In Paris, France, on August 3, 2016, at the Church of Sainte Rita, parishioners were shocked during the Mass when police arrived. The pews had been removed to barricade the entrance of the church. A group of police in riot gear entered the building. St. Rita was set to be demolished since October 2015. The people arms locked, started to sing. The parishioners were forced away. A priest who was praying the Rosary was thrown to the floor and dragged away. Fr. Guillaume de Tanoüarn, while saying Mass was grabbed from the altar by his vestments.
This happened less than 24 since the funeral of Fr. Jacques Hamel, The priest martyred at Mass by ISIS operatives in Rouen. St. Rita was built in the year 1900 in October 2015, the building was set to be demolished and the property converted into a parking lot.
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I feel it was wrong to pull the priest off the altar in his vestments praying the Holy Rosary, may sanity win in the end Our Lady of Lourdes pray for all
We have to work as individuals for God In Gods Name and help each other support each other in keeping with our faith. If the Police of Paris don't get it by now considering all the Sad situations that have happened in the recent past then who will.
No respect no Faith no Voice of the citizens!
How can Authorities allow such an atrocities, silencing their own with no regards to beliefs and heritage and values of the communities.
How can force be used on the faithful minding their own business.
What honour of communities do the Authorities have? none at all?
What great example are they showing individuals? they are saying we don't accept and we don't tolerate and were not very nice at all, if you have faith.
God rescue please the church and its people, Lord please by your own work bring the faithless to know you, to honour and to seek you, your love your Compassion your Mercy.
So sad are the times
As an Australian born here, I thank God everyday for sending us Southeast Asian Catholics. We'd be lost without you. Without you, we'd be like these poor things in France.
The church's owner, the Association of Catholic and Apostolic Chapels, had decided to replace the structure with a housing development, and it was shut in April 2015.
It's so sad to see how disrespectful they were to our priests.
Can I take back my prayers for them? It seems to me they don't deserve it after all. What a shame!
was invented by the pope (contantinos) AT NICEA
God Bless.