Christian chapels not for Muslim prayer
That is what the Vatican's head of interfaith dialogue, French Cardinal Paul Poupard, said Wednesday, via Catholic News Service:
In predominantly Christian countries, it is important that Christian chapels "maintain their character as a place for Christian worship," he told Catholic airport chaplains meeting in Rome April 23-27.Cardinal Poupard said that working in the world's airports, places where the fear of terrorism is high, the chaplains have an important role to play, "to encourage dialogue and prevent fear and pessimism from damaging relations with persons of other faiths."
Dialogue, he said, is the only nonviolent weapon available for fighting terrorism, "one of the most absurd and painful evils of our age."
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Brad A. Greenberg is a God-fearing Christian with devilishly good Jewish looks. He writes about the intersection of faith and life.
a priest I know was a diplomat in syria and iraq working for the Holy See when he told me that he was able to wear his clerical shirt, but that if he wore his cross in public, he'd go to jail for 10 yrs.
I asked about any public prayer. He noted that even the Pope was warned not to "pray" in Haggia Sophia....
a mosque that had once been the focus of Eastern Christianity.
And the "world" is horrified if one dare suggest that christian places of worship keep that distinct characteristic.