They’re hoping to “negotiate directly with the Belgian federal government in order to stay in Europe,” and “the pope is constantly mentioned.”
That’s a canny move, as the Pope has many times tried to shame Christians into supporting mass migration in Europe by claiming that it is a manifestation of the Christian obligation to welcome the stranger. This is nothing less than sinister. Christians do not have and never have had an obligation to welcome those who are determined to conquer and subjugate them, as many of the migrants have made clear is their ultimate objective in accord with Islamic texts and teachings. Will there be any screening done of the migrants in this church to try to determine if they have jihadist sentiments? Of course not. That would be “Islamophobic.”
“We visited a church in Brussels occupied by migrants + video,” translated from “A migránsok által elfoglalt brüsszeli templomban jártunk + videó,” by Judi Tamara, Magyar Nemzet, February 4, 2021:
There have been many examples in recent decades of migrants occupying the Church of St. John the Baptist in Brussels. For days, the building has once again been home to illegal immigrants; an employee of Magyar Nemzet has now been admitted to it. According to security guards guarding the Catholic place of worship, the symbolic protection provided by the church is so important to asylum seekers that there are also clashes for places inside. We reported from Brussels.
For days, amazing scenes have taken place in the Church of St. John the Baptist, just a few meters from Sainte-Catherine Square in Brussels. The Catholic church, erected in the 17th century, was occupied by nearly one hundred and fifty immigrants staying in Belgium illegally who wanted to negotiate directly with the Belgian federal government in order to stay in Europe. While visiting the site, Magyar Nemzet spoke to one of the security guards currently guarding the church, who told us that the migrants had no plan to leave, they were in God’s house, so they inhabited the church in the belief that they were untouchable by the police.
“The pope is constantly mentioned,” the guard told our paper, which was sent to the former Beguine church because he spoke excellent Arabic and English in addition to French.
He also recounts that in recent days, the space in front of the place of prayer has become the scene of clashes: from time to time, other migrant groups appear, which also claim a place in the “sheltered” but full building. As he puts it, they also know in advance that another attack is likely to be expected on Friday night, so then more uniforms will guard the holy place. Even when we were there, police cars kept circling around the area.
Getting to the church is not an easy task either, as we are advised that the occupiers of the building do not like to be photographed by members of the press.
Security guards ask visitors for what purpose they came to the church – locals who give clothes and food are immediately admitted, but also those who say they are curious about the baroque building itself.
The church has already been occupied several times
In the case of our paper, the security guard at the head of the migrant group is asked in Arabic if we can look around the church. The man succinctly answers yes, but he doesn’t want to answer more of our questions, he’s just handing out health masks among those gathered. There are mostly men of different ages in mind, but one of the guards, who accompanies our staff for security reasons, is pointing to a part of the church where a ‘children’s corner’ has been set up, the female members of the group take care of the children and babies with them on these few square meters.
There are sleeping bags and mattresses on the floor, it is almost impossible not to step on someone’s bed. Others set up tents in the church, most of them “next door” or lying on mattresses pressing their phones while we were there. Incidentally, the building houses a temporary exhibition on the history of slavery – migrants sleep at the foot of information boards about it, but there are also some who look at the banners with interest. However, taking photos and videos is really not rewarded, we have to put away the phone in the midst of grumbling after taking a few shots.
The security guard recounts that the immigrants did not choose the Church of St. John the Baptist by accident: the priest of the church loves to defend them, and the news of the sanctuary it was offering also went out to the shelter.
It is such a symbolic and significant place in the Belgian immigrant community that it has been occupied several times in recent decades.
The most famous case occurred in 1998 after the death of a Nigerian immigrant in a police custody. The young woman was strangled during a rage by police and then a group of migrants protested, protesting for legal protection, and lived in the church for nearly four months. Following the death of Semira Adamu, the then Belgian Federal Minister of the Interior was forced to resign.
DavidR says
The last 3 Jews in Iran just walked to Turkey and occupied the Hagia Sophia mosque but the demands of their group, Muslim Lies Matter, could not be heard above all the other Muslims on their knees complaining to Allah. Allah ignores whom he chooses to ignore.
Richard says
Curious – are these muslim immigrants and if so, do they do their (usually loud) prayers 5 times a day ??
Also do they respect and tolerate the normal religious events in the church ?
Keith O says
Interesting that mudslimes will occupy a Christian church and demand sanctuary when they think there is something in it for them.
And then when the building is no longer of any use will probably torch it or turn it into a mosque.
somehistory says
Evidently even to calling it “God’s House.”
The Church long ago began giving a hiding place to those sought by police. There was even a MASH episode of a young man in much distress claiming the mess tent and the priest gave him sanctuary from the MP’s intent on returning him to his unit.
But, giving sanctuary to a bunch of moslims who will either destroy it or dedicate it to their fake ‘god,’ another way of “destroying it,” is going a little far. More than a little, actually.
JamesC. says
“While visiting the site, Magyar Nemzet spoke to one of the security guards currently guarding the church, who told us that the migrants had no plan to leave, they were in God’s house, so they inhabited the church in the belief that they were untouchable by the police.”
So what has happened to Muslim abhorrence of the religion of the “Crusaders” ? Apparently, it is perfectly OK when the iSlimes have something to gain by treating it as OK. But when they are strong – then it, and its clergy and Faithful, are trash that Snackbar hates, so those clergy and Faithful can then be killed, as their demon Bahomet requires.
It is no wonder to hear that the parish priest is an Islamophile. Sad, but totally unsurprising.
Dapto says
I really hope they occupy the Vatican like this.
Clifford Fodor says
They promised to burn it (Rome).
S Jung says
I would actually love if this happened. Then lets see what the pope has to say about accepting Muslim migrants. He admonishes Western countries for not accepting more migrants. Well then, I don’t see the vatican opening it’s doors. I hope someone tests the pope’s words.
gravenimage says
Belgium: Migrants once again occupy Catholic church in Brussels
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Their cynicism is appalling.
Muslims are also vandalizing the church and fighting with each other there.
Hubert Wagner says
Christ has given us an example of how to deal with people who do not belong in a house of Worship. He drove out the money lenders, likely with a stick.
Andrew says
There is a political party in Belgium called The Islam Party, a legal political party, their main platform is that they want Belgium to be an islamic country and that sharia be the Law of the Land.
These people are most certainly NOT hiding their agenda, they speak often about what they wnat and the men in Belgium think nothing of it, and you wonder why muslims are laughing in our faces every single day across Europe, if they dont get what they demand then they shout racist racist and then everybody bows down and hands them whatever they want, and may even apologize for being so rude to them…
Take note that the HQ of the EU is in Brussels, so, if they take over Belgium, then they take over Europe.
Shouldnt be long now…
So glad I left Europe in the 1980s.