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I was appalled to see Cardinal Law of Boston prostrating himself at a mosque for the Ramadan meal. I could see praying with them. Saying a few Islamic prayers even, if they say some Catholic ones. But NEVER prostrating. Anyone who thinks this act of submission (prostration) doesn't mean a lot to Muslims is a fool.---->

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Thanks very much for your quick response. Sometimes I feel that without FR I wouldn't know what is going on.

You are right, people attend religious services of other faiths all the time, but a Jewish person doesn't make the sign of the cross, or take communion while at a wedding or funeral. This is a disgrace. We certainly DO NOT worship the same god, and I don't think any Muslim would say we do. If nothing else the Jewish and Christian religions share the hope for the Messiah, obviously disagreeing about who that might be. But there is NO messiah in Islam, just Allah. For a Cardinal of the Church to prostrate himself before what should be to him at least, a false god, is idolatry, a mortal sin. But for good old Cardinal Law (the most ironic name in American clergyhood) what's one more mortal sin, after a career's worth?

I especially like the part where he says ''I feel very much at home with my fellow fundamentalists here...'' So, now he's a fundamentalist? Does a fundamentalist Catholic feel it is ok to molest little boys, and be a homosexual activist, and turn a blind eye to those who do, and deny, deny, deny, and obstruct, obstruct, obstruct, in best Clinton-eque manner, when the jig is finally up? Maybe he means he is a fundamentalist Muslim now, and Mohammed was righteous in choosing a six year girl as his wife. But let's give old Mo' credit, at least he chose a girl - unlike some of Cardinal Law's fellow fundamentalist priests!

Here is a sinful thing to say, but I will say it because I am infuriated by this man, and by my (soon to be former, if they keep up they way they are going) church. He's probably happy the 9/11 attacks knocked him off the front page for a while. But in his immense stupidity and vanity, he now is trying to get back in the news.

Rant, rant, rant, that's my rant. I could just slap him silly!