Posted on 01/17/2023 6:19:57 PM PST by marshmallow
A French church in the commune of Champagne-au-Mont-d’Or in the suburbs of Lyon was vandalised this week, with paintings and statues smashed.
The church of Saint-Louis-Roi in Champagne-au-Mont-d’Or, a Roman Catholic church, was vandalised on Tuesday, according to local priest Father Martin Charcosset.
“The objects in the church – candles, books, vases, etc. – were thrown to the ground. The nativity scene in front of the altar was turned over and damaged. The Stations of the Cross and the paintings in the choir were essentially destroyed, as were two large crucifixes,” Father Charcosset said, broadcaster BFMTV reports.
“Three of the large stained glass windows of the choir were significantly damaged,” he added.
“Without prejudging the intentions of their perpetrator, these acts, because of their violence and their target, constitute what the Church calls a desecration: the desire to attack the sanctity of the place.”
The attack is just the latest against a Catholic church in France, coming after several attacks last year.
In July, a Muslim man entered a mass in a church in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the Paris suburbs of Yvelines, attacking a parishioner.
“He called us hypocrites. Christians. He said he was being made to look like a buffoon. It was then that a man, quite tall, approached him and told him to leave. The other asked him if he wanted to fight. That’s when there was the headbutt. Others intervened to control it,” a witness said.
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Wouldn’t want to “prejudge “ the motivations of the attackers. Wouldn’t want to do that
Just following the lead of the French, and what they did to these Catholic churches during the French revolution.
“I’m not saying it definitely IS Muslims, but yeah...it’s Muslims.”
If Charles Martel were still around, he could probably solve that problem for them.
Stations, stained glass, paintings and crucifixes...times being what they are, I have to ask if the bishop has an alibi.
Yes, indeed!
“Without prejudging the intentions of their perpetrator,”
Yeah, Just like police are baffled about motivation while the perp is screaming “ALLAHU AKHBAR”
True. There was an about face during WWII. They needed God then. Problem is now there is almost zero mass attendance. It must have taken weeks from the time the church was vandalized and it’s discovery. Not many atheists go to mass.
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