tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post3692972920843294852..comments2024-03-18T09:28:08.708-04:00Comments on Maior autem his est caritas: Dutch Bishop urges Christians to call God "Allah"Fr. Gaurav Shroff http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964314266441708310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-39465729117948153332007-08-16T22:29:00.000-04:002007-08-16T22:29:00.000-04:00I've been to Malta which is extremely Catholic. T...I've been to Malta which is extremely Catholic. Their language is a dialect of arabic but is spelled with a latin alphabet. They refer to God as Allah but that is their language and culture, therefore it makes sense for them to use the term Allah (and is used in their liturgy). Now for me to run around praying and referring to Allah makes no sense as it is not my language or culture. It's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-72794165333289221862007-08-16T02:26:00.000-04:002007-08-16T02:26:00.000-04:00Oh, why not go whole hog (as 'twere) and refer to ...Oh, why not go whole hog (as 'twere) and refer to Jesus as Isa, which is what Muslim Arabs call him, and not Yesua, which is what Christian ones do? One wonders just how much contact this person has had with Muslims. Actually, Muslims I know tend to use "God" in English anyway and I have no doubt that those who don't would find such a gesture as is proposed either contemptible or confusing.masalaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171821570299695207noreply@blogger.com