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Dear All,
Please read below and and see if you can find it in your heart to do someting. Here are some suggestions:
Pray (but don't just stop there...)
Make a police report in your individual capacity as a concerned Catholic.
Write to the press
Express your disatisfaction to the publisher by calling (03 -89262999), faxing (03-89243918), emailing (alislamuksb@hotmail.com) them. You can also sms. Type ALISLAMyour messageyour name and send to 33995 or 019 3051587
It is important that as Catholics that we don't just sit back and allow folks to desecrate the sanctity of our worship. We must respond even if it only means that you forward this email to someone. Above all, mark all your actions with patience and not with anger, love and not hate.
regards,
Joachim Francis Xavier & Sudhagaran Stanley
016 4100264 / 016 4455678
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PRESS RELEASE
8th July 2009
Muslim Men Spying in Catholic Churches
We are deeply concerned that two Muslim men acting on false information that the Catholic Church was converting Muslims into Christians had recently entered a Catholic Church service for the purpose of gathering information as to whether this was occurring. They were also investigating whether the word 'Allah' was being used in church services. These men participated in the church service and even took part in the rituals that are strictly for Catholics and in doing so violated the sanctity of what Catholics hold very sacred. These men later wrote about their experience in an article entitled "Tinjaun Al Islam Dalam Gereja:Mencari Kesahihan Remaja Murtad" which was published in the May 2009 issue or the Al Islam magazine.
The men had consumed the 'communion' which is a white wafer which is blessed by the Priest in a Catholic ritual that dates back 2000 years. Via this ritual the 'white wafer' is supernaturally transformed into what Catholics believe to be Jesus Christ and when consumed allows Catholics to experience life after death. The 'communion' is held with great reverence and cannot in any way be mishandled or with a lack of respect. Even Catholics are not allowed to take home the 'communion' but are instructed to consume it immediately during the service. Catholics go through an elaborate process of preparing themselves to receive this 'communion' worthily and those who have not done so are advised to refrain from receiving it.
As such we are outraged that these Muslim men consumed it only to spit it out later, have it photographed and have its image published in the Al-Islam magazine. The total disrespect shown to what Catholics hold in closest to their hearts and believe to be most Holy strikes deep into our hearts and invokes much anger. While we are resolved not to allow anger to guide our actions and instead pray that these ignorant will be forgiven by the Allah, we want to know what has become of this most holy 'communion' and demand its immediate return to the church authorities.
We are further outraged that these Muslim men have violated our sense of privacy to freely worship. Would these men tolerate non-Muslims entering the mosque and violating the sanctity and holiness of their worship? We believe that all places of worship and the form of worship practiced in these places must be respected with the greatest sensitivity and reverence be they the church, mosque, temple or gurdwaras. Entering these premises with the intention to spy and worse to violate the sanctity of the worship only serves to incite anger and hatred that could lead to potentially dangerous consequences that would tear this country apart.
As such, as concerned Catholics, we have made a police report at the Patani Road Police station on 8th July 2009 and thereafter held a press conference at the same place. We requested that the police investigate this matter with great urgency and bring to books those responsible for acting to incite hate and resentment among the Catholic Community. We also call on the police to investigate both the Al-Islam magazine and the writers of the article.
Joachim Francis Xavier & Sudhagaran Stanley
Please read below and and see if you can find it in your heart to do someting. Here are some suggestions:
Pray (but don't just stop there...)
Make a police report in your individual capacity as a concerned Catholic.
Write to the press
Express your disatisfaction to the publisher by calling (03 -89262999), faxing (03-89243918), emailing (alislamuksb@hotmail.com) them. You can also sms. Type ALISLAM
It is important that as Catholics that we don't just sit back and allow folks to desecrate the sanctity of our worship. We must respond even if it only means that you forward this email to someone. Above all, mark all your actions with patience and not with anger, love and not hate.
regards,
Joachim Francis Xavier & Sudhagaran Stanley
016 4100264 / 016 4455678
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRESS RELEASE
8th July 2009
Muslim Men Spying in Catholic Churches
We are deeply concerned that two Muslim men acting on false information that the Catholic Church was converting Muslims into Christians had recently entered a Catholic Church service for the purpose of gathering information as to whether this was occurring. They were also investigating whether the word 'Allah' was being used in church services. These men participated in the church service and even took part in the rituals that are strictly for Catholics and in doing so violated the sanctity of what Catholics hold very sacred. These men later wrote about their experience in an article entitled "Tinjaun Al Islam Dalam Gereja:Mencari Kesahihan Remaja Murtad" which was published in the May 2009 issue or the Al Islam magazine.
The men had consumed the 'communion' which is a white wafer which is blessed by the Priest in a Catholic ritual that dates back 2000 years. Via this ritual the 'white wafer' is supernaturally transformed into what Catholics believe to be Jesus Christ and when consumed allows Catholics to experience life after death. The 'communion' is held with great reverence and cannot in any way be mishandled or with a lack of respect. Even Catholics are not allowed to take home the 'communion' but are instructed to consume it immediately during the service. Catholics go through an elaborate process of preparing themselves to receive this 'communion' worthily and those who have not done so are advised to refrain from receiving it.
As such we are outraged that these Muslim men consumed it only to spit it out later, have it photographed and have its image published in the Al-Islam magazine. The total disrespect shown to what Catholics hold in closest to their hearts and believe to be most Holy strikes deep into our hearts and invokes much anger. While we are resolved not to allow anger to guide our actions and instead pray that these ignorant will be forgiven by the Allah, we want to know what has become of this most holy 'communion' and demand its immediate return to the church authorities.
We are further outraged that these Muslim men have violated our sense of privacy to freely worship. Would these men tolerate non-Muslims entering the mosque and violating the sanctity and holiness of their worship? We believe that all places of worship and the form of worship practiced in these places must be respected with the greatest sensitivity and reverence be they the church, mosque, temple or gurdwaras. Entering these premises with the intention to spy and worse to violate the sanctity of the worship only serves to incite anger and hatred that could lead to potentially dangerous consequences that would tear this country apart.
As such, as concerned Catholics, we have made a police report at the Patani Road Police station on 8th July 2009 and thereafter held a press conference at the same place. We requested that the police investigate this matter with great urgency and bring to books those responsible for acting to incite hate and resentment among the Catholic Community. We also call on the police to investigate both the Al-Islam magazine and the writers of the article.
Joachim Francis Xavier & Sudhagaran Stanley
4 comments:
Interesting article. And we get them saying they are an "targeted" and "victimised" religion due to terrorism. In my honest opinion, it's at times like this that makes more sense why we are fighting the war against terrorism. Stupid and cowardly acts made by these two individuals are a form of terrorism in itself and it must be stopped. Forget police reports...we need to publicise this story worldwide and bring them to proper justice. Take this to Rome and we'll show what they are truly up against. Think also, what would happen if a catholic posed as a Muslim and went to a mosque and desecrated. We'll be shot. No wonder Malaysia is in such a mess!
I've also mailed this to reuters and press in singapore and the canadian catholic network..it is only with international coverage will we see any change.
It is criminal what these ignorant people have done and we need 2demand for justice. The christian faith has been violated; raped by these ignorant fools. How can we ever have unity when we cant trust the person standing next to us 2respect our beliefs?
Good work, guys.
I pray that this action by the offending group is publicly acknowledged in Malaysia as embarrassing, wrong, and a violation of rights entrenched in the Federal Constitution.
Also, I note that the "spat out" host is missing a segment. I wonder how the "spy" feels in knowing he's consumed the Body of Christ. May the Allah in whom we live and move and have our being bless him. =)
Ok...now I'm pissed off! I hear cops are looking for the wrong people instead. I've got 9 of my fellow mates being killed in one week in Afghanistan and you have these senseless people, no to mention the stupid government turning a blind eye to this. Like I said above, it is an act of terrorism. I've been on a tour in Helmand already and I wouldn't have second thoughts giving these two guys a piece of mind. If such a desolute and extremist place like Afghanisthan can still show respect at times, these two guys don't even deserve to be called a muslim in my honest opinion. Here's to them we don't even meet. And they did, they can't even pray for themselves coz I doubt Allah would help them anyway.
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