Mystical
Istanbul ... contains according to Turkish Digest a Catholic Cathedral and the writer wants to hear mass ... its
such a pity the writer cannot embrace other faiths as well as the ongoing crisis with the Protestant faith and Islam plus Jews, Non Believers, Secularists, Sikhs and Hindus. Surely the issue is not to hear mass but to meet with the people to stop getto existences and stop going out to a foreign country to invade its privacy. I had a fellow teacher my assistant who heard mass in Turkey .. she was Russian so I assume thats what the writer means. Whether or not the whole issue creates tension, crisis and mayhem is seen today in the Middle East! Could we not get together in a Concert Hall as I once did and listen to music! Gays and Lesbians Venue has just been attacked in Tel Aviv! Which makes the point about those whom you hold outside society!
With so many rules being introduced rather like a Convent of the 1950s I am surprised we all dont stop off for lunch and then take the air and have Tea in the afternoon with English scones. But maybe the writer is not focusing on modernity - when I was in
Istanbul recently everyone declared it simply marvellous to hear Islam and the Islamic call to prayer heard throughout Istanbul! Nobody works these days .. they hear mass so I wish they had the vision to see what is going on around them .. however that sort of statement is a red flag to a bull and in the present day we are used to this conflict creation from people wherever we go! Turkish Digest .. hard work!