Cardinal Lehmann supports Islamic religious instruction

Cathcon translation of
Lehmann für islamischen Religionsunterricht

The Catholic Cardinal Karl Lehmann agrees with the Islamic Conference: He speaks for Islamic religious instruction in Germany.

He was sure if a lesson was in German, the teachers would be trained in Germany and "everything would take place in the framework of our school regulations," said the longtime Chairman of the Bishops' Conference to the "Neue Ruhr / Neue Rhein Zeitung, onTuesday. Lehmann lamented however the communication problems with Muslim organizations: "It is not easy to find the correct dialogue partners, because there is no common leadership (Cathcon comment: and all too often those that present themselves are not what they seem!)."

With its call for an Islamic religious instruction in German schools, the Islamic Conference in mid-March generated a divided response. Federal Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) had pointed out that the objective should be to have regular lessons in the German language. The Evangelical Church and Christian Democrat politicians praised the proposal. The Central Council of the ex-Muslims, described the project as "completely wrong".