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I’m curious as to how the intended audience will respond to the CCC’s teaching that Catholics and Muslims worship the same God

A good point! There is so much ignorance amongst the various "christian sects". As the article notes: "It is an undertaking directed not so much towards Jews as Christians working in Israel." I posted a thread earlier in the week, that gave the conversion story of a Muslim to christianity. In it, he explains:

Because Taimoor’s faith developed outside of mainstream Christendom, some of his views would be considered provocative to Christians. “I respect Muhammad and use him next to the Bible and the church as the third great witness of the glory of Christ,” Taimoor says. “I am proving to the Muslims the God they worship is the same God as ours,” he says. He believes Muslims are like Jews–they worship the same God as Christians– but reject Jesus as Messiah.
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It seems the challenge of acknowledging that Christians, Jews and Muslims all worship the same god, endures. Perhaps, as the Muslim convert experienced, the other faiths may one day revisit their theological constructs of God.

He believes Muslims are like Jews–they worship the same God as Christians– but reject Jesus as Messiah.

It seems the challenge of acknowledging that Christians, Jews and Muslims all worship the same god, endures.

But that's precisely my point. Christians don't worship the same God as non-Christians. Jesus made that abundantly clear in John 8:

39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered. “If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would[c] do what Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are doing the works of your own father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

To deny Jesus is to deny God. One cannot honor, love or worship the Father without honoring, loving and worshiping the Son. Of all the errors Catholicism, this perverse, unbiblical ecumenism is perhaps the most dangerous. It can lead people straight to the pit of hell, all the while making them feel good. It can make devout people like St. Theresa spout nonsensical pap like ""Of course I convert. I convert you to be a better Hindu or a better Muslim or a better Protestant. Once you’ve found God, it’s up to you to decide how to worship him"