Without needing to invoke contemporary multiculturalism, the relationships between the major religions date back centuries, and in some cases millennia: the world has been shaped differently by these beliefs, all of which convey messages and philosophies suited to different eras and political systems. Among religions, the conditions of reciprocity that are typical of relations between states do not apply and, although comparison has served as a method, proceeding along this path is extremely difficult. The situation is quite different when it comes to the so-called new religions, which arise and proliferate not so much because of a different interpretation of dogma, but rather because of an unmet need for spirituality on the part of the major religions and the influence of Eastern philosophies - thus lying outside the realm of Christianity. This article focuses on the perspective of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, beginning with the Declaration Dignitas Infinita, which condemns violence as a refusal to cooperate and an extreme manifestation of aggression.