01-08-2007, 12:33 AM
Peace be with you!
Quote:The older elaborate mosques in the M.E. used to be Christian churches. Mosques are not supposed to be so elaborately decorated or expensive, to avoid distraction from worship.
Worhipping Catholic style involves the five senses. We use many external symbols in Church for the human body to perceive, while the invisible soul receives the spiritual divine grace (paraphrased from 'Catholicism for Dummies').
Which leads me to ask... If Muslims can pray/worship anywhere (at home, on the street, in a park, at the beach, etc) what's te purpose of having a mosque? When I visited a mosque my tour guide gave me the impression that on Friday's believers go there simply to pray. Is that right?
In case you're wondering... Catholics can pray ANYWHERE, but the Sacrafice of the Mass should take place inside a Church because that's the dwelling place tof God in the Blessed Sacrament. Churhces are the most important places on earth.