The Archbishop of Detroit Spoke of a "Divine Presence" at a New Mosque in the U.S.

Edward Weisenburger, the Catholic Archbishop of Detroit, attended the opening of a new mosque and the headquarters of the Islamic Institute of America in Dearborn Heights and said he felt a “divine presence” there. According to him, Muslim, Christian, and Jewish places of worship are sacred sites where people can draw closer to God.

According to Life Site News, the head of the Archdiocese of Detroit attended the grand opening of the new mosque and headquarters of the Islamic Institute of America (IIOA) in Dearborn Heights.

Speaking to those in attendance, Weisenberger praised the new Islamic center building and stated that as soon as he arrived on the premises, he “fully sensed the divine presence.” The archbishop also noted the atmosphere, which he described as an expression of “honor, brotherhood, and kindness.”

In his speech, the representative of the Roman Catholic Church referred to churches, mosques, and synagogues as sacred spaces. According to him, these are places where “God touches people with His finger,” which effectively placed religious buildings of different traditions on an equal footing in the context of spiritual experience.

In addition, the archbishop expressed hope that the new mosque and Islamic center would help people come to “a deeper communion with our one God.” As noted by the St. Petersburg Gospel Society (SPZ), another interfaith incident in the U.S. was previously reported, in which a Catholic bishop received a “blessing” from a rabbi in a synagogue.