Protests at Taverner's Allah in cathedral

[gilliam]

The premiere of a work by the leading composer Sir John Taverner in Westminster Cathedral next week has provoked discord because it glorifies the Muslim deity Allah.

Traditionalist Roman Catholics are planning to converge on the cathedral on Tuesday evening to protest over the work, which includes the singing of the 99 names of Allah.

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[Caesar]

I would hope that there would be protests about singing the praises of a false god in a Catholic Cathedral.

 

[anthony022071]

What was title of the work? Was it intended to be used as part of a Catholic church service or is it intended to be ecumenical in nature? The composer is Russian Orthodox.

 

[Kaninchen]

Isn’t Taverner Russian Orthodox?

So there’s a work by an Orthodox composer entitled Allah in a Catholic Cathedral . . . .

Hm, All it needs is to be performed by a Klezmer band!

 

[Thekla]

I would hope that there would be protests about singing the praises of a false god in a Catholic Cathedral.

So do traditional Catholics also ignore the Catechism of the Catholic Church?

Paragraph 841: “The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind’s judge on the last day.”

 

[JimR-OCDS]

Allah is Arabic for God. Catholic Arabs, use Allah for God, just as Muslims do.

Jim