From the Telegraph.
Priest puts mosque in Nativity scene.
The miniature mosque, complete with a minaret, was included in the skyline of Bethlehem in the nativity scene at Father Bonzani’s Our Lady of Providence church in the northern port of Genova.
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But Father Bonzani said that his nativity scene was designed to send a message of inter-faith harmony. “I included the mosque as a sign that we should have more dialogue with the Muslim faith. I do not have any regrets. At the end of the day the most important thing to focus on here is the Holy Family. I have only one had one complaint from within the parish and that’s it.”
I enjoy reading stories like this since any time I feel a pull towards Rome, I can recall them and remind myself that the Roman Catholic potty-priest contingent is every bit as daft as its Anglican counterpart.