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Some Catholics believe the Church teaches Muslims and Catholics do, in fact, worship the same God. They cite paragraph 841 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which reads, "The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day."

Robert Spencer, director of Jihad Watch, points out this phrase is simply saying that Muslims are monotheistic.

No, it clearly states that "together with us they adore the one merciful God". If it were merely stating that Muslims were monotheistic but that the one god they adore is not the one, merciful God, then it wouldn't say "together with us".

This teaching is completely in line with the new religion of Vatican II: ecumenism. The JPII Catechism specifically references the Vatican II documents, Nostra Aetate and Lumen Gentium.

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