The situation is a difficult one. I can understand those Greeks who want to reconquer Constantinople and give it back to the dying Christian population, and I sympathise with those who want to reopen and restore the Hagia Sophia to the Christians as well. Even Obama has stated his desire to see Halki Seminary reopened.
I pray that Christians and Muslims may learn to coexist in peace, and that we Christians be allowed to have our old churches back, just as the Muslims can have their mosques and masjids, with neither oppressing or opposing the other. Muslims and Christians both making pilgrimage to St. Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai, respecting and learning from each other, gives me some hope for the coexistence and respect between both faiths.
