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France: Muslim enters Catholic cathedral and begins praying and chanting Islamic prayers

Nov 21, 2020 3:00 pm By Robert Spencer 22 Comments

He just wanted to pray, he said, because his mosque was closed. Police intervened, which some may consider “Islamophobic,” and that was that. What do you think might have happened if a Christian went into a mosque and began loudly praying Christian prayers? Aside from the possibility that he might not have emerged from the mosque uninjured, the establishment media would be full of stories about Christian aggressiveness and intolerance. But you won’t hear anything about this except here.

The djellaba is a long robe that is commonly worn in North Africa.

“He chants prayers and songs in Arabic in Clermont-Ferrand cathedral,” translated from “Il entonne des prières et des chants en arabe dans la cathédrale de Clermont-Ferrand,” by Olivier Choruszko, La Montagne, November 19, 2020 (thanks to Mason):

Was he in the wrong place of worship? The police intervened this Thursday, in the middle of the morning, in the cathedral of Clermont-Ferrand, while a man in a djellaba was performing Muslim prayers.

The presence of law enforcement around Clermont-Ferrand cathedral intrigued or even worried more than one passer-by this Thursday in mid-morning. Fortunately, nothing serious happened.

The police intervened around 10:30 am, as a man dressed in a djellaba was singing prayers and songs in Arabic in the sacred Catholic enclosure.

It was the soldiers of Operation Sentinel, on patrol in the area, who were alerted after hearing, coming from inside the monument, a religious incantation that was not at all like Ave Maria…

The man in the djellaba, who showed no signs of aggression, reportedly told police that he had come to pray in the cathedral because the mosque was closed. They verified his identity. His action not constituting an offense, he was left free.

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  1. Wellington says

    Nov 21, 2020 at 3:25 pm

    An abasement of this cathedral. Muslims abase lots of things, including the human condition in its entirety.

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    • somehistory says

      Nov 21, 2020 at 3:34 pm

      +10

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  2. somehistory says

    Nov 21, 2020 at 3:40 pm

    “no serious offence”….in the minds of the police, but in the brain of the moslim “preying” to satan, it was very serious. This creep invader was claiming the church for islam. Their “preying” in a place is for that purpose.

    If the church had up a sign, “no trespassing” and included a line about without approval of the priest/pastor/elder, etc., they could keep the moslims out.

    Just let a Christian or Jew enter a moslim barracks…not that they would wish to …ever….and begin praying, all heck would break loose and the “offender” would be arrested for disturbing the peace, or some such.

    Chruches don’t wish to be places where those seeking God cannot enter, but are there for the members and strangers, alike. But, they are not meant to be places of worship of God’s enemy, satan the devil.

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    • Keith O says

      Nov 21, 2020 at 4:47 pm

      Somehistory, you hit the nail on the head.
      If a Mudslime prays in any location it is claiming that location, be it a street, an open paddock or another religions temple/church as Islamic property.
      So this church is now a Mudslime barracks.

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      • somehistory says

        Nov 22, 2020 at 4:37 pm

        Keith O,
        Thank you. In the minds of moslims, they must take and lay claim forever.

        Reply
    • Linde Barrera says

      Nov 22, 2020 at 2:40 am

      To somehistory- The church I used to belong to had a large room in the basement called the parish hall that could be used for classes and parties if the host/hostess gave a $ donation. I was the person that opened the parish hall for these parties and classes and then locked up when the event was over.

      One time a Muslim lady rented it for a baby shower for her daughter. She left the festivities and came up to the back of the church on the street level to pray. I was sitting in the back pew and saw her. Her prayers did not last long and she invited me to come and eat with them. I did go to the parish hall with her to have something to eat and I thanked her, but I thought it strange that she came up to the church to pray. I thanked her again after getting a bite to eat and went back to the church pew to wait for the event to be over, to lock up. I also prayed that the Holy Spirit would convert her and her family to Christ Jesus.

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      • Carol says

        Nov 22, 2020 at 8:40 am

        Koranimals can’t be apostatisedout of Isdamn!

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      • somehistory says

        Nov 22, 2020 at 4:35 pm

        Linde Barrera

        I’m sorry, but I do believe she was doing that to claim the church for islam. And inviting you to eat with them was an attempt to claim you for islam.
        moslims of both genders are taught to be deceitful and sneaky.
        They have “centers” that they claim can be used by members of the community for such things as baby showers, events of different kinds, etc. But they always want to use whatever is offered by others and put on a pretense of being ‘nice’ and ‘neighborly.’
        Perhaps she will accept Christ and find a way to leave islam. Most don’t because they like forcing the rest of us to submit.

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        • grove406 says

          Nov 23, 2020 at 11:51 am

          Bingo!

  3. Boycott Turkey says

    Nov 21, 2020 at 3:42 pm

    He did it deliberately trying to send a message saying we will take over France soon and this Cathedral will be turned to a mosque they should put a cartoon on muhammed on the doors of the Catherdral to keep them out

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    • Templer says

      Nov 21, 2020 at 3:52 pm

      Better still put a pigs head in there cover the ground with pigs blood these santic Muslims are scared to death off pigs blood

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      • Eleanor says

        Nov 21, 2020 at 10:25 pm

        Better still, a nice big scary looking Rottweiler would do the trick. The dog would be the one doing the “preying” once he took a large chunk out of Djellaba Man’s leg.

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    • Yogi says

      Nov 21, 2020 at 4:26 pm

      That’s a good point

      Reply
  4. janicevanguilder says

    Nov 21, 2020 at 5:49 pm

    Perhaps some linguist could clarify if there is even a word for “reciprocity”, balance, fairness in the languages most commonly spoken by practitioners of islam. It seems the concept is totally absent.

    Reply
  5. Walter Sieruk says

    Nov 21, 2020 at 7:04 pm

    The priest of that cathedral must be a weak and cowardly man if he didn’t stop that Muslim and say something to him about that.

    Reply
  6. gravenimage says

    Nov 21, 2020 at 9:37 pm

    France: Muslim enters Catholic cathedral and begins praying and chanting Islamic prayers
    ……………….

    More Muslim aggression. Note also that Musims consider any place whee Muslims have prayed to be henceforth a Mosque.

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  7. My two cents says

    Nov 21, 2020 at 10:30 pm

    in my personal opinion as catholic it was okay by me for muslim to enter church and pray. I used belong to Our Lady of Assumption and we have seen many muslim women come to our parish and pray to BVM. apparently they honor Mother of God. If this man had no intention to inflict terrorism but to simply pray quietly within the walls of Roman catholic church I am okay with it.

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    • gravenimage says

      Nov 21, 2020 at 10:35 pm

      If he just wanted to quietly pray he would not have been aggressively chanting loudly enough for security on the street outside to hear him.

      And you *do* realize that the Muslim “Jesus” is nothing like the Son of God? Instead, his purpose is to murder Christians in the last days.

      Reply
    • Giacomo Latta says

      Nov 22, 2020 at 10:02 am

      I wonder what the muslimas were praying for. That this place get turned into a mosque ASAP? That the next time someones asks hubby jokingly, ”have you stopped beating your wife lately?”, he’ll have something to say other than ”no.”

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  8. Khushi says

    Nov 22, 2020 at 7:17 am

    Recently 2 guys did the same in one Hindu temple – they did the namaaz in the temple premises.
    In retaliation, the very same evening, one Hindu guy (immensely brave act) went to a mosque to pray after taking permission from the mullah.
    Repercussions of the 2 acts:-
    First act – Zero repercussions from the Hindus. I am sure those 2 guys have become heroes in their own community for violating the sanctity of the Hindu temple.
    Second act – the mullah of the mosque was fired from his job and the Hindu guy has gone into hiding fearing for his life.

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    • gravenimage says

      Nov 22, 2020 at 11:06 pm

      No surprise, Khushi.

      Reply
  9. OLD GUY says

    Nov 22, 2020 at 11:28 am

    Try doing that as a Christian in Saudi Arabia and you may lose your head. Heck you can’t own or bring a bible into Saudi Arabia that’s how scared Islamic imam are of Jesus and the word of God as written in the Bible. They know that Islam is not about love and peace, its about GREED and POWER.

    Reply

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