“The Cathedral itself is an Episcopal church and it stands to reason that our own clergy serve as Christian representatives,”-Richard Weinberg, the National Cathedral’s director of communications explaining the absence of any Evangelical, Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox representation at an interfaith commemoration of the 9-11 attacks planned at the Cathedral.
HT: T-19
Personally I am relieved that no Orthodox clergy will be there.
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Personally I am relieved that no Orthodox clergy will be there.
Me too.
Me three! It's about time Orthodox clergy stopped showing up at those things of their own volition.
Has the Orthodox church destroyed on 9/11 been rebuilt yet?
No, St. Nicholas' Church has not been rebuilt. The same City Administration that is supporting the erection of a 15-story mosque and cultural center near Ground Zero has refused to continue discussions about5 the rebuilding of the only Christian Church destroyed on 9/11.
It is a disgrace.
While I tend to agree that Orthodox clergy might do well to avoid any number of interfaith things, the omission from any form of active participation or representation on this occasion is disturbing.
Me four. This "national cathedral" in a secular democracy makes no sense, neither to the secular polity nor to the church of which it purports to be the capstone. So it follows its natural progression to a unitarian monstrosity. If I were a Muslim or Buddhist I would consider it profane as well.
Fr. Theodore, the land owned by St. Nicholas Church was rendered unsuitable for building by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The delays in rebuilding St. Nicholas are the work of the Port Authority, which unilaterally and purposefully rendered the land belonging to the church unsuitable for building. The Port Authority has nothing whatsoever to do with facilitating the "mosque".
The community that owns the "mosque" (which already meets on the site at Park Place, it's not a new thing) owns a building that was under consideration for landmark status. The architectural board rejected giving the building that status, which allows the "mosque" to remodel or knock down the building at their pleasure. The architectural board has nothing at all to do with helping or hindering the St. Nicholas church.
Please do not spread misinformation, Fr. Theodore. That is what is truly disgraceful.
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