Posted on 01/27/2024 4:41:48 PM PST by aimhigh
A video of Nabil Absi, a Muslim man originally from Algeria but lives in Quebec, Canada, has stunned many.
The video showed the man dressed in Catholic priestly attire and walked right into a Catholic church during mass. He went close to the priest, spread his Islamic prayer mat and performed the Islamic ritual to the shock of the congregants who watched him while also reciting their Christian hymnal song simultaneously.
The video showed the man dressed in Catholic priestly attire and walked right into a Catholic church during mass. He went close to the priest, spread his Islamic prayer mat and performed the Islamic ritual to the shock of the congregants who watched him while also reciting their Christian hymnal song simultaneously.
Members of Parliament in Canada have condemned the action of the man who disrupted the church mass, reported Epoch Times. “This disruption of a Catholic Mass is appalling. It’s also a criminal act,” wrote Conservative MP Michael Barrett on X (formerly Twitter) Jan. 25. Independent MP Kevin Vuong also commented on the video on X. “This must be condemned as we would if this was done to any other religion,” said Mr. Vuong. “Similarly, more needs to be acted on re: acts of arson against churches. The case for an Office of Religious Freedom with an international AND domestic mandate becomes ever stronger to protect all of faith.”
In a video he posted to his Facebook page, Mr. Absi can be seen walking up to the priest presiding over the Mass. “Excuse me, my father,” Mr. Absi says in French to the priest. “I can’t find a mosque, would it bother you if I prayed over there? It’s a sacred place.”
The priest politely agrees and gestures toward the floor a few feet away. The camera then pans over to an elderly woman taking in the scene. She makes the sign of the cross. Mr. Absi’s video captions the action with the phrase, “She is shocked,” including a laughter emoji.
Mr. Absi begins to pray on a small carpet in Islamic fashion. After a while, he leaves and thanks the priest on his way out. Mr. Barrett noted the muted response of the congregation to the events that took place. “The reserved response of clergy and the gathered faithful isn’t indifference – it’s a testament to their devotion,” he said on X.
Epoch Times said it reached out to Absi over his action. He responded over Facebook Messenger, saying his intention was to “highlight tolerance within Canadian society.” “Your interest in my video is greatly appreciated,” he wrote. “My intention was to share the beauty of Christianity and highlight tolerance within Canadian society. By humbly asking for permission to pray, I aimed to respect the space while celebrating my faith. The positive reaction from my Christian peers confirms the loving aspect of this religion and its ability to promote tolerance,” he added.
Members of Parliament in Canada have condemned the action of the man who disrupted the church mass, reported Epoch Times. “This disruption of a Catholic Mass is appalling. It’s also a criminal act,” wrote Conservative MP Michael Barrett on X (formerly Twitter) Jan. 25. Independent MP Kevin Vuong also commented on the video on X. “This must be condemned as we would if this was done to any other religion,” said Mr. Vuong. “Similarly, more needs to be acted on re: acts of arson against churches. The case for an Office of Religious Freedom with an international AND domestic mandate becomes ever stronger to protect all of faith.”
In a video he posted to his Facebook page, Mr. Absi can be seen walking up to the priest presiding over the Mass. “Excuse me, my father,” Mr. Absi says in French to the priest. “I can’t find a mosque, would it bother you if I prayed over there? It’s a sacred place.” Mr. Absi begins to pray on a small carpet in Islamic fashion. After a while, he leaves and thanks the priest on his way out.
Epoch Times said it reached out to Absi over his action. He responded over Facebook Messenger, saying his intention was to “highlight tolerance within Canadian society. My intention was to share the beauty of Christianity and highlight tolerance within Canadian society. By humbly asking for permission to pray, I aimed to respect the space while celebrating my faith. The positive reaction from my Christian peers confirms the loving aspect of this religion and its ability to promote tolerance,” he added.
Testing, probing.
Penetrating.
Another one of Trudeau’s imported 25,000 + muslims
Exactly. Gauging response and reaction as to next steps. They are like a slow growth cancer that waits and probes until it determines their ideal time to strike for maximum effect, and continue to threaten with an ever growing population to eventually overtake the host. That’s its history.
And the congregation just stood by and watched. How sad.
So many possible responses, so little time.
When he was prostrate on his prayer rug chanting aloha snack bar the priest should have kicked him in the nuts. Enough of turning the other cheek.
Could have pulled out an automatic weapon with the naive priest the first to drop, forgiving the killer and praying for him as the priest breathed his last. Then the rest of the congregants falling and slipping on blood as they went.
By the way, Islam is an alleged religion but some of us believe it is a political group.
To fanatical Islamists, that action automatically turned that church into a mosque.
A church or synagogue is not a barrier protecting people.
News item:
Rabbi Morris Adler, 59, was shot and critically wounded Saturday during sabbath services in Shaarey Zedek Synagogue.. Southfield, Michigan. His assailant, a 23-year-old substitute teacher and former honor student who is a member of the congregation, then shot himself through the head.((A portion of the freeway was renamed for the Rabbi in his honor.))
CNN.com
Dec. 30, 2019 — Three people were shot at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, on Sunday, in Fort Worth.
Exactly.
Defiling a church with that filthy ideology masquerading as a religion.
Yep. The Church Militant has become the Church Impotent.
Father should have sprinkled the prayer rug with holy water.
Hey, let’s have a priest try to consecrate a host during a ceremony in a Mosque.
Heads will roll, I tell ya.
Church massacre coming in 3,2,1...
In the end, America will have the same threat at both borders.
Just throw walnuts on the floor and thank him for cracking them open with his head slamming.
From the Magic Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where there’s no such thing as theft came this story. A Saudi we all knew had his shoes in a bag around his neck for prayer call. After he came back one of us asked him why he did that when most leave them outside the mosque. He said that he lost three pairs of Italian loafers from leaving his shoes outside the mosque and finally learned his lesson.
Same thing happened at Gatwick Airport chapel in London when we were there.
The Muslim threw down his prayer mat at the altar and loudly yell out his prayers while the priest was saying Mass.
Thin edge of the wedge. Expect more of this.
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