Michael Kinnamon, NCCUSA News, Aug.13, www.ncccusa.org/news/MK.cordovamosque.html
Cordova House and Mosque at Ground Zero is a gesture of neighbourliness and healing. For thousands of families, Ground Zero in southern Manhattan is holy ground. Thousands lost someone they love in the terror attacks of 11 September 2001, and hundreds of thousands know someone who was directly or indirectly scarred by the collapse of the World Trade Center. The emotional investment in Ground Zero cannot be overestimated.
That is precisely why Ground Zero must be open to the religious expression of all people whose lives were scarred by the tragedy: Christians, Jews, Sikhs, Buddhists, Hindus, and more. And Muslims. No one knows how many Muslims died on 9/11, but they number in the hundreds.
It’s time to turn away from ignorance and embrace again the words of Christ: Love your neighbour as yourself. In that spirit, we welcome the building of Cordova House and Mosque near Ground Zero.