.....and all the world wondered after the beast. Revelation 13:3
"In a historic first Thursday, a coalition of Jews, Christians and Muslims laid the foundation stone of a 47-million-euro interfaith shrine on the ruins of the 12th century St. Peter's Catholic Church in Berlin.
Hailed by the Vatican as a "house of prayer bringing the three world religions together under one roof," ... the House of One anticipates Pope Francis' own pet project of an Abrahamic House.
The federal and state governments are pouring 30 million euro
of taxpayer cash into the edifice, besides financing several staff
positions including a social media team. Private donors are
supplementing the remaining costs.
"I think it is very helpful for the concept of the 'House of One' —
especially the pope's advice that God loves all people regardless of
their religious affiliation," Wulff said.Archbishop Koch, known for his support
of homosexual relationships, told Catholic critics the interfaith
project would "enable a dialogue process that does not exclude the
intellectually critical" and would also include nonreligious people." CM