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Spanish Church to remove Moor-slayer saint
BBC news ^
| Monday, 3 May, 2004, 12:10 GMT 13:10 UK
Posted on 05/03/2004 5:52:16 PM PDT by Betis70
A statue in a Spanish cathedral showing St James slicing the heads off Moorish invaders is to be removed to avoid causing offence to Muslims.
Cathedral authorities in the pilgrim city of Santiago de Compostela, on Spain's north west coast, plan to move the statue to the museum.
Among the reasons for the move is to avoid upsetting the "sensitivities of other ethnic groups".
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cordoba; moor; moorslayer; nocojones; santiago; santiagodecompostela; spain; statue
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To: Betis70
It's just plain moral cowardice, they are a victim of socialism ie. democrats...
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posted on
05/03/2004 6:23:43 PM PDT
by
mongo141
To: Burkeman1
And now they are invading it again.
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posted on
05/03/2004 6:27:09 PM PDT
by
sgtbono2002
(I aint wrong, I aint sorry , and I am probably going to do it again.)
To: Betis70; All
I absolutely agree.
I'd totally hate to offend the sensibilities of violent misogynists, homicide bombers and hate-spewing mullahs.
To: Canticle_of_Deborah; nickcarraway
Spain may be lost, but prayers to Santiago Matamoros are in order as well as St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the protomartyr of Spain St. Vincent of Saragossa..
But even if Spain is completely lost, Portugal will never lose the faith.
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us.
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posted on
05/03/2004 6:28:18 PM PDT
by
Siobhan
(+Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet+)
To: sgtbono2002
Yep through steady legal and illegal immigration. But I also hope and pray for a Christian revival in Europe- got to get those birth rates up!
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posted on
05/03/2004 6:30:02 PM PDT
by
Burkeman1
("I said the government can't help you. I didn't say it couldn't hurt you." Chief Wiggam)
To: Fitzcarraldo
No but the descendants of Amelek and Ishmael will.
To: Dr. Frank fan
Though I have NO love for Muslims, I must point out that the Moors were NOT the invaders of Spain. It was quite the other way around.
To: TexConfederate1861
"Though I have NO love for Muslims, I must point out that the Moors were NOT the invaders of Spain. It was quite the other way around."
Uh, could you elaborate?
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posted on
05/03/2004 6:42:52 PM PDT
by
Nevski
To: TexConfederate1861
The Moors invaded Spain in 711.
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posted on
05/03/2004 6:56:23 PM PDT
by
kellynla
(U.S.M.C. 1/5 1st Mar Div. Nam 69&70 Semper Fi http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnkerry.com)
To: Victoria Delsoul
Spain ping.
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posted on
05/03/2004 7:03:59 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium . . . sed ego sum homo indomitus" -- William Wallace (Mel Gibson))
To: Betis70
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posted on
05/03/2004 7:20:58 PM PDT
by
wolficatZ
(___><))))*>____)
To: kellynla
"The Moors invaded Spain in 711."
OK, so the Moors WERE the invaders of Spain. You said above that it was the other way around.
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posted on
05/03/2004 7:26:58 PM PDT
by
Nevski
To: Nevski
OK, so the Moors WERE the invaders of Spain. You said above that it was the other way around.
I think you have me confused with someone else???
"The Moors invaded Spain in 711." was my first post to this thread.
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posted on
05/03/2004 7:30:54 PM PDT
by
kellynla
(U.S.M.C. 1/5 1st Mar Div. Nam 69&70 Semper Fi http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnkerry.com)
To: Betis70
Erasing all evidence of the past. Pity about Spain. Or do I call it al Spainimi?
Prairie
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posted on
05/03/2004 7:48:52 PM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(Ted Rall is a waste of time, paper, ink and bandwidth.)
To: kellynla
Oops, sorry. I confused you with TexasConfederate1861.
So, TexasConfederate1861, could you elaborate?
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posted on
05/03/2004 8:02:26 PM PDT
by
Nevski
To: Siobhan
By God they do a disservice to every Spaniard who took up the sword and the battlecry: Santiago y la Cruz!
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posted on
05/03/2004 8:15:47 PM PDT
by
gaspar
To: Canticle_of_Deborah
Can anybody really lay the blame on the Spaniards? Rome has set numerous examples to lead the way: Assisi I, Assisi II, the Fatima abomination, the Lutheran accord, ...
Fatima - Peddling a false religion in Our Lady's Shrine
Assisi - Giving acknowledgement to false religions by asking them to their false gods for "world peace".
To: Land of the Irish; Canticle_of_Deborah
by asking them to their false gods for "world peace".by asking them to pray to their false gods for "world peace".
To: thoughtomator
Unbelievable... what are all the people named "Matamoros" (kills Moors) going to do? I guess they'll have to be moved to museums also.
To: TexConfederate1861
Though I have NO love for Muslims, I must point out that the Moors were NOT the invaders of Spain. It was quite the other way around. I don't understand. What is "the other way around" from the Moors invading Spain? Spain invading Moor-land (North Africa presumably) but then both sides agreeing to shift the fight back to Spain? It just doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
Note I'm not denying that the actual history of "Andalusia"/"Reconquista" is quite a bit more complicated than "the Moors invaded Spain and then the Spanish drove them back out". (For one thing I'm not sure there was quite such a thing as "Spanish" at the time.)
So I suspect you could be on to something - maybe you're trying to say that "the Moors" were provoked? what? But I just don't know what you're trying to say, it's not all that clear. I'll let you clarify. thanks,
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