Vincent Loquès - Simone Barreto Silva - Nadine Devillers (Nice Martyrs)
Posted on 11/01/2020 10:20:10 AM PST by ebb tide
Vincent Loquès - Simone Barreto Silva - Nadine Devillers (Nice Martyrs)
Usually, at the Angelus/Regina Caeli sung each Sunday on St. Peter's Square, the bishop of Rome mentions some important events of the past week that are of his concern.
Today, Francis remained absolutely silent about the most terrifying event of the week for Catholics, the terrorist attack in Nice, which victimized three Catholics, are new Martyrs Nadine Devillers, 60; Vincent Loquès, 45; and Simone Barreto Silva, 44. His secretary of state had sent to the bishop one of those messages of formality on the very day of the incident, but many were surprised by the complete absence of any reference this Sunday:
Now, in a quite distinct way from the other attacks against Christians in France, which were perpetrated by radicalized French-born Muslims, this time the terror has a different source: the illegal landings in the small Italian island of Lampedusa, between Sicily and Tunisia. The terrorist, who shall remain nameless, arrived from Tunisia in Lampedusa just weeks ago, and quickly crossed the Italian peninsula and reached Nice, which is near the French-Italian border.
If our dear readers recall correctly, Lampedusa (and the illegal migrants that have transformed the lives of that island's inhabitants in a daily hell) has been a symbol of the Francis pontificate. The very first trip of his pontificate was to Lampedusa (July 2013), where he wanted to establish his bona fides concerning the illegal landings. He only had words of concern for the illegal migrants, and no offer of consolation neither to the inhabitants of Lampedusa nor to the European governments and citizens having to deal with this major problem: the illegal landings are so numerous that it is impossible to separate the actual refugees (a very tiny minority) from the economic migrants and the embedded terrorists. And this is without mentioning the legitimate concern of many European citizens regarding a complete demographic (including religious) change in the near future which they have not voted on due to an overwhelming number of illegal migrants.
Therefore, it would sound grotesque and inappropriate for Francis to express solidarity with the Martyrs of Nice and with the French population in general if, first, he did not present his most heartfelt apologies for his thoughtless defense of the illegal landings. He has been the number one fan of the Lampedusa landings and, as the loudest voice in Italy, he has immense personal responsibility for the situation that led directly to terrorist attack in the Basilica of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, in Nice. One of those martyrs, Simone Barreto Silva, was herself a migrant, but a legal migrant, a faithful Catholic who just wanted to go to Mass on that weekday morning, before being slaughtered by a Lampedusa migrant.
If Francis isn't going to say he's deeply sorry, then it is much better to remain silent.
Ping
No, it’s not appropriate. But for him to say anything, he would have to be insincere. He doesn’t care about France. All he cares about is the people who practice his favorite religion. So, I don’t expect him to condemn muzzies when they murder humans, or to express sorrow to Christians.
Never forget the joy and warmth on his face when he met with obama, a non-Christian who favors muzzies, and the hard-faced anger on it when he met with Trump, a sensible human who is trying to protect us from the bearded savages.
bergoglio should be extradited to France to be tried for conspiracy to murder.
Agree with this article. Quite apart from the pope or any religious considerations Europe needs to close its borders. Use stupid COVID as an excuse if you like but start keeping non-Europeans out!
What if the perp were gay? Would frankie speak up then?
His Holiness should mention these new martyrs, regardless of his views on immigration policy. I don’t really agree with the thrust of this article.
Some “French Turks” murdered some “French Armenians” in France. NONE OF THESE PEOPLE ARE FRENCH!
“Europe has not yet learned how to be multicultural. And I think we are going to be part of the throes of that transformation, which must take place. Europe is not going to be the monolithic societies that they once were in the last century. ... It’s a huge transformation for Europe to make.” Barbara Lerner Spectre, founding director of Paideia.
I edited out a part of the quote to avoid side issues. Basically, she is saying that Europe must kill itself in order to survive. She is representative of those who control Europe.
No!
A muslim murdered three Catholics in France.
Worst pope ever! Peronista trash...
...don’t make it harder than it is.
If some right-winger had murdered three Muslims, Francis would not have remained silent.
Crusades have been called for far less.
He is saying that by siding with the illegal muslim immigrants that Francis is unworthy of now criticising them for murdering people. He is saying Francis is complicit and should not pretend otherwise.
This pope is a piece of crap. And I’m a Catholic.
They are beautiful souls. Saints Vincent, Simone, and Nadine, please pray for us.
Would Jesus remain silent? Would He be afraid to call Muslims out? Questions Frankie needs to contemplate.
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