Our Lady of the Rosary Qatar
Our Lady of the Rosary Qatar, the first Roman Catholic church in Qatar is planned to open it's doors on Saturday March 15, 2008 to the estimated 100,000 practicing Catholics. The ides of this church is to be discrete so no one finds it offensive. The building cost $15 million to build and it is located fifteen minutes into the desert. The building was built with the blessing of the nation's emir.
Quotes:
- "The idea is to be discreet because we don’t want to inflame any sensitivities. There isn’t even a signboard outside the church," The parish pries Father Tom Veneracion said
- "We tried to be discreet and I think there’s an atmosphere generally in the Gulf that’s fairly anti- Christian, but that’s mainly to do with what’s happening in Iraq and Afghanistan. It has nothing to do with us at all." - Father Tom Veneracion
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