Saturday, February 16, 2019

France, Anti-Semitism, and Anti-Catholicism


Alain Finkielkraut, Septembre 2017. ©Hannah ASSOULINE/Opale/Leemage


Has France lost a portion of her heart?  I hope not!  I have dear friends and family who love France and have spent time there.  Most of them have wonderful things to say about her.  However, occasionally there are reports that certain individuals are targeting certain groups with verbal and physical violence to both person and property.  I found two examples today.   A recent video captures Alain Finkielkraut, a Jewish French philosopher, as he is verbally assaulted on the streets of Paris. On an up note, French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted and spoke against the attack.  Since the beginning of February, there have been nearly 10 occasions of vandalism and defilement of Catholic churches in France.  According to a report, vandals have “smashed statues, knocked down tabernacles, scattered or destroyed the Eucharist, burnt altar cloths and torn down crosses, among other acts of desecration of religious items.”     

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