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French bishops fund new mosque
Church Militant ^ | April 22, 2021 | Martin Barillas

Posted on 04/23/2021 9:53:02 AM PDT by Marchmain

Debate has emerged in France due to news about the diocese of Tours helping fund a new Muslim worship center.

According to La Nouvelle République, Salah Merabti, president of the Muslim community of Indre-et-Loire —which is about 150 miles southwest of Paris — recently thanked the local Catholic diocese for its contribution to the mosque, which is just a part of a brand new community center.

He told the paper that his co-religionists received 150,000 euros from Coca-Cola Algeria, as well as funding from local elected officials, the Jewish community and the Catholic diocese. "This is comforting," he said. In 2019, as many as 9,000 Muslims showed up at the construction site to celebrate the end of the Ramadan fasting period. In 2020, COVID restrictions kept them away.

Following the revelation, Abp. Vincent Jordy justified the contribution by saying that it was merely a symbolic gesture in gratitude for a contribution Muslims allegedly made towards the visit of St. John Paul II in 1996. In a signed statement on the archdiocesan website, Abp. Jordy dodged some of the blame. He declared:

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TOPICS: Catholic; Ecumenism; Religion & Culture; Worship
KEYWORDS: islam
"While much of the Left has aligned with Islamic aspirations in France, some are taking a different view. For example, leftist-atheist Didier Lemaire is facing death threats after penning an article in Le Nouvel Observateur in the wake of the Paty murder questioning whether Islam can be assimilated."
1 posted on 04/23/2021 9:53:02 AM PDT by Marchmain
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To: Marchmain

Given that Allah is Satan I’m not getting behind this action.


2 posted on 04/23/2021 9:56:55 AM PDT by Tom in SFCA
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To: Marchmain

It’s what The Boss wants.


3 posted on 04/23/2021 9:58:53 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Marchmain

don’t they dare whine one bit the next time the church gets torched, and this time burnt to the ground...


4 posted on 04/23/2021 10:14:00 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there is no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: Marchmain
Chabab the Crocodile says thank you to foolish appeasing Catholics. Uuuuurp!


5 posted on 04/23/2021 10:16:58 AM PDT by Seruzawa (The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Marchmain

Meanwhile, the world is being turned into one giant mosque where everyone must cover their faces and worship another god rather than the real one.


6 posted on 04/23/2021 10:18:42 AM PDT by Slyfox
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To: Marchmain

Was that in payment for the Notre Dame cathedral?


7 posted on 04/23/2021 11:02:08 AM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Marchmain

It would have been NICE if Islam had developed as merely a splinter sect of its Christian-Jewish influences

but alas, it got infused with all sorts of (not just heretical doctrines but) Satanic, evil teachings.

Allah is Arabic for “God” but Allah turns out to not be at all like the Biblical Creator, and many of his followers just downright hate Christians and Jews. A tragedy of history. So long as Islam continues to teach violence, suppression, and hate against Christians and Jews — I would not give it one thin dime. In its present form it must be fought, not helped, it must be DEFEATED (before it defeats us)!


8 posted on 04/23/2021 11:14:04 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they are excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Tom in SFCA
They received 150,000 euros from 'Coca-Cola' Algeria to build that new mosque in France......


9 posted on 04/23/2021 8:59:37 PM PDT by caww ( lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. Matt:24:12)
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To: Tom in SFCA
They received 150,000 euros from 'Coca-Cola' Algeria to build that new mosque in France......


10 posted on 04/23/2021 8:59:37 PM PDT by caww ( lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. Matt:24:12)
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