Dutch Bishop wants "Allah"

The website, Islam in Europe, citing a Dutch language report, said on August 12, 2007, that,

"The Bishop of Breda, Tiny Muskens, thinks "Allah" is a beautiful word for God and suggests it from now on. He is aware that using the name "Allah" would be very emotional and therefore he says it must be thought about, prepared and weighed in advance.

However, he is convinced it will happen, whether it be over a century or two. Muskens had worked in Indonesia for eight years and had prayed there to Allah, saying he had called God "Allah" during mass."
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Dutch News.nl in an June 4 report, said that,

"Controversial bishop of Breda to retire

04-06-2007

Tiny Muskens, the 71-year-old outspoken bishop of Breda, has asked the pope to relieve him of his duties on health grounds."

The report from Dutch News said that he had been on the job for 12 years, and that, "he planned to join the benedictine monks' community in Teteringen on his retirement."
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Klein Verzet has a much more detailed report, although it doesn't explain what happened to the "controversial" bishop's retirement, and is worth reading the full report, which states in a portion:

"The bishops statements are couched in the oh so annoyingly 'inclusive', 'why-can't-we-all-just-get-along' type language. He even relates the story that when he was a missionary in Indonesia, everyone, including christians, referred to the Supreme Being as Allah. But when you look past the 'tolerant', 'inclusive' drivel, the truth is plain and simple: The bishop is advocating pre-emptive surrender, much like Integration minister Ella Vogelaar before him, and Bart Robbers before her. The bishop is asking us to adopt for our Dear Father in Heaven the name of the deity that inspired Mohammed Bouyeri to murder Theo van Gogh."

They had earlier stated that,

"The Catholic church in the Netherlands has gained a reputation of being a bit overly accomodating to the members of the flock of the Religion of Peace (tm). In the recent past we had cardinal Simonis saying he thought a muslim would be higher placed in heaven than even the dear cardinal because 'They have a lofty idea of their faith. Their solidarity is great. They see the dilution and decadence among christians'."
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The way things are proceeding in the Netherlands, the Dutch dhimmis will be calling for prayer five times a day instead of maintaining a secular stance, and it won't take a fraction of 100 years. We, too, see dilution and decadence among christians (at least some who purport to be).
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