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Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald, the Roman Catholic Church’s apostolic nuncio emeritus to Egypt and apostolic delegate emeritus to the Arab League, as well as a past president of the Pontifical Council for Irreligious, er, that is, Interreligious Dialogue, on Sunday represented Pope Francis at the first prayer service in St. Francis of Assisi Church in Abu Dhabi, which is part of the new Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith shrine that comprises not just a church, but also a synagogue and a mosque. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty.
“The place of prayer,” Fitzgerald announced happily, “should also be a place of joy, and I hope that this will be true for all of us here present.” Fitzgerald also expressed the hope that the new three-in-one house of worship would be “a house of prayer for all the peoples.” Maybe it will, but Fitzgerald and his colleagues are ignoring the fact that the Islamic prayers held in the building three days before the St. Francis of Assisi Church was inaugurated were hardly as welcoming to non-Muslims as the Christians and Jews have been to the Muslims.
ChurchMilitant.com reported Wednesday that Fitzgerald also said: “Worship opens us up to others, instilling in us a care for justice, encouraging us to act with integrity. We cannot truly pray to God without remembering the other members of the Abrahamic family, and indeed of the human family.” Meanwhile, however, one of the other “members of the Abrahamic family” was not quite as generous. Muslims “had earlier prayed the Maghrib prayer in the mosque section of the shrine on Thursday evening.” According to a Muslim jurist who converted to Christianity, this was not the wonderful manifestation of interfaith harmony that Fitzgerald assumed it to be: “Remarkably, Cdl. Fitzgerald, an acclaimed Islamic scholar, ignored the fact that the Maghrib prayer contains Surah Al-Fatiha, which is one of the most anti-Christian and anti-Jewish texts in the Qur’an. The inclusion of this prayer, which is considered indispensable in Muslim worship, tells us everything we need to know about how serious Muslims are about interfaith dialogue.”
Indeed. The Fatiha (Opening) is the first sura (chapter) of the Qur’an and most common prayer of Islam. If you’re a pious Muslim who prays the five requisite daily prayers of Islam, you will recite the Fatiha seventeen times in the course of those prayers. The final two verses of the Fatiha ask Allah: “Guide us to the straight path, the path of those whom you have favored, not of those who have earned your anger, or of those who have gone astray.”
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Barbara says
St Francis would be horrified. How can a Catholic support a group that denounces Jews and Christian? Is this nuncio an atheist?
Mary of Fatima warned us the enemies of GOD would infiltrate the church to try and destroy it. We are seeing her warming in action.
somehistory says
Jesus Christ warned, “False Christs will arise to mislead,” and said, “Wolves in sheep’s clothing” would come in and devour the flock.
“”Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many” (Matthew 24:4-5, King James Version).”
Wellington says
The Roman Catholic Church is presently very similar to many other original Western institutions—like nations states and universities. In brief, it’s led by jokers, clowns and several other varieties of useful idiots.
Siddi Nasrani says
Well said Sir.
Richard James says
As Christian. In all my life I never thought I would question my faith, however everyday I look at the defenders of my faith, and they are betraying me, they blatantly go against God’s word. Same-sex marriages and embracing Satan, i.e. Islam, has corrupted the world.
James Lincoln says
Richard James,
Yes, many “defenders” of the Christian faith are actually anything but – including the dreadful Pope Francis.
But the power of Christianity is greater than these “blind guides”.
OLD GUY says
Question: who built and paid for this St.Francis of Assisi Church, Synagogue, and Mosque? My guess Abu Dhabi. After all they are trying to draw the elite western wealthy class to Abu Dhabi.
Pat McMahon says
And the people should have walked out in protest
somehistory says
“What fellowship does light have with darkness?” is a question these idiots have no need to consider as there is no light in them, but the “light in them is darkness and how great that darkness is.”
Spiro says
Not all who cry father father will be saved