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Bishop calls for Najib to take stand against Perkasa, Jati

BY ELIZABETH ZACHARIAH
July 13, 2013

Najib, seen here at a Christmas party last year, must stand up to the extreme comments from groups like Perkasa and Jati, say local Christian leaders. The Malaysian Insider pic, July 13, 2013.Christians have had enough of the bashing from the likes of Perkasa and other Malay rights groups. They expect Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to intervene and “do the right thing” by rejecting such extremism.
This was the stand of the president of the Council of Churches Malaysia, Bishop Philip Lok. He was speaking to The Malaysian Insider in the wake of the demands by Perkasa and Jati that the Vatican’s envoy Archbishop Joseph Marino withdraw his support for the local church’s campaign to use the word Allah and that he must apologise within seven days.
The vocal rights groups have demanded that the government shut down the Vatican’s embassy and banish Marino if he does not apologise.

They were reacting to the Archbishop’s comments in an interview with local media that though he recognised that the ongoing court case on the Allah issue was an internal matter, he supported the position taken by the Christian Federation of Malaysia that Allah was a word for god in the Christian religion too.
Bishop Lok said that it was time the government took action against Perkasa and Jati for trying to disrupt diplomatic ties between Malaysia and the Vatican.
"We appreciate that two years ago the Prime Minister had established ties with the Vatican. He has worked hard for that. Does he want to jeopardise the good relationship that he has fostered with them over the years?" he asked.
He urged Najib to do the “right thing and reject extremism”.
"He should put an end to this and not succumb to their demands. The people of Malaysia have had enough of this.”
Referring to the rights groups, he added: "They have been saying all sorts of things against the Christians, in particular. This is no different.
"But the Government is not seen to be taking any action against these people who have been causing religious tension in the country."
He added that the Prime Minister must ensure that his promise of national reconciliation not just remain words.
The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) deputy president Jagir Singh said Marino had no reason to retract his statement as he was speaking the truth.
Referring to the calls for a retraction, Mr Singh said: "It is not fair to ask him to do that. It is his right. The Archbishop's stand is correct.”
Catholic Bishop Paul Tan said that he was shocked at the reaction of the two Malay rights NGOs, noting that the Vatican envoy’s remarks “should not be seen as an interference in Malaysia’s internal affairs any more than the demand at some embassies in Kuala
Lumpur recently that our government reject the goings-on in Egypt and Syria constitutes interference in those nations’ affairs’’.
The head of the Catholic Church in the Malacca-Johor diocese described Perkasa and Jati’s demands as “gimmicky sabre-rattling”.
He told Malaysiakini: “Rash talk is cheap especially on the part of those who do not have the responsibility.
"Former Plantation Industries and Commodities minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said Perkasa has gone way too far in their demand.
"To ask an ambassador to leave... that is just unbelievable.
"Groups in this country have also commented on what happens in other countries. I don't see what's wrong," he added.
However, Dompok was certain that the statements by Jati and Perkasa would not affect the relationshi[p between Malaysia and the Vatican.
"I believe the ties between both sovereign countries are stronger than this," he said. – July 13, 2013

DAP Upah Duta Vatican City Untuk Halalkan Kalimah Allah Kepada Kristian

Gabungan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) Islam-Melayu yang sebelum ini mahu Duta Vatican City ke Malaysia, Biskop Joseph Marino diusir, hari ini mendesak kerajaan menutup pejabat kedutaannya di sini.

Tindakan tegas itu wajar kerana Marino melanggar had sebagai seorang duta sebagaimana peruntukan Konvensyen Vienna mengenai Hubungan Diplomatik 1961 kerana mencampuri urusan dalaman Malaysia dengan menyokong penggunaan kalimah Allah bagi penganut Kristian di negara ini.

Jurucakap gabungan NGO Islam-Melayu, Nasharudin Mat Isa berkata, Marino dengan sengaja serta berniat jahat membuat kenyataan yang boleh mengeruhkan hubungan Islam-Kristian di Malaysia sekali gus perlu memohon maaf kepada seluruh umat Islam di Malaysia.

"Kenyataannya yang bercanggah dengan pendirian rasmi kerajaan Malaysia merupakan perbuatan yang disengajakan, lebih-lebih lagi dalam bulan Ramadan.

"Kita menuntut Menteri Luar, Datuk Seri Anifah Aman memanggil Marino dan diberikan kata dua," katanya dalam sidang akhbar di sini hari ini.

Semalam, NGO Islam-Melayu mendesak kerajaan mengusir Marino kerana menyokong penggunaan kalimah Allah bagi penganut Kristian di negara ini.

Gabungan tersebut mewakili beberapa NGO Melayu dan Islam antaranya Yayasan Nassar, Pertubuhan Jalur Tiga (Jati), Pertubuhan Muafakat Sejahtera Masyarakat Malaysia (Muafakat), Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma).

Turut berada dalam gabungan itu adalah Gabungan Pertubuhan-Pertubuhan Pembela Islam (Pembela), Kelab Wartawan Muda Malaysia (KWMM), Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM), Pertubuhan Permuafakatan Majlis Ayahanda Malaysia dan Suara Anak Muda 1Malaysia.

Marino dalam wawancara pertamanya dengan sebuah portal berita di negara ini kelmarin menyokong pendirian gereja Katholik di Malaysia berhubung isu penggunaan kalimah Allah oleh penganut Kristian di negara ini.

Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, Nasharudin yang juga Pengerusi Yayasan Nassar percaya Marino seorang yang arif tentang Malaysia sesuai dengan pelantikannya sebagai Duta Vatican City ke negara ini.

"Saya juga percaya Marino amat mengetahui apa yang patut dan apa yang tidak boleh diperkatakan mengenai Malaysia dan sebagai tetamu negara berstatus duta, salah satu elemen terpenting, beliau sama sekali tidak dibenarkan mencampuri hal dalaman negara.

"Marino juga perlu menarik balik kenyataan tersebut dalam tempoh tujuh hari bermula semalam," katanya.

Sementara itu, Timbalan Presiden Jati, Datuk Aidit Ghazali berkata, tindak-tanduk duta berkenaan boleh memberi ancaman serius kepada negara jika tidak dibendung kerajaan.

Beliau berkata, perkara itu berikutan kalimah Allah merupakan hak eksklusif dan isu paling sensitif bagi umat Islam di negara ini.

"Penekanan juga perlu dibuat bahawa isu ini bukan isu NGO semata-mata tetapi merupakan isu yang perlu dihadapi bersama setiap umat Islam di negara ini," katanya.

Presiden Muafakat, Ismail Mina Ahmad pula berkata, Marino bukan seorang yang bijak selepas bertindak menyentuh urusan dalaman negara apatah lagi isu berkenaan masih di peringkat mahkamah.

"Kita faham kehadirannya ke sini akan memantapkan lagi persefahaman antara Islam dan Kristian, tetapi apa yang berlaku adalah sebaliknya.

"Saya teringat firman Allah di dalam surah al-Baqarah ayat 120 yang bermaksud 'Dan orang-orang Yahudi dan Nasrani selama-lamanya tidak akan reda kepada kamu sehinggalah kamu mengikut agama mereka'," katanya

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