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Cologne Cathedral Official Shocked by New Year's Eve Violence
The Catholic Herald (UK) ^ | 1/6/15 | Staff Reporter

Posted on 01/06/2016 6:17:49 AM PST by marshmallow

Hundreds of men committed sexual assaults and robberies near the cathedral

The provost of Cologne Cathedral has called on people to not "jump to conclusions" after hundreds of youths rampaged through the city on New Year's Eve.

The incident, in which men, reportedly of Arab or North African appearance, sexually assaulted and robbed several dozen women, and allegedly committed a rape, has shocked Germany. Similar incidents were reported in Stuttggart and Hamburg.

The assaults took place close to Cologne cathedral, where last January the lights were turned off in solidarity with migrants, after a rally by the Right-wing Pegida organisation.

In a statement yesterday Provost Fr Gerd Bachner said: "The news of the violence on New Year's Eve in front of the Cologne Central Station, in the immediate vicinity of the cathedral, has shocked me. I am concerned that people who wanted to celebrate the beginning of the New Year in our peaceful town were attacked in this way.

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The provost of Cologne Cathedral has called on people to not "jump to conclusions"...........

The illness is terminal.

1 posted on 01/06/2016 6:17:49 AM PST by marshmallow
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It is very sad to see a great nation commit suicide...


2 posted on 01/06/2016 6:19:25 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: marshmallow

Like Jeb said these are acts of love regarding immigration. Not having brought their goats or children they thrust their stiffies on the locals in appreciation of their hospitality.


3 posted on 01/06/2016 6:21:14 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: marshmallow

Exactly. When they come in and slit his throat, he will tell them that he understands why they are doing it.


4 posted on 01/06/2016 6:21:16 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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We should not jump to conclusions. While there may be a billion or so violent Muslims, or Muslims who support and sympathize with unprovoked violence, we should not generalize to all followers of Islam. There are dozens of decent Muslims, and they should not be blamed for the actions and beliefs of the daily terrorists, rapists, and robbers.


5 posted on 01/06/2016 6:23:11 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

We spared the Cologne cathedral during WWII, just so we can see it turned into a mosque 70 years later?


6 posted on 01/06/2016 6:23:55 AM PST by CondorFlight (I)
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To: marshmallow

Rick, I’m Shocked, shocked!......


7 posted on 01/06/2016 6:25:12 AM PST by Paladin2
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has shocked Germany
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No, “Germany” knew something like this could happen, given the “culture” of the perps..

the “officials” of Germany, just a handful, are shocked that their pet “youts” didn’t do what they promised..”They swore they would be good if we let them in..”


8 posted on 01/06/2016 6:25:29 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: marshmallow

Does anyone here own a House??

What percentage of your house being infested with termites would be considered acceptable and manageable?


9 posted on 01/06/2016 6:26:54 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: 2banana
It is very sad to see a great nation commit suicide..

After decades of being told by Euro's that we need to emulate them and stop being barbaric hicks I feel nothing but schadenfreude.

10 posted on 01/06/2016 6:27:30 AM PST by 03A3 (The reset is gonna be epic.)
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With a chancellor who says she was merely “disgusted,” by the crimes, and a church official who urges people to deny the obvious source of the problem, I guess Germans will have to be resigned to more of this, and worse.


11 posted on 01/06/2016 6:27:31 AM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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Didn’t they just build a new huge mosque in Cologne despite large protests by the locals?


12 posted on 01/06/2016 6:28:35 AM PST by duckln
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To: marshmallow

The fools were warned. They will never learn.


13 posted on 01/06/2016 6:33:59 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: marshmallow

Shoot them.


14 posted on 01/06/2016 6:35:57 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Rubio not voting on OmniSpend is RINO for 'smart'.)
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To: marshmallow

As a chapel veil, aka, head doily wearing Catholic, the Pope would call me a Fundamentalist. The Koranimals would call me a slut for not covering myself in a burka with eye slits.

I am soooo sick of the insanity by which I am besieged.


15 posted on 01/06/2016 6:36:04 AM PST by sockmonkey (Of course I didn't read the article. After all, this is Free Republic.)
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The mayor of Cologne, who last January turned off the bridge lights in support for migrants, yesterday said women should adopt a “code of conduct” to avoid being assaulted. Henriette Reker said the code was designed ”so that such things do not happen to them.”

Dhimmi.


16 posted on 01/06/2016 6:41:55 AM PST by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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A related comment worth consideration was posted at Gates of Vienna:

"Per the CIA Factbook, there are about 9.6 million males in Germany under the age of 25. I'm assuming a healthy percentage of those are Muslim, at least 10%. If Germany just added another million young Muslim males, then close to 20% of Germany's youth male population is Muslim. No doubt, that percentage will grow over time."

Also noted by the Baron at Gates of Vienna:

When Mayor Henriette Reker was campaigning for election back in October, she was stabbed in the neck by a citizen who was angry about her generous policy towards "refugees" at the expense of native Kolners. See "The Home~Reker of Cologne".


17 posted on 01/06/2016 6:44:36 AM PST by wtd
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To: duckln

The largest mosque in Germany, built by the Turks, is in Cologne. There are 1000 mosques in Germany built by the Turks.


18 posted on 01/06/2016 6:45:41 AM PST by palmer (Net "neutrality" = Obama turning the internet over to foreign enemies)
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To: Pollster1
Dozens of peaceful Moslems???!!!

That number seems a little high, don't you think?

(Yes, I saw what you did there...)

19 posted on 01/06/2016 6:46:36 AM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: marshmallow

What are the odds on the date when the Cologne Cathedral becomes a mosque?


20 posted on 01/06/2016 6:48:58 AM PST by gr8eman (Don't waste your energy trying to understand commies. Use it to defeat them!)
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