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Dear Pax … please be very careful when speaking about other religions names for God. The Name Allah is from the Hebrew Name for God El and Eloi and is a dialect expression of the same.So, which is it? Is Jesus perfect or not? Krishna is as artificial as the demon you call “Allah.”
These names can be proven to be linguistically cognate with each other and used in a similar manner since ancient times, even preceding the coming of the Muslim religion.
Regarding Krishna, we should also be very careful. The name Krishna in south India is Krista (Christa).
When the Portuguese arrived in Goa in the 14th century, they could not physically distinguish some Catholic church’s from Hindu temples. Of course, in the Catholic churches, the Divine Liturgy was in tact, but the icons, terminology, architecture, and so on, had very oriental characteristics. The mission of St. Thomas the Apostle and the impact of Christ’s message was very great and broad in India.
Modern scholarship show numerous areas of cross inculturation and some shared systems of belief. In southern India, there are Hindus and some Muslims in fact, that revere St. Thomas and still adhere to some Christian customs.
Various branches of HIndu philosophy are deemed compatible with Catholic ideals and the Holy See, considers them fit for serious study. Some scholars believe that they are an artifact resulting from St. Thomas’ mission. (Others will argue Christianity was influenced)