You would have to explain what you mean by "recognizes."
The Catholic Church recognizes some elements of truth and value in other faith communities, without saying all faiths and religions are equal or identical or equivalent.
For instance, if a Baptist, a Catholic, a Muslim, a Baha'i, a Sikh, a Calvinist, a Brahmin and a Jew all agreed, "There is only one God, Who is the Supreme Being and Creator of all things visible and invisible," --- well, that statement is true, no matter who it was who said it.
That's not relativism; it's not acceding that all these significantly different religious systems are valid; it's just recognizing that the truth is true, no matter who said it.
That's the opposite of relativism, wouldn't you say?
Here's an affirmation which neither Pope Francis, not any other pope will deny: DOMINUS IESUS: ON THE UNICITY AND SALVIFIC UNIVERSALITY OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE CHURCH (Link).
Excellent!
Thank you for the ping. There’s an old Sanskrit saying, I hope I can remember correctly, goes something like this:
One should accept a qualified teacher even from a low born family, one should accept a good wife even if poor and uneducated, and one should accept gold even if found in a dirty place.
Truth is truth where ever it is found; and once truth is alive in your heart, you can recognize it even in different garb.
“The Catholic Church recognizes some elements of truth and value in other faith communities, without saying all faiths and religions are equal or identical or equivalent.”
Also well said...great link...thank you.
The left believes in subjective relativism which allows them to say “my truth is different from your truth”. Debate is fruitless.
The left also believes in cultural relativism which allows them to say “society says so”, Debate is fruitless.
But if one believes there’s Truth - opinions can be wrong - then an open dialogue is possible. Hearing and discussing reasoned opinions gives us all an opportunity to see which is True.
Why even debate if there is no Truth?!
You are assuming any one religion is valid for all. I don’t believe that.
I don’t believe in an absolute moral truth because one cannot be proven...they are absolute beliefs, not truths