TWO children wearing Muslim headscarves and flip flops entered the courtyard of Larantuka Cathedral. Their happy giggles resonated into about 300 Catholics who filled the courtyard, the size of half a soccer field. These Muslim girls were not afraid to enter the church as though they were on a playground.

Trailing behind the two kids were a group of men wearing koko (Islamic shirt) and a peci (black cap) and Muslim garbed mothers entering the ca