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Europe
Spanish Muslims ask Pope for access to mosque
2006-12-28
Spanish Muslims said on Wednesday that they have appealed to Pope Benedict XVI to be allowed to pray in the Cathedral of Cordoba in southern Spain, which was once an ancient mosque.
I suppose. As long as Christians are free to pray in Muslim mosques.
In a letter to the pope, Spain's Islamic Board said senior Spanish Catholic clergy had rejected requests for Muslims to be allowed to pray inside the Cathedral, which was converted into a church in the 13th century. They stressed that Muslims want the mosque to turn into an ecumenical temple, where Christians, Muslims and believers from other faiths might all be worshipping the same God.
"Just like in Arabia!"
They wrote a similar letter to Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero earlier this year.
Posted by:Fred

#9  What's Latin for "go f*ck yourselves"?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-12-28 18:44  

#8  Or we could sentence them to death for suspicion trying to pray in the cathedral. Basically, whatever the Saudi's think is best for their non-believers is good enough for me when it comes to the Muslims.
Posted by: Excalibur   2006-12-28 14:40  

#7  Pope: "Nope"!
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-12-28 12:40  

#6  "They stressed that Muslims want the mosque to turn into an ecumenical temple, where Christians, Muslims and believers from other faiths might all be worshipping the same God."

I'll take John 3:16 over Sura 4:171 any day!
Posted by: whiskettes4Hilali   2006-12-28 09:58  

#5  I don't know, crosspatch. When I think of people with the "Aloha spirit", I don't think of chicks in Islamic dress with their heavily armed owners standing guard.
Posted by: Swamp Blondie   2006-12-28 09:28  

#4  Strictly speaking, the church is a very, very small part of the Great Mosque. The mosque is huge, as big as a city block, and just a forest of pillars, inside. The church is just sort of shoehorned into one quadrant of it... frankly, they could pray in almost any part of it and not even be noticed in the church!

Yeah, but I think Zappy should ask a couple of pointed questions about Christians praying in Saudi Arabia, anyway.
Posted by: Sgt. Mom   2006-12-28 08:23  

#3  I think that's "Aloha Snackbar". Just wanted to set the record straight ... accuracy and all that.
Posted by: crosspatch   2006-12-28 04:01  

#2  I'm sure they will be every bit as "ecumenical" as their co-religionists are over on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, with their undisputed civility and kindness towards their fellow worshipers of the Jewish persuasion over by the Wailing Wall.

Besides, they are perfectly free to pray in the Cathedral right now. There's just a few house rules they have to obey.

1) No shouting "allahu snackbar" or "death to the Jews!" during the homily.

2) No yelling at the women that they gotta get to the back of the Cathedral, and that they have to put on a burqa while they are at it.

3) We have images of saints, sinners, and other assorted humans on the walls and in the stained glass. Some of them are in various states of undress. Deal with it.

4) Keep your shoes on, and get up off of the rug. We just vacuumed the damn thing! There are pews with kneelers available for your use.

5) Don't interrupt the Apostle's Creed to ask where Mecca is. We don't know. (Some of us are still drunk/hungover from the night before and barely know where home is.)
Posted by: Swamp Blondie   2006-12-28 00:58  

#1  Saint Sophia in Turkey where the Pope was not allowed to pray?
Posted by: 3dc   2006-12-28 00:19  

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