Muslim Leads Hope Pope Francis Sparks Interfaith Dialogue

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March 30, 2013 4:22 PM

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Pope Francis has inspired excitement not only among the Roman Catholic community, but also the Islamic community, because of the pope’s outreach.

As 1010 WINS’ Gary Baumgarten reported, Omar Ranginwala, New York chapter president of the Islamic Circle, said he hopes Pope Francis’ outreach leads to an important dialogue between the faiths.

“We’re hoping that we can, going forward, we can look at more social issues together and discuss them,” Ranginwala said.

Ranginwala said he is optimistic that local Catholic and Islamic leaders, as well as laypeople, will embrace the pope’s call.

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