Posted on 08/28/2020 6:39:38 PM PDT by marshmallow
France reeling from Church attacks
LANNEMEZAN, France (ChurchMilitant) - Two young men have admitted to desecrating scores of graves in a French cemetery earlier this month, explaining the deed as a bargain with the Devil.
The men, both in their early 20s, confessed to the crime shortly after their arrest Aug. 18. One perpetrator, a migrant from Cameroon named Fabien, said he vandalized the cemetery in Lannemezan as an offering to Satan to succeed in a musical career, according to La République des Pyrénées. The other, named Jordan, tried to downplay his involvement but was accused by his partner of participating in incantations to summon the Devil.
Fabien said he was advised by a Muslim teacher or guide, called a marabout, in Mali to make the incantations at 1 a.m. in a cemetery in order to make contact with Satan and advance his musical goals, according to Observatory of Christianophobia, a group that catalogues anti-Christian attacks in Europe.
"[R]emove what represents God and replace him with 666," the marabout directed the migrant. "Make offerings to [the] being opposed to God."
Reportedly after the incantations, the duo proceeded to destroy and break crosses on more than 60 gravesites. The total damage to the cemetery is estimated at 30,000 euros, or around $35,000.
In court on Thursday, Fabien "dumbfounded" those in attendance by saying his gesture has "nothing to do with Catholic people" and "it was not [intended] to cause harm" but rather to invoke Satan so he could become famous, according to La République des Pyrénées.
The attack on the cemetery represents the latest act of ongoing anti-Christian vandalism and violence in France, which sees an estimated three anti-Christian attacks per day, according to a report released last year by the Central Criminal Intelligence Service (SCRC) of the gendarmerie.
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Fabien said he was advised by a Muslim teacher or guide, called a marabout, in Mali to make the incantations at 1 a.m. in a cemetery in order to make contact with Satan and advance his musical goals,>
Real Faustian bargaining there.
‘...he vandalized the cemetery in Lannemezan as an offering to Satan to succeed in a musical career...’
Guess he’ll be singing the jailhouse blues for a while.
***to make the incantations at 1 a.m. in a cemetery in order to make contact with Satan***
Why incantations? He is always there waiting, waiting.
Reminds me of this old song from about 60 years ago.
Satan Never Sleeps
Timi Yuro
Satan never sleeps
He walks behinds you
Through the night the day
Silently he creeps
He’s always there
To put temptation in your way
So if you are burning with desire
You’ll find away to pacify
Then the embers of the flame
You have your foolish heart to blame
Oh Satan has a plan
He is out to capture in any way he can
Ever since the world began
He’s try to came between a woman and a man
It doesn’t matter if you are great or small
That is why Satan never sleeps
Timi Yuro, that does go way back. She appeared in Geisha Boy with Jerry Lewis.
Ping
France needs to stop allowing these animals into their country.
France has too many muzzies that shit on their hosts.
Minnesota does too.
Glad to see someone else remembers the Old songs. It means my mind is still active at 74 years of age. Now if I could only remember what I did yesterday....;-)
It is like taking Viagra. At this age it takes an hour to kick in, and then you need someone to shake you and remind you why you took it.
CORRECTION:
French Cemetery Desecrated by muslims
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