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Spain: Cordoba Bishop Rejects Muslim Prayers In Cathedral
AKI ^ | 12/28/2006 | AKI

Posted on 12/28/2006 1:59:22 PM PST by Dallas59

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Racism?
1 posted on 12/28/2006 1:59:25 PM PST by Dallas59
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To: Dallas59

Sure! They can do that when Hagia Sophia is reconsecrated as a church.


2 posted on 12/28/2006 2:02:54 PM PST by sdillard
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Spain's Islamic Board, which represents a community of some 800,000 in a traditional Catholic country of 44 million, argued in a letter to Pope Benedict XVI that such a move in Cordoba could serve to "awaken the conscience" of followers of both faiths and help bury past confrontations.

Translation: give us back our use of the building, or face the wrath of TROP.

3 posted on 12/28/2006 2:03:22 PM PST by JRios1968 (Tagline wanted...inquire within)
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To: Dallas59

Hallelujah!


4 posted on 12/28/2006 2:05:50 PM PST by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: Dallas59

Arriba Espana!


5 posted on 12/28/2006 2:06:31 PM PST by Thorin ("I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: Dallas59
the joint use of consecrated places of worship would "generate confusion" and lead to "religious indifference".

A nice, polite way of saying TROP can **** off.

6 posted on 12/28/2006 2:06:50 PM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: Dallas59

Perhaps, but only when they let Christians pray and worship freely in the mosques...ah, only when pigs fly.


7 posted on 12/28/2006 2:06:53 PM PST by rabscuttle385 (Sic Semper Tyrannis * Allen for U.S. Senate in '08)
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To: Dallas59

Nice to see some common sense.


8 posted on 12/28/2006 2:08:36 PM PST by SmoothTalker
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"What we wanted was not to take over that holy place, but to create in it, together with you and other faiths, an ecumenical space unique in the world which would have been of great significance in bringing peace to humanity,"

Why should it be unique? The more the merrier - let's hold Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist ceremonies in mosques as well to create ecumenical spaces which would be of great significance in bringing peace to humanity.

What, no good?
9 posted on 12/28/2006 2:09:00 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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It's nice to see someone in Europe is willing to stand up to the Muslims.

Racism?

First of all, Islam is a religion, not a race, so no discrimination against Muslims could possibly be racism. Secondly, name any other religion that is allowed to pray in a Catholic cathedral. Thirdly, Muslims are violently protective of their "holy places", yet they think that Catholics should allow Muslims in a Cathedral. Last I read (and maybe this isn't correct anymore), Christians and Jews were barred from the Dome of the Rock, which is under Muslim administration.

10 posted on 12/28/2006 2:11:54 PM PST by SeƱor Zorro ("The ability to speak does not make you intelligent"--Qui-Gon Jinn)
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Good for this preist...showing rare courage in Europe. But with Spain's amazingly low birth rate this Muslim can just walk into the Cathedralin a few years and there won't be any Christians there.


11 posted on 12/28/2006 2:12:25 PM PST by Patrick1
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To: Dallas59

MUSLIMS SHOULD START BY ALLOWING THE CHRISTIANS IN MUSLIM COUNTRIES TO FREELY AND OPENLY WORKSHIP AND PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION. IN SPAIN, AS IN ALL OTHER CHRISTIAN COUNTRIES, MUSLIMS ARE ALLOWED TO FREELY PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION. DON'T BE FOOLED BY SWEET WORDS BY THOSE WHO PREACH DEATH TO THE INFIDELS AND WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO RECONQUEST THE SPANISH AL-ANDALUZ, AS WELL AS THE CREATION OF EURABIA.


12 posted on 12/28/2006 2:13:37 PM PST by Dqban22
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To: Dallas59

When was the last time Christians were allowed to pray in Hagia Sophia?


13 posted on 12/28/2006 2:13:44 PM PST by aomagrat (My dog is annoying.)
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good ....in a very pc way they told the muzzies to go f themselves!!!


14 posted on 12/28/2006 2:15:04 PM PST by hnj_00
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good ....in a very pc way they told the muzzies to go f themselves!!!


15 posted on 12/28/2006 2:15:06 PM PST by hnj_00
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To: sdillard

Well said!!! BRAVO!!!


16 posted on 12/28/2006 2:19:28 PM PST by PeterFinn (The end of islam is the beginning of peace.)
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To: Dqban22

On the left of your keyboard is the Caps Lock - please start using it. Thank you.


17 posted on 12/28/2006 2:21:10 PM PST by PeterFinn (The end of islam is the beginning of peace.)
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To: Dallas59

There are lies and then there are lies.

True, the Cordoba Cathedral was a former mosque but let's not forget that the mosque stand on the site of a Catholic Church which was razed after the Moors' conquest in 711.

When the Muslems occupied Cordoba I very much doubt they allowed any Christian to even enter the Mosque.




18 posted on 12/28/2006 2:22:11 PM PST by PanzerKardinal
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To: Dallas59

Not racism! I saw nothing about race, only religion. They are not the same thing.


19 posted on 12/28/2006 2:25:27 PM PST by BuffaloJack
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forgot.../s


20 posted on 12/28/2006 2:27:09 PM PST by Dallas59 (HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007!)
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