“Relations are normally very good” — aside from that priest with his throat slit, that is. Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?
“The head of a religious order in Co Down who knew slain Father Jacques Hamel has revealed that Church land beside the scene of the murder was given by Catholic authorities to Muslims to build a mosque.” Those Catholic authorities no doubt assumed that their gesture of good will would make for harmony and good relations between Christians and Muslims. Catholic authorities steadfastly refuse to believe in the existence of imperatives in the Qur’an and Sunnah that call upon Muslims to wage war against and subjugate Christians, without any exceptions for Christians who are kind to Muslims. Catholic Church leaders such as Pope Francis and Patriarch Gregory III, and bishops such as Robert McManus, Kevin Farrell and Jaime Soto will probably refuse to believe that such a thing could be true right up to the point at which the blade starts slicing through their own throat.
“Normandy horror attack priest’s church donated land to build mosque, reveals Down monk who knew Fr Jacques Hamel,” by Una Brankin, Belfast Telegraph, July 28, 2016:
The head of a religious order in Co Down who knew slain Father Jacques Hamel has revealed that Church land beside the scene of the murder was given by Catholic authorities to Muslims to build a mosque.
Father Mark Ephrem Nolan (58), Prior of the Benedictine Monastery of the Holy Cross near Rostrevor, said such attacks could happen anywhere, and confirmed Fr Hamel had good relations with those of the Islamic faith in the local area.
Belfast-born Fr Nolan, who met Fr Hamel (86) through his work in a neighbouring parish in Normandy, added: “I spoke to a Sister there this morning who is a close friend of the Sister who escaped from the church and raised the alarm.
“She normally goes to Pere Jacques’ Mass in that church every morning, but had to go to her work as a prison chaplain on Monday. She is very shocked.
“The shock is worse now the news has had time to sink in. Fr Jacques was a quiet, holy man who worked all his life for people in impoverished areas, much in the mould of Pope Francis.
“He led a pure, simple life, with an emphasis on building friendships. Church authorities facilitated the giving of land beside his church to local Muslims to build a mosque, and they were given use of the parish hall and other facilities during Ramadan.”
Fr Nolan revealed his order included a monk who had been a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Rouen, where Fr Hamel was brutally killed by extremists in his church in an act Islamic State has claimed responsibility for.
Despite the attack, the cleric said Catholics and Muslims in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, the town in Normandy where Fr Hamel died, got on well with one another.
“There is a large Muslim population there, and relations are normally very good between the communities,” said Fr Nolan, who was born in 1958, the year Fr Hamel was ordained.
“Efforts have been made by the Christian community to be welcoming to Muslims.
“The Sisters even give reading lessons to Muslim kids in tower blocks.
“IS is trying to destroy those good relations. They target those areas, and Fr Hamel was very aware of that.
“I don’t think that there is an immediate threat here, because we don’t have a strong inter-faith connection – which is a shame – but no one thought it would have happened in Normandy on Monday. If it could happen there, then it can happen anywhere.
“IS activists are out to heighten tension and jeopardise good relationships where they exist.”…

Don McKellar says
Well this explains it. Sure, the land beside the church was handed over to the new moslem masters of France for another temple to the moon god ba’al (lah). However, the mistake was that the church was not then torn down or at least converted into a mosque. For that slight to Islam, the priest had his throat slit.
John spielman says
Agree, all that’s left is fo all homosexuals to be slaughtered for their own good, and women forced to stay home unless outside with a blog garbage bag over their head and all churches to be burned down And all nonmuslims to be forced into dhimmmi status:
To give Muslims the right of way on roads, sidewalks, Muslims must be promoted over the dhimmmi in jobs and dhimmmi kafir must be placed in the most menial of jobs with slave like wages, dhimmmi said must not be allowed rot own a car tha is better than a Muslim drives
A muslin testamony in court is worth twice that of a nonmuslim, oh and of course, the dhimmmi Kufir forced to pay a jizyra tax up to 80 % of their income
Mubarak says
It looks more and more like Stalin’s “When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use.” – except we give away the rope for free.
Berengaria says
OMG, the Catholics are sounding like the Retired General Kelly of Fort Hood Shame. As the caskets of dead Americans were visible, General Kelly only said that he hoped that the murder of his own troops did not interfere with HIS (MUSLIM OUTREACH PROGRAM). That DEM in uniform deserves to be in front of a firing Squad.
Jay Boo says
That would be a useful Trump ad against the Obama – Hillary fiasco.
DFD says
Of course that had a good relation, quite normal. Everything is normal. Just as it is normal for Muslims to kill, mutilate, torture and enslave non Muslims. What could be more normal than that?
The good relationship with the Muslim colonizers may suffer though. Simply because of the abnormal, uncalled for, and islamophobic over-reaction of the police of shooting to normal young Muslims.
Disgusting….
Ex-muslim says
Western priests, Pope, Churches, politicians, media, societies are in the pockets of islamic jihadists.
Western world is enabling jihadist killers to kill and persecute more Christians even inside the West.
Western societies, governments and churches are cowardly animals who are scared of islam and muslims.
They are evil spineless COWARDS who deserve to be captured by the islamic fascists they are deeply in love with!
Mirren10 says
The schizophrenia revealed by Father Nolan is unbelievable, or would be, if we hadn’t seen all too much of this determined idiocy by now.
Father Mark Ephrem Nolan (58), Prior of the Benedictine Monastery of the Holy Cross near Rostrevor, said such attacks could happen anywhere …”
Really ? *Anywhere* ? How many Catholic priests in Europe have had their throats slit, their heads sawn off, by **non-muslims** ? How many Catholic priests/nuns have been so attacked in areas where there are *no* mohammedans ?
” … confirmed Fr Hamel had good relations with those of the Islamic faith in the local area.”
Yes, such good relations none of them appear to have gone to the poor priest’s rescue, when he was murdered by a mohammedan who follows the same ‘prophet’ and koran they do. Robert’s comment is priceless !
”Church authorities facilitated the giving of land beside his church to local Muslims to build a mosque, and they were given use of the parish hall and other facilities during Ramadan.”
Well, they were repaid according to Islamic ideas of gratitude.
“There is a large Muslim population there, and relations are normally very good between the communities,” said Fr Nolan, who was born in 1958, the year Fr Hamel was ordained.
“Efforts have been made by the Christian community to be welcoming to Muslims.
“The Sisters even give reading lessons to Muslim kids in tower blocks.”
More of the same.
“IS is trying to destroy those good relations. They target those areas, and Fr Hamel was very aware of that.”
Father Nolan just can’t get his head around a) the fact that the IS is perfectly Islamic, and the muslims in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, whilst they may not be out actively murdering priests, follow exactly the same ‘prophet’, and exactly the same koran, and b) that muslims see acts of kindness and generosity as signs of *weakness*, or as things they, as the ‘best of peoples’ are *entitled* to, and ‘inter-faith’ gestures as an opportunity to fool the kufr even further.
“I don’t think that there is an immediate threat here, because we don’t have a strong inter-faith connection – which is a shame … ”
Is this fool aware of what he’s just said ? Translation: ”There isn’t an immediate threat here because there aren’t any *muslims”. And the idiot thinks that’s a ”shame”. Good grief.
” … no one thought it would have happened in Normandy on Monday. If it could happen there, then it can happen anywhere.”
No, only where fools like you have welcomed in the wolves.
Charli Main says
M10
Bog standard Islam in action. ALWAYS bite the hand that feeds, houses, clothes and make you welcome.
Mad Mohammed of Mecca was a dab hand at murdering those folk that took him into their homes and gave him food and sanctuary.
Westman says
They “don’t have a strong interfaith connection” because the Quran instructs Muslims not to befriend Christians.
Where does such naivete come from? Let’s give these folks some land, teach their kids the French language, and never read the Quran to learn what they believe.
Angemon says
Ex-muslim posted:
“Western priests, Pope, Churches, politicians, media, societies are in the pockets of islamic jihadists.”
So, which jihadi pays for this website?
Sog says
Why isn’t it obvious? The pinnacle of tolerance it the tolerance for murder. That makes Islam the most tolerant religion among all religions. Christians may love the sinner but hate the sin, but Islam is so far ahead by tolerating (and encouraging) both. By the non-rejection of satanic verses clearly contrary to the golden rule, they hold up and advocate some very sinful behavior.
Annak says
” Good relations” =taqiyya relations…..until Muslim demographics grow even more , and very soon as our elderly and baby boomers the largest ethnic majority are passing on; and then it won’t just be “IS” who attacks.
Their problem with IS is beyond me anyway, since Francis their pontiff has stated European women must marry muslim men and that Jesus is like ISIS? Jesus beheaded and raped?
Francis is a blasphemer and heretic and should have been ex-communicated for those words.
Or maybe his minions like these French Priests and nuns thought he was just kidding. The mind boggles.
Jay Boo says
Annak
You are nasty.
You are merely using Francis as your foil.
That is deceitful.
I can tell by your tone that you are a nasty piece of work.
Your provocative statements have a troll resonance and stench of ISMAIL.
Are you truly mocking the dope Pope Francis or is your intent much more sinister?
What you claim that Francis said is more typical of Ismail THE SLIMY SNAIL.
Jay Boo says
YES
Confirmed Annak is a lying troll after reading other comment by Annak on Jamie Glasov thread
Annak says
http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/pope-francis-said-yesterday-that-spreading-the-gospel-is-much-the-same-as-waging-jihad/
Jay Boo says
PS
Muhammad is still the shameless Serpent of Satan that crawls beneath our feet.
Jay Boo says
Normandy has a special significance to — Joan of Arc
https://www.amazon.com/The-Messenger-Story-Joan-Arc/dp/B000S6GIK2?_encoding=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
biff says
You cannot save fools this dumb.
nicu says
For them kindness and welcome them is WEAKNESS !
Stop pamper them – you gooddoers – you won’t hear a thank you from them , ever !
Wellington says
Shame on any Christian who honors Islam. This religion, per its wretched holy book, the Koran, regularly denigrates Christians (e.g., Sura 98:6) but, even worse, denies an event without which Christianity could not even exist, i.e., the Crucifixion. In Sura 4:157-158, it states explicitly that Jesus (Isa) did not die on the cross, that Jesus was not crucified. Moreover, Islam contends that at the end of the world Jesus will come back and throw all the Christians into Hell for deifying Him. How much more is needed, I would ask, for any Christian to conclude that Islam dishonors Christianity profoundly so?
Cynthia in California says
Please continue to use “Jesus” to refer to the man from Nazareth who was crucified by Pontius Pilate. The name “Isa,” used in Islam to discuss (allegedly) this same person, does NOT refer to the Jesus of Christian understanding. “Isa” is just a man like other men, like David or Saul or Matthias or Zechariah; he has no special connection to the Godhead, no aspect of divinity at all.
Even more important to Christians than Islam’s denial of the crucifixion is Islam’s denial of the resurrection; the Event through which the power of death was forever broken (for those who are Christian, this is the core belief).
And I’m sure this is just a typo (!): “…Jesus will come back and throw all the Christians into Hell for deifying Him.” Uh…Jesus *was* the deity, the Son of God, the Second Person of the Trinity. He needed–and needs–no deification by anyone.
Perhaps the word is “defying”? I can well understand that Muhammad (no peace, ever, be unto him) would want Christians thrown into hell for defying him, Muhammad….
Luke says
Just unbelievable. Church in full suicide.
Julia says
And we wonder why belonging to any Christian body is worthless when the very clerics are excusing Islam. Hwere in Canada there are churches closing for lack of parishoners, many have found they no longer serve the purpose for which they exist at all.. It is no surprise that they no longer serve us with their frightening stance on dealing with sukch hatred and criminality.
Cynthia in California says
Might I suggest visiting an Orthodox church? Many of them offer services in English. The parish I attend was founded by Russians, so for historical and sentimental reasons, our Sunday services are half-English, half-Slavonic. The halves switch each week so no one feels left out. Please look at the website of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org) for a directory of Orthodox parishes affiliated with the OCA. Of course, there are Greek Orthodox churches (goarch.org), Russian Orthodox churches (rocor.org), and other traditional Orthodox churches.
Phone ’em up and see who offers services in English (or, if you’re in Quebec, French). No Islam-groveling allowed in Orthodoxy! It’s wonderful! Self-respecting but reverential to God. Good stuff. 🙂
Palin Smith says
New saying. Muslims: Give them an inch and they will take your head.
Chabuco says
“Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?”—
Other than that. How was the hummus, Mr.?
Michael O'Neill says
The reason Islam has become such a problem is that the West has abandoned what made it great – Christianity.
Even the Catholic Church has suffered from this massive loss of confidence, seeking to have good relations with other faiths rather than trying to convert them to Christ.
If the West still knew what it stood for, still held to the Truth of Christianity rather than wishy-washy notions like “equality” and “democracy” which are no match for Islam, we’d never be in the situation we are today where an aging population aborting and contracepting itself out of existence is replaced by its greatest enemy, invited in by its political elites to complete the job begun 1,400 years ago..
boakai ngombu says
yet, the slaves (Muslims) of the allah god of islam (unknowable; the best of all deceivers) are still at their purification exercise begun 1,400 years ago. the church doesn’t get all of the “blame.”
this may have something to do with the priest’s beheading: “They surely are Infidels who say, ‘God is the third of three:’ for there is no God but one God: and if they refrain not from what they say, a grievous chastisement shall light on such of them as are Infidels…”
[5:72 ( J.M Rodwell)]
the perp (a slave) likely felt himself to be authorized to do the beheading because of the “shirk” which likely was sung and proclaimed – in all faithfulness and with confidence – by those few there assembled
islam is a problem when faithfully practiced and beheadings and other evil acts are done, as muhammad (lately contrived; full of lusts, like any man) encouraged, when CHRISTIANITY is faithfully practiced
Sergio says
“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.” Jesus in Matthew 7:6.
TheOldOligarch says
Truly the West is the beaten wife to the abusive husband of Islam.
”Oh he’s not normally like that. usually things are great. I just didn’t dry the can opener off properly so really it’s my fault he lost his shit”.
Ren says
Right on!
Karen says
Perfect analogy
Ayinde says
The church land should be withdrawn immediately and evacuate their remnants in the area before its too late. Bet you more worse action should be expected in the near future.
boakai ngombu says
the church should demand that Father Hamel be buried on that land in order to sanctify it as a reminder of the cooperative spirit by which the land was attained.
and if that is refused, then let the land be said to be cursed.
Cynthia in California says
Maybe the traditional excommunication rite (bell, book, and candle) would work to condemn any future projects on that plot of earth.
Karen says
Perfect analogy.
Karen says
Oops! Apologies, wrong comment!
Ren says
Islamic ideology teaches warfare agains non-muslims. Muslims only understand violence because that is inherent in their phony religion. Why the fuck do we treat them with kindness?
Mr Flagio says
These priests are brainwashed themselves. So expect nothing sensible from them.
Nigel GFF says
Jeanne d’ Arc would be spinning in her grave, if she had one.
Wellington says
Grimly humorous.
Karen says
Send your money to support the Catholic Church, and they in turn “donate” it for the promotion of Islam. Insanity, and something I’d certainly think about before sending another nickle/franc.
Gerald Mucci says
The “Church” may as well eat its young as donate land for a mosque. That is one of this decade’s most stupid actions. I believe they have a death wish. Is Christianity that stupid?
Cynthia in California says
No, just the dhimmified EU ones–at least some of them. The post I read regarding the 51-y.o. German bishop openly speaking against Islam was wonderful! Orthodoxy also stands fast against Islam.
*Some* Catholic officials are beginning to see the light. See http://gatesofvienna.net/2016/07/two-catholic-clerics-on-the-jihad-bishop-night-vs-bishop-day/ for more.
Karen says
Great article. I “love” the classic response from Bishop Night; total disbelieve that such an attack could happen in his little corner of the world. He provided total cover for the perpetrator and his motives, and cheap, throw away sentiments for the victims. Yeah, he’s a church politician.
Kay says
Want to thank JayBoo & others who point out trolls. Saves me a bit of heartache.
Dustin says
When Christians aid Satan what do they expect?
Petrus says
Stupid, traitor… How many Times you Will live in stupidity oh frence people
TH says
According to Canon Law, a Parish Priest cannot sell or give away Church property without the authorization of the bishop, Even the bishop could not do so if it is worth a large amount of money. He would have to get authorization from Rome.
Kay says
I was wondering about that. Any follow up?
UNCLE VLADDI says
Re: “Church land beside the scene of the murder was given by Catholic authorities to Muslims to build a mosque.”
BWAHAHAHA THEN THEY DESERVED IT LOL!
GIVING AWAY GOD’S PROPERTY TO SATAN KINDA REVOKES HIS PROTECTION, NO?
😉
Kay says
Well, our actions don’t pin God down. God is still God: merciful, powerful, wise, and present. But God does not want us to worship other gods . . . kind of strains the relationship.
Ann says
I am a life–long Roman Catholic. I believe strongly in my faith. I feel the Crusades were justified. If they had not been won by the west, we’d all be worshiping their god. As far as their god, I believe Muhammad was the anti-Christ. And the god they worship is none other than Satan himself. God as I know God, is one of love. As a God of Love, He would never, ever command His followers to kill anyone or hurt them in any way. Please don’t ask me to explain the Old Testament and all those wars, because, I will admit, I don’t understand them well enough to comment on them. As far as my religion is concerned, we are taught to love our enemies. That is to be Christlike. The ignonimous death that Christ suffered at the hand of the Jews and Romans (but, He was actually suffering because of all the sins that ever were, are, and will be commited), showed how He suffered such awful persecution, deceit, humiliation, not to mention pain and death, without ONCE ever opening His mouth. Personally, I feel that unless the people of the world, including you and I, change our ways and become better people, we are headed for some VERY, VERY ugly times. The answer, believe it or not, is not guns and war (unless we are attacked), but to PRAY, PRAY, and PRAY some more and to change our lives!