Report on Doha's new Catholic Church on BBCWorld TV today

jauntie
By jauntie

Well, I think it is anyway!   Lots about this part of the world and I understood he (Jeremy Paxman) was going to talk about the Doha Catholic Church.

I didn't hear it mentioned in the introduction to the programme though :(

Forgive me if I'm wrong.

 

http://www.bbcworld.com/Pages/Programme.aspx?id=141

 

"Newsnight is a weekly round-up of news and current affairs including hard-hitting interviews with global opinion-formers, and documentary features from every corner of the world."
By anonymous• 22 Mar 2008 13:30
anonymous

Jauntie - Do you want the 3D presentation of the Catholic church model. Remember I was with them when I met you and you Husband during a Sat lunch time :)

By jauntie• 22 Mar 2008 13:22
Rating: 2/5
jauntie

all part of a new city (Greek Orthodox next one up)

Was just a couple of minutes, but nice to see.

The architecture of the Church reminds me of 'Paddy's Wigwam' - the Catholic Cathedral in Liverpool, but a bit smaller, I guess.

 

By jauntie• 22 Mar 2008 13:03
jauntie

to turn of puter for a while.

Actually I can see now that the report about the Catholic Church is now coming up on the '1.00 o/c'  news on BBCWorld TV

Guess it's just a news item and wasn't part of Paxman's Newsnight.

But it's being seen as a sop to the West.  Sad.

By anonymous• 22 Mar 2008 12:47
anonymous

 

 

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1203758178158&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout 

By genesis• 22 Mar 2008 12:37
genesis

Even if Al-soud wished that, they can never pull such a stunt. Remmber its the wehabbist who keeps them in power.

By jauntie• 22 Mar 2008 12:36
jauntie

will look for it

 

By anonymous• 22 Mar 2008 12:33
anonymous

I have posted link on this topic earlier

By jauntie• 22 Mar 2008 12:29
jauntie

how sad.

Saudi at the moment is the ONLY country in the ENTIRE world without a Christian Church.

Guess that's why they're mad :D

Happy Easter!

By jauntie• 22 Mar 2008 12:27
jauntie

on today (Saturday) and hub seemed to think it was this Paxman prog.

I'm watching it at the moment on BBCWorld - it's repeated again about 6.10 here I think - so will see if it gets a mention.

God Bless Hubs - he just left me a cop of Newsnight schedule with hand written note:   'All Saturday ... News .... features - Doha Church'

Have had BBCWorld running in the background here all morning ....  hmmm

By genesis• 22 Mar 2008 12:24
genesis

discussed that as part of a call-in special called " religious freedom for minorities in the arab world". Callers from saudi were outraged from the footage of Qatari officials at the opening ceremony 

By tallg• 22 Mar 2008 12:19
Rating: 3/5
tallg

There was an advert on BBC World yesterday about a program covering the church in Doha (the reporter was stood in front of it!). I don't recall the details, but there's definitely going to be something about it at sometime. Sorry I can't offer more info!!!

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