which the Catholic Church understands its relationship to other religious traditions? 2) What is the rationale that the document provides for talking about the common bonds between Christianity and other religions? What is it that unites them all? 3) Why is the document organized the way it is? Why does it talk about different religious traditions in the order presented in the document? 4) What was your reaction to the document? Did it surprise you to hear the Catholic Church talk about other religions in this way? Do you find the document appealing? Is there anything in the text that troubled you? What questions does it leave you with? For your reflection I want you to identify as a significant passage from the reading (the most important, most confusing, most troubling, etc.) Write a paragraph describing why you chose this passage and what it is about it that you found significant. What questions does it raise for you? How does it help make sense of the whole reading? Individual postings will not be graded, but the consistency and quality of your postings will be part of your participation grade. There is no required word count, but your responses should constitute a full paragraph.