Posted on 03/20/2019 6:52:41 PM PDT by marshmallow
France currently 'worst country in Europe' for 'secularist, anti-religious intolerance'
French monitoring groups have cited an increase in attacks on churches and religious sites, with a record 47 documented in February, despite appeals for better protection from the country's Catholic bishops.
The groups' report said 15 vandalism attacks had been registered nationwide during the month, along with 15 robberies, 10 acts of profanation and one torching incident. It added that the worst had occurred at the gothic cathedral of Saint-Denis, near Paris, the historic burial place of French monarchs, which assailants had entered by smashing a historic stained-glass window, before wrecking the organ and choir-stalls.
The report follows growing concern over anti-clerical incidents in France, where Catholics nominally make up around 54 percent of the population of 67 million, according to surveys, but with only a small proportion attending Mass.
In February, Archbishop Roland Minnerath of Dijon held a Mass of reparation at his city's Notre Dame church, two days after its tabernacle was forced open and consecrated hosts scattered. Meanwhile, Bishop Robert Wattebled of Nimes said Catholics had been "hurt in their deepest convictions" after Communion wafers were desecrated with excrement at the Notre-Dame-des-Enfants church, adding that Church leaders now faced "practical questions" over how to keep churches open without "excessive risks of vandalism".
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ooh!! ooh!! Me!! I know who did it!!
like it takes a genius to figure it out.
Possibly radical gays and more probably crazy islamists.
Climate Change is a religion?
Right-wing Eastern European extremists? </hollywood>
Islam?
The Church is caught in the middle between two groups that hate Christianity: Islam and Socialism. But this wouldn’t be a problem unless we also had a Pope who hates Christianity...as we do now.
Who woulda thunk it?
First Jews, now Catholics.
Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists! get ready.
Remember, they are French. Surrendered to Germany twice, took it on the chin in WW1 despite their bravery, supported the Germans/Nazis via the Vichy treasonous regime, let the Communists undercut their troops fighting in Indochina, and had socialist/leftist such as Mendes France, Pompidou (who sold jets to Libya), DeGaulle who thought he won WW2 all by himself, and have No Go Zones in their own capital.
Why am I surprised at this latest development?
I don’t know of any other European country that likes to commit suicide every generation. Coming to French schools next year, Arabic in the first grade and you don’t get to opt-out (and keep your head).
Merde!
From the executive director of the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe... “Although the motives aren’t always known”
The religions of mysterious motives: Islam and the Secularist Left.
If we Catholics lived our faith and were intolerant of church hierarchy failing their mission, we could brush off desecration as carrying our cross for Christ. Part of this is deserved.
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