Posted on 12/02/2008 6:43:29 AM PST by Stoat
Muslim prayer rooms should be opened in every Roman Catholic school, Church leaders have said.
The Catholic bishops of England and Wales also want special toilet facilities in schools to be adapted for Islamic cleaning rituals.
Their demands will shock both Catholic parents and the Government because they go way beyond the legal requirements on catering for the rights and needs of religious minorities.
But the bishops are keen to answer critics who say religious schools sow division - and to show that they are leading the way in building bridges between people of different faiths.
The bishops acknowledge in a new document proposing the measures that 30 per cent of pupils attending Catholic schools hold a non-Christian faith.
"If practicable, a room (or rooms) might be made available for the use of pupils and staff from other faiths for prayer," the bishops said in the document, Catholic Schools, Children of Other Faiths and Community Cohesion
"Existing toilet facilities might be adapted to accommodate individual ritual cleansing which is sometimes part of religious lifestyle and worship,” they said.
"If such space is not available on a permanent or regular basis, extra efforts might be made to address such need for major religious festivals."
The Islamic cleansing ritual, called "Wudhu", is carried out by Muslims before they pray.
Islam teaches that Muslims are unfit for prayer if they have not performed Wudhu after breaking wind or using the toilet.
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UN believable.
“sigh”
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
This if for real?! Not Scrappleface??
My kids would not make good Muslims.
What steps will Islamic schools be taking to accommodate Jews and Christians?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Did the UK Catholic church bother to get any guidance from Pope Benedict XVI on this? I’m sure he would have quite a bit of input.
This is obviously in response to the generous hospitality and tolerance shown by nations such as Saudi Arabia towards Christians in their countries.
What? No gay weddings?
This is insane. I thought the US bishops were bad, but the British bishops are out of their minds.
What really bothers me is that somehow, most of the people in the US seem bent on following you down the same suicidal path...
Doesn't it just blow your mind?
By Simon Caldwell
Last updated at 11:44 AM on 02nd December 2008
Definitely a "Christian bias" there eh!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
What are Muslims going to a Catholic school for in the first place?
The UK is lost.
I'm betting that Prince Charles is a muslim in secret.
This is NUTS.
The current Archbishop of Westminster is a flake and no friend of the Pope, and I doubt that the Pope had any input in this. The Archbishop has reached retirement age, and I think a lot of the future of the Church in England is going to depend on his replacement.
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