Top Islamic nation, Saudi Arabia has agreed to build
churches for her Christian citizens
- To this end, an agreement was signed by the
secretary general of the Muslim World League and
president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious
Dialogue
- The Muslim country's new found openness with the
non-Muslim world is said to be as a result of her
desire to reduce dependency on oil resources which is
its major economic driver
Saudi Arabia has reportedly entered into a joint
agreement with the Vatican to build churches for
Christians living in the officially Muslim nation,
Breitbart reports.
Reports says the agreement was signed by Sheikh
Mohammed bin Abdel Karim Al-Issa, the
secretary general of the Muslim World League
and Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the
Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue in
the Vatican.
Breitbart, quoting Egypt Independent newspaper
reports that Saudi Arabia’s newfound openness
to and socio-cultural cooperation with the non-
Muslim world was as a result of her desire to
reduce dependency on oil resources which is its
major economic driver.
According to the agreement, a coordinating joint
committee will be established comprising two
representatives for both sides to organize future
meetings.
It was also reported that the meeting of the
committee will be held once every and will be
alternated between Rome and a city chosen by
the Islamic World League.
Reports also says Saudi Arabia is the only
country in the region without a single Christian
church.
The country was also said to have embraced
Islamic Wahhabism, which bans all forms of
non-Muslim religious activities.
Tauran, in an interview with the Vatican News
newspaper was quoted to have said that he was
pleased by what he described as ‘the beginning
of the rapprochement’.
“It is a sign that the Saudi authorities are now ready to give
a new image to the country,” he added.
had reported that the
Deeper Life Christian Church had completed its
main auditorium located at the church’s
headquarters in Gbagada area of Lagos state and
it is valued at over N5 billion (about $16
million).
The 30,000 capacity church project which had
gone on for about 13 years is said to be the
fourth largest completed church auditorium in
the world.
churches for her Christian citizens
- To this end, an agreement was signed by the
secretary general of the Muslim World League and
president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious
Dialogue
- The Muslim country's new found openness with the
non-Muslim world is said to be as a result of her
desire to reduce dependency on oil resources which is
its major economic driver
Saudi Arabia has reportedly entered into a joint
agreement with the Vatican to build churches for
Christians living in the officially Muslim nation,
Breitbart reports.
Reports says the agreement was signed by Sheikh
Mohammed bin Abdel Karim Al-Issa, the
secretary general of the Muslim World League
and Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the
Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue in
the Vatican.
Breitbart, quoting Egypt Independent newspaper
reports that Saudi Arabia’s newfound openness
to and socio-cultural cooperation with the non-
Muslim world was as a result of her desire to
reduce dependency on oil resources which is its
major economic driver.
According to the agreement, a coordinating joint
committee will be established comprising two
representatives for both sides to organize future
meetings.
It was also reported that the meeting of the
committee will be held once every and will be
alternated between Rome and a city chosen by
the Islamic World League.
Reports also says Saudi Arabia is the only
country in the region without a single Christian
church.
The country was also said to have embraced
Islamic Wahhabism, which bans all forms of
non-Muslim religious activities.
Tauran, in an interview with the Vatican News
newspaper was quoted to have said that he was
pleased by what he described as ‘the beginning
of the rapprochement’.
“It is a sign that the Saudi authorities are now ready to give
a new image to the country,” he added.
had reported that the
Deeper Life Christian Church had completed its
main auditorium located at the church’s
headquarters in Gbagada area of Lagos state and
it is valued at over N5 billion (about $16
million).
The 30,000 capacity church project which had
gone on for about 13 years is said to be the
fourth largest completed church auditorium in
the world.
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