An ecumenical building proposed for Berlin is being described by former Federal President Christian Wulff as ‘offering unique conditions for dialogue’.
The House of One will be a large building where Jews, Christians and Muslims will have a space to worship. Once it is finished, the building will have a church, a synagogue and a mosque, all connected by a central room.
According to the leaders of the project, the aim is to ‘make tangible that religions can be an asset – putting a model of a peaceful coexistence opposed to all atrocities committed in the name of religion’. Wulff said: ‘Pope Francis implied that God loves every person, no matter which religion s/he belongs to.’
Support
The ecumenical project has not only received the support from personal donors and private companies from several countries and backgrounds, but has been sponsored by the German Government’s Ministries of Interior and of Environment with €10 million.
Enes Canter, an ambassador for the building adds: ‘We all believe in the same God, one God. We need to leave our differences on the table and try to find what we have in common. That’s how we can learn from each other’.
