There has been hostility to the Catholic Church in Germany for centuries, but this kind of thing did not happen. Could it have anything to do with the introduction into Germany of a large population of people who believe that Christianity is a false religion and that they are commanded to fight unbelievers so that Allah may punish them by the hands of the believers (cf. Qur’an 9:14-15)? Possibly not. But possibly.
“Vandalen wüten im Gotteshaus,” by Nadine Goltz and Christine Bohnert-Seidel, Schwarzwälder Bote, April 21, 2021 (thanks to Medforth):
Crime: Friesenheim parish is stunned / parish church is now closed earlier
Oberschopfheim – smashing the windows, setting them on fire and defecating in the church: the incidents in the parish church in Oberschopfheim have increased again in recent weeks. The parish has now turned to the police.
The Catholic parish of Friesenheim is stunned. For weeks, the parish church in Oberschopfheim has again and again been the target of vandals. “Before Easter, matches were lit in St. Leodegar’s Church. Sacrificial candles were burned, burned matches were distributed in the church and a pew and a seat cushion were burned,” says Pastor Steffen Jelic in a press release.
But that’s not all, on April 5, two panes of the toilet facility below the church were smashed with stones, “which we reported,” said Jelic. On Monday, the cleaning staff discovered that a stranger inside the church had defecated by the bookstall and had urinated on the church wall. “The stench had been noticed by our sexton the day before, but she was unable to discover the source,” said Pastor Jelic.
The parish has notified the Friesenheim community of this administrative offense. “It would be extremely unfortunate if we had to close the church during the day because of these incidents.” Believers like to visit the church for personal prayer, and then light sacrificial lights there.
So far, the parish has decided against a general closure for such crimes. “We are powerless against this hustle and bustle. In future we will now close the church earlier in the evening,” says Pastor Jelic. In addition, the Lahr police station has assured that they want to drive more in the Streife district.
In Oberschopfheim, the rage against the institutions of the parish has a recent history. Almost exactly two years ago on April 8, the toilet facility in the parish hall was destroyed. Above all, the extent of the brutality with which the strangers acted caused horror. At that time, damage of several thousand euros was incurred.
Windows were smashed, toilets from their anchoring or sinks torn from the wall. Gutters were smashed and shutters on the parish hall were smashed. The toilet facility was out of order for several months.
There was also the destruction of five outdoor lamps that are located on the passage from Kirchstrasse to Oberdorfstrasse. In addition, the littering is a fact that shows itself like a red thread through the picture on the outside of the church.
Dum Spiro says
Nah. Must be they just don’t like the modern design. What else could it POSSIBLY BE? You must have SOME idea…
— Spero
G says
There are still members of the Roman Catholic church who have not accepted the Second Vatican Council and the abolishment of Latin Mass. They are extreme right wing and should be kept under surveillance.
gravenimage says
Why should Catholics who prefer the traditional Latin mass be “kept under surveillance”? Most people I know who attend Latin mass are elderly and grew up with the Latin mass. How are they some sort of danger?
Besides, the Latin mass ended for most Catholics 57 years ago. Surely if traditional Catholics who prefer the Latin mass were somehow a danger they would have proven so sometime in the past half-century-plus?
The implication that it is traditional Catholics who are breaking windows, setting fires, and defecating in this church does not just strain credulity–it is also grotesque calumny.
Ecosse1314 says
Stupid and ignorant comment
Ecosse1314 says
Comment to G not GI
gravenimage says
Thank you, Ecosse. I agree.
gravenimage says
Germany: Church vandalized almost daily, people defecate and set fires inside it
……………….
Why aren’t German authorities arresting these thugs?
Mauricio says
May I ask which faith do you profess, gravenimage?
gravenimage says
Mauricio, I grew up Episcopalian.
I don’t want to see this kind of vandalism in any place of worship–Christian or otherwise. Besides, with Muslims we know that so often vandalism soon leads to violence against the worshippers themselves.
All over the world Muslims attack Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and others–and often bomb churches and temples.
Mauricio says
Thanks for your reply. I didn’t think you were raised a Christian. Are you still a practicing episcopalian?
Keith O says
Solution for the Church.
Have covert security with dogs.
Anyone comes in, they get turned into dog turds.
Word will soon spread and problem will go away.
Linde Barrera says
To Keith O- I met my 3rd cousin Katheryn (who lives in Germany) for the first time in 2017 on her first visit to the US. She said that Germans have a big guilt complex because of what Hitler did to the Jews and so Germans do not want to prosecute immigrants who do non-violent crimes such as property crimes for fear they will be looked upon as “going after” those ethnic groups committing the non-violent crimes. I told her “What Hitler did was demonic and can never be excused. But many Germans had nothing to do with Hitler’s goals, and those Germans were trapped because they could not leave their country if they were born in 1900 or after. And the Germans alive in 2017 who feel guilt about Hitler would have had to be born in 1930 or earlier because anyone born after 1930 was a kid during World War II.” Katheryn said “Our guilt runs deep.”
gravenimage says
This is true–but you also find this kind of dhimmitude in many countries that were never Nazi, and many that were the victims of the Fascists. So a history of Nazism is not the only factor.
And of course tolerating Muslim violence leads to further persecution of people–including of Jews.
Keith O says
Got that right!
Singh T. Junior says
Moslems have been vandalizing Hindu temples and defecating on holy places in India too. The teenage moselm boys are sent to do this so in case they get arrested, it will be a light sentence or a slap on the wrist. This is a global pattern.
JohnTheRevelator says
Muslims are the filthiest of creatures. When their rotten books describes their enemies, they’re really describing themselves. Nothing but useless savages that the world can do without.
This won’t end until people rise up and demand they’re dealt with, deported preferable.
pragmatist says
The authorities in Europe know full well who are committing these atrocities, but do nothing. Across France, in the year 2018, a total of 1063 churches were similarly vandalised, and the main reaction of the authorities was, where possible, to suppress any reports and particularly to conceal the ethnicity of the perpetrators.
James Lincoln says
Just one question for the priest who heads the Catholic parish of Friesenheim:
Would you be having this problem if there were no muslim migrants in Germany?
gravenimage says
Damn good question, James.
Deeperinfo says
Cameras invented in Germany yet???
How do you say “ambush” in German?
Are there no German men left to protect their old folks from evil invaders?
Do Europeans know anything about Evil Invaders in History?
Yogi says
Merkel&CO refugees!!, how wonderful as she imported millions of this savages, Parasites to Germany and Europe, that traitor rug should be in the prison!!for treason not still in the office, hoe this nation can be so naive.,
RichardL says
slight correction to this post: the Schwarzwald population is and always has been overwhelmingly Catholic. Vandalisation of churches happens daily by Dr Merkill’s imports. The article has been translated with Google and has some cute mistakes. For everybody here: Germany (and Austria with minor differences) is the only country in the world where the State collects taxes for the churches. You pay roughly 9% of your taxable income. If you opt out, you are not a member of the church anymore. The Church in Germany is rich.
gravenimage says
Thanks for that background, Richard.