[JerseyRepub]

The Vatican does not need to take a position on the Ground Zero Mosque. And I’m sure if it did, it’s position would be similar to the Koran burning issue.

And for you taking the Pope seriously, the Church has reached out to the Saudis to help build a church in Saudi Arabia.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3571835.ece

Also, there are many churches in Middle-east. I spent a good amount of time in Dubai, Kuwait and Bahrain and attend several churches, which incidentally were first built in the 70s. With the exception of Saudi Arabia, ALL arab countries have and allow all kinds of churches.

I don’t mean to sound like an apologist for the Saudis, but since they consider Saudi Arabia the home of Islam, building a church in Saudi Arabia is akin to building a mosque in the Vatican - not going to happen and rightly so.

I know it’s fashionably in some sections of Freeperland to constantly spew anti-Catholic bigotry, but a little research always helps...

[Cheetahcat]

“I spent a good amount of time in Dubai, Kuwait and Bahrain and attend several churches, which incidentally were first built in the 70s.”

As I understand they can’t build a church it has to be an existing building used for services.

[Lurker]

The Vatican does not need to take a position on the Ground Zero Mosque.

They didn't 'need' to take a position on this, either.

[Wiz]

Yes, Egypt has Copts (sometimes defined not as Christians by some people), Iraq and Lebanon has Assyrian Christians, and in that term, Middle East should not be viewed as a monolithic environment. BTW, the National Association of Evangelicals has also objected to the burning as well as the Vatican. Dove is now against its own larger body of Evangelical, which risks its chance to be be denounced as apostates and even cults from other Evangelicals. This burning is also doing internal damage between Evangelicals, and unity of American christians as a whole. Evangelicals (NAE) Condemn Planned Quran Burning