02 October 2018 | by Christa Pongratz-Lippitt
No welcome for non-Muslims at inauguration of Germany's biggest mosque
Those who declined to attend the opening included the Archbishop of Cologne, the Mayor and even the mosque’s German architect
The inauguration of Germany’s largest mosque, the DITIB (Turkish- Islamic Union) Mosque in Cologne, by Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday 29 September has been sharply criticised by Cologne’s leading church figures and others.
https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/10807/-no-welcome-for-non-muslims-at-inauguration-of-germany-s-biggest-mosqueThose who declined to attend the opening included the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, the Mayor Fritz Schramm, and even the mosque’s German architect, Paul Böhm.
