Apr 24, 2007 / 09:28 am
The Catholic Church in the United States has expressed its solidarity with the Muslim community of Tampa, whose mosque was destroyed by arson nearly two weeks ago.
"The Catholic Church is standing with any house of worship that is being damaged or burned or smeared with graffiti," said Fr. Francis Tiso.
The priest works for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ interreligious affairs office in Washington, D.C. He was in Tampa for the 39th annual convention of the National Federation of Priests' Councils this week and decided to visit the mosque on Sunday, reported the St. Petersburg Times.
During a session at the five-day conference, Fr. Tiso will help lead a talk on Muslim-Catholic dialogue in the United States.