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A man was kneeling in prayer before the statue of the revered Madonna, with the photograph of a loved
one in hand, in the small chapel of St. Barnabas in Perugia (Italy), when he was attacked by five “immigrants.The first thing they did was rip the photo from his hands.
one in hand, in the small chapel of St. Barnabas in Perugia (Italy), when he was attacked by five “immigrants.The first thing they did was rip the photo from his hands.
Next they unleashed their hatred against the image of the Virgin Mary. They broke the statue to pieces and then urinated on it.
Don
Scarda, pastor of St. Barnabas, said the event was led by five
“foreigners.” By the time police arrived at the chapel, the
unidentified attackers had already fled.
The incident has
caused a stir among locals. Some have lambasted Pope Francis who is
accused of appeasing immigrants—mostly Muslims—to wild extremes.
Earlier he had said that “Migrants, through their own humanity,
cultural values, expand the sense of human brotherhood.”
Although
the Diocese condemned the act of sacrilege against the Madonna statue,
it also followed the Pope’s lead by absolving Islam of any
responsibility for what happened. In the words of Monsignor Paolo
Giulietti, the auxiliary bishop of Città della Pieve, near Perugia:
For Islam, the figure of Mary is very important: she is the mother of the Prophet Jesus conceived in virginity, and the Blessed Virgin is the most holy woman. Muslims pray at the Marian shrines in the Middle East. We cannot see in this act of vandalism—which as I said is wrong in every way—an episode of religious hatred. It is important not to feed mutual suspicion, especially at this time.
Meanwhile, Pope Francis has called on
Catholics and Western people in general to refrain from insulting other
religions—namely Islam: “It’s normal, it’s normal [violence]. One
cannot provoke, one
cannot insult other people’s faith, one cannot make fun of faith.”
cannot insult other people’s faith, one cannot make fun of faith.”
He made these statements on January 16, apparently in reference to the Charlie Hebdomassacre, when armed Muslims killed a dozen non-Muslims….
source jewnews.
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