Posted on 07/30/2013 12:32:42 PM PDT by NYer
In Mantua, Italy, there was another event to inspire more dialogue.
From the Gazzetta di Mantova:
SERRAVALLE: First the broke in to the rectory at Libiola and stole money of the fund for the children of Grest; then, not satisfied, they went to the nearby church which, after last year’s earthquake, is a simple temporary structure of plastic and, next to the altar defecated and urinated. It was a contemptuous, vandalic, and sacrilegious act. Those responsible would also be identified, because a woman saw them leaving the tent. Those concerned are four young men of Moroccan origin, one a resident of Serravalle, the others from Ostiglia and nearby towns.
The article goes into more details. It ends with the priest:
In the meantime, a disappointed Fr. Eugenio [Ferrari] vented:
“If they had come to steal money because they were hungry, I wouldn’t have even gone to make the official complaint; I would have forgiven them. But what they did in the church is a gesture you just can’t overlook, it is inexcusable. … I’m sorry also because, as it seems, the deed was done by four young Moroccans. They showed disdain for our religion. But if I had done the same thing in one of their mosques, they’d cut my head off, no?”
Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us.
I’m pretty sure they have that status because it is a form of insurance, which they apparently are exempted from.
Seven wants you, Clemmie.
Fr. Euginio sounds awfully judgemental.
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