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Syrian minister of culture sparks controversy with Islamic chant in Orthodox church

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Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed:

Syrian minister of culture sparks controversy with Islamic chant in Orthodox church​

Syrian Culture Minister Mohammed Saleh was criticized this week after a video surfaced showing him at a historic Orthodox church with Islamic chanter Al-Mu’tasim Billah Al-Assali, who performed an Islamic hymn with lyrics that directly contradict Christian beliefs.

According to ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, the video was filmed inside the Church of St. Ananias in Damascus, a Greek Orthodox landmark built in 1815. It shows Saleh with Billah Al-Assali, who performed a chant that calls Christ “a creation” and says that he came “bearing good news of Mohammad.”

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I just saw this thread as I post. Orthodox Christians were just murdered by fanatics in Damascus this summer. Such kind and sensitive types; I feel so bad for certain people in our parish who have close family still in Syria.
 
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