Posted on 08/07/2020 5:52:01 PM PDT by marshmallow
DUBLIN (ChurchMilitant.com) - Thousands of Irish Catholics have signed a petition calling for the excommunication of Dublin's archbishop after the primate of Ireland participated in Muslim prayers on Eid Al-Adha Friday citing Pope Francis' Abu Dhabi declaration.
"How can we accept an archbishop who gives his blessing to an Islamic celebration of animal sacrifice? Christ's sacrifice on the Cross was the final sacrifice, yet Martin has decided that this barbaric Islamic festival deserves the endorsement of the Catholic Church," the petition stated.
Scuffles broke out outside Croke Park Stadium hosting the Islamic service as police and leftwing activists attempted to silence a group of Catholics praying the Rosary and protesting Abp. Diarmuid Martin's participation in the Muslim festival.
Police arrested two women and one man, charging them with public order offenses. "All have been released without charge with files being prepared for the director of public prosecutions (DPP)," a Gardaí (Irish national police) statement said. Two of the three arrested were leftist counterprotesters, a source said.
A counter-protester assaulted a Catholic youth carrying a "No Sharia in Ireland" banner.
As Abp. Martin approached the stadium's entrance, his car was blocked by Catholics waving Rosaries at his window and shouting "traitor" and "You are going to Hell!"
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