Posted on 12/27/2007 7:58:04 AM PST by NYer
There are articles in the Religion Forum detailing that Baghdad churches were PACKED on Christmas Eve, including many Muslims who attended with their neighbors as a sign of respect and unity.
Nice to see you, and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
What does a discussion of the “sui-juris” Catholic churches have to do with this article? They were *not* around when the church was built. It would be like someone trying to say the Assemblies of God built the church.
The entire Middle East was predominantly Christian for a long time before Islam. I’m not disputing that. They were also quite different from and often in disagreement with the Bishop of Rome.
It is also quite possible that this particular church was built by those who rejected the second ecumenical council. We don’t know because they haven’t done the dig. *That’s* the point of the article.
If you want to discuss the “sui juris” churches, do it in a post about those churches. As interesting a topic as it may be for some, it’s not the topic of this article.
Wow! I’d love to dig there...it appears to be very significant, I’d say...
Yes, that poster is obviously one of those idiots who thinks the entire Middle East is like Saudi Arabia and he issues his pompous "wisdom" from his armchair in the US, having never set foot in Iraq.
Or perhaps he thinks the entire country is comprised of Shia militia or al Qaeda and doesn't realize that most of the people detest the terrorists as much as we do. Most of them aren't fanatics at all and are glad the Christians are beginning to return home.
I've also met a good deal of Christians in Iraq and they are starting to come out of hiding as al Qaeda is defeated and the Shia militias are being reined in.
Or maybe the poster is just a jerk and like Harry Reid, is disappointed that the good guys have this under control. ;-)
You’re most welcome! Good way to start off the new year.
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