Desecrations of churches in France. The perpetrators called Allah

The city of Argenteuil in Paris is simply a place of residence for many migrants and at the same time an always stronger center of Islam. The town has a basilica of St. Dionize (Saint-Denys), which has been destroyed and desecrated for respective months. 2 teenagers were arrested in this case, whose motives seem obvious. During the demolition, the basilicas allowed themselves to shout: “Allah Akbar”.

The Basilica of Saint-Denys, where relics are stored in the form of fragments of the tunic of Jesus Christ himself, was the object of respective further profanations. Indecent inscriptions were placed on it, walls were painted with waste, items of equipment were stolen. Even the head of the MMA Bruno Retaileau, who promised that “the perpetrators of these acts will be punished with the utmost severity”, even gave support to the faithful. On November 15, 2 suspected teenagers aged 14 and 16 were arrested.

It is not known if they are the perpetrators of all desecrations made for respective months. The church authorities of the diocese had previously expressed concern over further acts of aggression. All the more so, that in March 2025 the exhibition of Holy Tunica is planned, which happens on average erstwhile all 50 years and draws many pilgrims from all over the world. During the exhibition of these relics from the torture of Jesus Christ in 2016, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Pontoise diocese, 220,000 Catholics from all over the planet arrived in the basilica. A akin celebration is now scheduled for 2025.

The communicative says that Charles the large donated a tunic to his daughter, a nun in Argenteuil, and himself received it from the Empress Byzantine. There has been a female monastery in Argenteuil since the Merovings. Destroyed by the Viking invasions, it was only rebuilt in the 11th century, and a 100 years later handed over to the Benedictine of Saint-Denis. In 1865, the demolition of the church made it essential to rebuild it again. The church stood in 1862. In 1898 he was erigated as a basilica by Pope Leon XIII. The Basilica of Saint-Denys is simply a neo-Roman church with a monumental triple brittle, and an awesome bell towering at 57 metres. The church later fell victim to bombings during planet War II. It is presently subject to aggression from Muslims.

Basilica was built in 1862. Since then there have been demographic and spiritual changes. Today, Islam’s adherents dominate the city. The first acts of vandalism in the basilica were recorded in September, erstwhile the parish priest discovered in the rectory the indecent objects suspended there. A vertical part of the Latin wooden cross was later stolen. Excrements were besides found in 1 of the side chapels of the Saint-Denys Basilica. Finally, on November 15, police yet arrested 2 teenagers at the age of 14 and 16, which occurred after the church heard that suspects were shouting at the church “Allah Akbar”.

France became an audience of almost constant desecrations and destructions of churches. The motivations are different from average robberies, vandalism acts, to planned actions of “modern godless” and actions of Islam's followers. In this atmosphere, it is peculiarly contemporary to ask the question, which St.John Paul II, "France, what have you done with your baptism?".

However, acts of profanity multiply endlessly. In France's celebrated national sanctuary, Paray-le-Monial, robbers late stole Via Vitae, or the Way of Life, the work of Joseph Chaumet. The Hiéron museum was raided in broad daylight on November 21. Musée du Hieron is 1 of the oldest French spiritual art museums, located 250 metres from the celebrated Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paray-le-Monial. Criminals were masked and armed. They drove up to the museum on motorcycles. They fired and sawed through the armoured glass protecting the sculpture with a sander. They besides stole quite a few figures and pieces of diamonds.

Via Vitae, the Way of Life, is the work of Joseph Chaumet, a jeweler from Paris. A monumental sculpture of 3 metres tall was created in 1904 and was considered a national treasure in 2000. It consists of 138 statuettes made of gold and ivory and depicts the life of Jesus in 9 scenes placed on a marble mountain of 2 meters high. The work is crowned by 2 allegorical female figures holding a host blown up with diamonds and rubies. The full is estimated at respective million euros. This is the latest act of vandalism aimed at the Christian heritage of France.

This sad news, but let's end with a affirmative message. The Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer in the Pas-de-Calais region fell victim to arson on the night of Sunday on 1 September on Monday 2 September. The arsonist turned out to be a repeat offender who had done akin acts before. The building has been destroyed. However, its reconstruction was announced, as was the case with Notre-Dame Cathedral. The Church in Saint-Omer, however, could not number on specified interest in the planet and the stirring of hearts as a Parisian temple. A 3rd of the amount needed for renovation was collected. And yet... it turns out that late the mysterious donor has contributed a million euros to rebuilding the temple. On November 15, the municipality that owns the building revealed the identity of the mysterious patron.

The donors were Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault and Benoît Habert. Dassault household members donated funds through their past and Heritage Foundation. "We were touched by the images of the fire and decided very rapidly that we had to do something," said Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault of the regional paper "La Voix du Nord". She is manager of communication for the large industrial group Dassault founded in 1929 by engineer Marcel Dassault, who inactive produces aircraft. Habert is the manager of the full Dassault group and besides married to Marie-Helen.

Bogdan Dobosh