Like A Prayer... Indonesia: Jakarta's Multi-Faith Situation!
Was Jakarta trying to convert me? No, I was just going to see a lot of religious choices from different perspectives. There was a cathedral from the Catholic faith, an Islamic mosque and even a Buddhist vihara, it was a lot! From a religious point of view, Jakarta was doing the most! It was great that people from all communities had the opportunity to practice their faiths. Quite! How can a cathedral be ground-breaking? 'Jakarta Cathedral/Gereja Katedral Jakarta' stands as something of a protest and legacy both against adversity with tolerance at its core. Roman Catholic by faith, this cathedral was illegal under the Dutch rule by the 'Dutch East Indies Company' because they favoured Protestantism. A French Revolutionary War changed what? After my trip to Jakarta, I find myself learning much more than what I did during my visiting to that house of God. A certain war and change of power allowed this Catholic house of God to be constructed in 1891 and opened in 1901. I...


