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Pakistan Christians told to stay silent on Islam
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Published Date: July 19, 2010
By ucanews.com reporter, Faisalabad
In the wake of recent blasphemy accusations against Christians, Faisalabad
Church leaders have warned Catholics not to discuss Islamic doctrine.
"Do not talk about the religion [of the majority]. Our survival depends on
this," Dominican Father Pascal Paulus told parishioners at
<http://diocesefaisalabad.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8
2&Itemid=153> Holy Rosary Church at Mass on July 18.
"Respect Islam and try to be tolerant and peaceful," the priest said after
the church was stoned on July 10 by a crowd of 100 angry Muslims carrying
sticks and glass bottles.
Local Christians guarded the church for several nights last week following
the incident, which was sparked by blasphemy charges against Rashid
Emmanuel, a Christian pastor, and his brother for allegedly publishing an
"anti-Muhammad" pamphlet.
The pamphlet contained the names and telephone numbers of the accused.
"It is hard to imagine that anyone would give their contact details in such
a note," Nauman, a Holy Rosary parishioner, told ucanews.com.
The Catholic Church has formed an inquiry committee of 15 lay people to
investigate the facts of the case.
About 90 local religious leaders, including four Catholic priests, six
Christian pastors and 80 Muslim clerics met at a local hotel on July 16 to
discuss the issue.
They agreed to use their pulpits in a bid to stop further unrest by focusing
Friday sermons and Sunday Masses on brotherhood and acceptance.
"Last Friday was crucial as such religious gatherings are often used to form
mobs," said Father Aftab James Paul, director of the Diocesan Commission for
Interreligious Dialogue in Faisalabad.
"We are challenged by a large number of Islamic seminarians who are
generally less moderate than common people. Also many self-proclaimed
pastors are misguiding people, most of them illiterate," he told
ucanews.com.
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