NATALIS Komus stood out in the crowd. He was darker than most of the delegates to the first national convention of the Justice & Prosperity Party (PKS) which met in Jakarta last week. Natalis was a delegate from Nabire, Papua. When prayer time came and delegates rushed to take the wudhu, the ritual ablution before prayer, Natalis remained in his seat. Shouldnt he have joined the communal prayer? No, Natalis is a Catholic.

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