This is an error, and we cannot deny that it is an error. However, I must reiterate that the Catechism of the Catholic Church is not an infallible document. While many truths in the new Catechism are infallibly affirmed by the perennial magisterium, the statement you quoted is objectively wrong.
First, Muslims do not share the same faith in Abraham as we do, because they reject Jesus Christ as the Savior and the Messiah. Abraham, on the other hand, believed in Jesus Christ. Our Lord said in the Gospel of John, "Abraham saw me," meaning that Abraham saw and rejoiced in Christ. Mohammed and the Muslims, however, did not rejoice in Jesus Christ as the Savior. This is a fundamental difference. Therefore, to claim that we have the same faith as Abraham is inaccurate.
Secondly, we cannot adore God alongside the Muslims because they do not adore in the same spirit and truth as Christians. They are not capable of adoration in the supernatural sense, which is only possible for the baptized who believe in the true faith. While Muslims can adore God on a natural level, as all human beings can, this is based on the natural light of reason, which leads them to acknowledge God as the Creator. However, this is not the same as the supernatural adoration that Christians offer in the state of sanctifying grace.
Thus, the statement in the Council and later in the Catechism is confusing, as it seems to equate these two different levels of adoration: the supernatural adoration of Christians and the natural adoration of Muslims. This creates a dangerous equivalence and is misleading. Therefore, we must assert that this formulation is incorrect and needs to be corrected to avoid further confusion.
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