The celebration of diversity is gathering steam in Germany.
“‘Allah’ call in the St. Antonius Church in Düsseldorf,” by Ferdinand Knauss, Tichys Einblick, February 7, 2022 (thanks to Medforth):
A man, apparently a Muslim, breaks into a Düsseldorf church during a mass and disrupts the service with a loud call to Allah. The criminal offense of “disturbing the practice of religion” does not seem to be taken very seriously by the police.
During this Sunday evening mass in St. Antonius in the well-to-do Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, the situation of the Catholic Church in Germany became urgent. When Monsignor Wilhelm Terboven says mass, the churchgoers get something to hear. The pastor – who has been (un)retired for years – is known for his open words in sermons and lectures.
In the synodal path, the monsignor said in his welcoming remarks, the actually central questions of religion, namely those about faith and God, played no role. They are pushed to the sidelines. And he is very concerned that faith will continue to be lost if Sunday is lost as a special day. “Dear people of God,” Terboven addresses the approximately 50 worshipers. He had previously reported that a woman had complained to him that he was talking about the people of God. Listening to Terboven, it becomes clear what the Christian churches are really lacking, what they should actually be there for.
The door of the neo-Romanesque church rumbles several times. And then suddenly, during a song, a man with an object in his fist – only later do I recognize it as a beverage can – comes behind us down the aisle to the front. It is frightening. While the congregation is still singing (or rather, listening to the organist), he sits down in the front row right in front of the singing Monsignor Terboven and says something. Now the organ falls silent. The intruder throws himself on the ground in front of the altar and shouts something, I only understand “Allah…”, several worshipers who were closer later confirmed this to me.
Monsignor Teboven says calmly: “You are disturbing our service. You are welcome to sit here, but you must be quiet,” and begins to recite the creed, the congregation joins in. Meanwhile, a burly, determined-looking man and then two others run towards the intruder. There is no discernible violence. But the determined parishioners make it clear to the intruder that he has to go, escorting him out through the aisle.
Later, in conversation with Terboven and the courageous man himself, I find out that he is the organist – and his main job is a police officer! He tells me that the troublemaker was clearly under the influence of alcohol and was possibly on other drugs. He said incomprehensible, confused stuff about Israel and the Mossad. “I don’t care, you’re going out of here now!” he made clear to him.
The calm of the old minister and organist/policeman is remarkable. There is good reason to be afraid: in July 2016, the priest Jacques Hamel was murdered with knives in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray in his own church by two Islamic State supporters.
Monsignor doesn’t show anything on the outside; he continues the mass with dignity. He spontaneously adds one to the intercessions and says: “Many people from other countries live among us who do not find a home here. Like the man who just disturbed our service. The life of the migrants is very difficult.”
At the end of the service, the monsignor speaks again to the congregation about the incident. He says: “The leading heads of Muslims in Europe assume that they will be in power here in a few decades. That should make us think.”
A woman who had left St. Antonius Church with her children during the incident, frightened, went to the police station next to the church. She had seen that the troublemaker was still rioting in a nearby pub after he had been removed from the church. But there was only one officer sitting there who could not leave the station. So he called colleagues. One of them asks the witness from the church: “Did he commit a crime?” He obviously does not know Article 167 of the Criminal Code. It says: “Whoever intentionally and grossly disturbs the service or a service of worship of a church or other religious community existing in Germany or commits abusive nonsense in a place dedicated to the service of such a religious community, shall be sentenced to up to three years’ imprisonment years or fined.”
But the troublemaker seems to be known to the police already. During the phone call, the police officer suspects that it is the same man who is said to have disturbed a church service in a similar way in the Heerdt district of Düsseldorf. Apparently he did not receive a prison sentence for this.
On the way home, I finally see a patrol car driving through the streets around the church.
The morning after, the press office of the Düsseldorf police did not know anything about the incident, nor did they know about any charges. The press officer later got back to me and said that the police were in contact with the parish about the matter.
mortimer says
Pope Francis should be so lucky to join in a mass like this. But the pope is surrounded by armed guards carrying sharp-edged halbards, rapiers, pikes, pistols, machine guns, submachine guns and assault rifles.
It’s time for the Knights of Columbus to start arming themselves and learning martial arts to disarm jihadists who are attacking churches.
somehistory says
If it had been someone going into a mozlum barracks, and saying something about God, he would have been arrested immediately and would never see the light of freedom again. but, a mozlum disrupts a church service…and is excused so he can continue to do it again and again until he murders someone.
gravenimage says
All too true, Somehistory.
gravenimage says
Germany: Muslim enters church during service, throws himself on the ground while screaming about Allah
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We have heard about a growing number of cases like this in Europe. In other parts of the world this has been worse–full attacks by Muslims on churches.
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At the end of the service, the monsignor speaks again to the congregation about the incident. He says: “The leading heads of Muslims in Europe assume that they will be in power here in a few decades. That should make us think.”
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This Minister sounds *very* savvy about the threat of Islam in Germany. Kudos to him and to the organist police officer for handling this incident so well.
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But the troublemaker seems to be known to the police already. During the phone call, the police officer suspects that it is the same man who is said to have disturbed a church service in a similar way…
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Then, he was causing problems at the pub. These are warnings from Muslims–what follows is much worse. Why hasn’t this Muslim thug been deported?
tim gallagher says
Incidents like this one, churches being burnt down more often and damaged in many ways , attacks on Jewish people multiplying. Our western countries are gradually coming to resemble those hellish Muslim societies with all the rotten behaviours that islam always brings.. Whatever other problems Hungary and the other Visegrad bloc countries might have, they’ll avoid this type of garbage. The monsignor does seem very aware and sensible with that comment he makes about the heads of Muslims in Europe. Certainly more in touch with reality than the current Pope seems to be when it comes to islam..
gravenimage says
+1
tim gallagher says
There have been a few fires in churches out here in Australia, gravenimage, and I take a bit of notice of where they occur (that is, whether in areas with lots of Muslims). It is hard to say what has caused the fires and they are often in old church buildings. It hasn’t been a big issue. Something that I’m sure would be because of the influx of Muslims is the fact that, in recent years, Jewish schools in the eastern suburbs of Sydney have had to employ security to stand outside the schools because of threats. This has never been the case out here before and I’m sure that that would have to be due to threats from Muslims, probably part of the pro-palestinian, anti-Israel situation or maybe just the intense hatred of Jews by Muslims…
gregbeetham says
We should not have to put up with that crap Tim, and neither should our Jewish community.
tim gallagher says
I agree, gregbeetham, it is definitely something we shouldn’t have to put up with, but, with Muslim migration into any country, I think you get lots of negatives (terrorism, rape gangs and so on) and I can’t see any positives for any non-Muslim society. There seem to be a lot of politicians and other people who see things differently. In any country, once Muslims have built up their numbers they are then bound to start trying to impose Islam on all of us and, since I can’t see anything good about Islam, that is something I want to avoid. All this trouble we are importing makes no sense to me.
gregbeetham says
I used to think Morrison had a few clues, I guess you have to take into account he has to be mindful of the marginal votes of the moronic lefties who drift around near the centre and don’t like some of the ludicrous green policies but still he should have clued up on Muslim immigration by now and studied Islam enough to find out why it does the same shit wherever it is in the world, he also should have done something about the Pravda ABC instead of giving them a pay increase and lastly the ridiculous LGBTQI promotion of men who want to play in women’s sport events, yeah they tend to be noisy and have the support of moronic lefties but it is almost a certainty that the majority want that fixed and men banned from women’s sporting events. Oh I forgot one, what about fixing the woke anti Australian anti Judean-Christian anti Western Civilization drivel being taught in schools now.
The Conservatives have had plenty of time to fix these important issues.
gravenimage says
Good exchange, Tim and Greg.
gregbeetham says
👍
Devasur says
This is just the beginning you will see more. Like liberals promoting namaz in church at the same if a Christian does the same would be killed and justified by the whole govt ecosystem.
raa says
If he was so concerned about the perishing in the church building or services why did he invoke the foul Allah of koran? It is high time the nations declared war on islam as it is one of the most foul ideologies of all times.
European pagan says
He was possessed by a demon and screamed the name of the demon (Allah). He wanted an exorcism 😁
OLD GUY says
While this Muslim/islamic man didn’t physically harm anyone he did create fear and intimidate those present. Fear and intimidation are a tool of the islamic leadership to keep control of their followers and to gain control of the rest of society. Thats the same method that street gangs and criminal cartel organization use to control the streets and intimidate the neighborhoods they operate in.
Islam will kill you if you don’t covert to Islam or serve it.
Islam will kill you if you leave it.
Islam approves honor killing.
Islam allows rape of non islamic women and children.
Islam gives men total control over women.
Islam approves of beating wives.
Islam promotes violence and killing of those who speak out against their evil practices.
So other than the religion of violence being promoted by it’s leadership where is the religion of love and peace that they keep telling us about.