Most of you probably thought this was an Episcopalian, huh? The conservative Anglicans among us can breathe a little easier. This utterly mistaken man who believes we can achieve better relations with Muslims by calling God “Allah” is actually a Catholic bishop in the Netherlands. His goal of achieving peace between religions is laudable, but I disagree with this method. His argument that Catholic liturgies regularly use “Allah” for God is also not convincing since in those places he lists, referring to God as “Allah” is culturally and linguistically proper. Calling God “Allah” in a Western country is totally foreign and has very non-Christian connotations. If we want to have dialogue between Catholics and Muslims, we can start by better understanding and engaging each other, not by changing our traditions to suit ecumenical pipe dreams.