{"id":15884,"date":"2012-08-13T05:05:06","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T11:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=15884"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:06:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:06:05","slug":"amid-concerns-over-religious-freedom-catholic-vicariate-leaves-kuwait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2012\/08\/amid-concerns-over-religious-freedom-catholic-vicariate-leaves-kuwait\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid concerns over religious freedom, Catholic vicariate leaves Kuwait"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Bahrain will take over from Kuwait as the headquarters of the Vicariate of Northern Arabia for the Roman Catholic Church.<\/p>\n

Bishop Camillo Ballin will continue to lead the Vicariate, a statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter thoughtful consideration and the completion of a new Roman Catholic Church in the Kingdom, Bahrain will host Vicariate as a testament to the Kingdom\u2019s religious and cultural openness,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

The Vicariate of Northern Arabia holds responsibility for hundreds of regional churches and the spiritual well-being of over 2 million Roman Catholics living in the Gulf.<\/p>\n

In February, it was reported that a Kuwaiti parliamentarian was set to submit a draft law banning the construction of churches and non-Islamic places of worship in the Gulf state.<\/p>\n

Kuwaiti Member of Parliament Osama Al-Munawer announced on Twitter he plans to submit a draft law calling for the removal of all churches in the country.<\/p>\n

However, he later clarified that existing churches should remain but the construction of new non-Islamic places of worship should be banned.<\/p>\n

In March, it was reported that the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia said it is \u201cnecessary to destroy all the churches of the region\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, Saudi Arabia\u2019s top cleric, made the comment in view of an age-old rule that only Islam can be practiced in the region.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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