France: Muslim father demands, receives, removal of crucifix from hospital room

Posted by Robert on June 25, 2008 8:23 AM

Cultural Collapse Update: "Muslim Father Demands Removal Of Crucifix From French Catholic Hospital Room," from [1] Covenant Zone, June 24 (thanks to Paul), where [2] this item from the French newspaper Le Figaro is translated:

After vehement demands, a muslim obtained the removal of a crucifix hanging from the wall of the room of a Catholic clinic in Bourgoin-Jallieu (Isère) where his daughter was being treated…

Monday afternoon, at the Saint-Vincent de Paul clinic, the father of a young girl, who had just underwent scheduled preventative surgery, demanded that personnel unfasten a crucifix from his daughter’s room.

"For almost 15 minutes, the father, in the presence of his wife, verbally ranted, demanding that the crucifix be taken down", reported a witness. The establishment’s personnel eventually gave in to this demand.

The management of the clinic expressed their astonishment. The director of the clinic, Marie-Thérèse Besson, declared that this demand was "surprising [given that it’s] from a family that freely chose our establishment."

"When people choose to be treated in our establishment… they know that they are in a Catholic maternity hospital", she added.

Oh, I'm quite sure they know.


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2008/06/france-muslim-father-demands-receives-removal-of-crucifix-from-hospital-room.html

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[1] http://covenantzone.blogspot.com/2008/06/muslim-father-demands-removal-of.html
[2] http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2008/06/24/01011-20080624FILWWW00626-polemique-autour-d-un-crucifix-dans-une-clinique.php