While facing Mecca....
The importance of inter-religious dialogue was yesterday highlighted by Malta's Archbishop who prayed side by side with the Muslim Imam at the Corradino Mosque.
Standing barefoot in the carpeted Mosque, Archbishop Paul Cremona and Imam Mohamed El Sadi faced Mecca when they immersed themselves in a few moments of silent prayer.
"Dialogue between different religions is very important," Mgr Cremona said during the first official visit of a Catholic Archbishop to the Muslim place of worship and neighbouring Islamic Centre and Mariam al Batool School.
After a brief stop at the Mosque, where Mgr Cremona was also shown the Koran, he visited the various classrooms where enthusiastic students of various ages greeted him with a choir-like "Good morning". The younger students sang nursery rhymes in English and Arabic to the Archbishop who reacted with his trademark beaming smile.
Next, Mgr Cremona was shown into the school hall where a choir of boys and girls sang songs in English, Maltese and Arabic. One particular song aimed to tell the truth about Islam as students sang: "Islam is all about peace. Terrorism it doesn't teach".
ZIP
Whats with all these bishops renouncing God?
Posted by: Elric66 | February 27, 2008 at 03:38 PM
Is the imam going to go to a cathedral and pray with the Archbishop? Would he be considered an apostate and beheaded if he did?
Posted by: metalhead | February 27, 2008 at 04:37 PM
MH,
Most likely he would.
Posted by: Elric66 | February 27, 2008 at 06:18 PM
Malta?
Crap. A historic gateway island between Islam and Dhimmitude.
Sicily soon to follow...
OT, but related:
If there were *ever* a reason to allow an Amnesty for illegals, it would be the fore-knowledge that we are probably in for 2-10 decades of crap in this GWOT.
At some finite point in time, it may well be the US is the only beacon of true Freedom in the world; the rest of the world's nations being authoritarian or Islamicized. Certainly Europe is fading away towards Eurabia before our eyes.
So we will need numbers with which to combat that, if we wish to survive.
I am a staunch fan of NO illegals, but who the hell knows where this nation is going, in light of the last 8 years of history. I'm getting worried, as we're still in for a Bag 'O Shite hurled at us. and imperfect people to handle it properly are aspiring to power as we speak. We need size and strength and staunch citizens, and a lot of them. And wise, strong, solid leadership for the future, unafraid of showing our teeth.
We got's to be READY for the challenges of this century.
[Kinda a ramble for me, really.]
Posted by: Last Angry Man | February 27, 2008 at 06:30 PM
Malta was once a bastion against Islamania. My have times changed for the worst.
Posted by: ISLAMSFORLOSERS | February 27, 2008 at 08:15 PM
LAM,
If there's one good thing to our illegal problem vs. Europe's, at least ours are Christian.
Posted by: ZIP | February 27, 2008 at 08:43 PM