Bologna is a city that is famous for its food. It is known Bologna la Grassa – Bologna the Well-Nourished – and is especially known for its pork-based foods: salumi include all cured meats, including salami, prosciutto cotto (baked or boiled ham), prosciutto crudo, salsicce (sausages) of all kinds. The Feast of San Petronio, the […]
In Bologna, and Elsewhere, Muslim “Art Appreciation” Continues
In Bologna, the Catholic diocese recently decided that for the Feast of San Petronio this year, there would be no pork-filled tortellini. Though these tortellini are the pride of Bolognese cuisine, Archbishop Matteo Zuppi (just chosen by Pope Francis to be a cardinal) decided that the Church did not want in any way to offend […]
Italy: Catholic diocese orders pork-free tortellini for feast day to avoid offending Muslims
“I’m reading that there are those who are asking for tortellini without meat. It’s like proposing wine without grapes.” The principle is always and everywhere the same: in Muslim countries, one must conform one’s behavior to suit Muslim sensibilities. And in non-Muslim countries, one must conform one’s behavior to suit Muslim sensibilities. “Leave them; they […]
Italy: Muslim migrants slaughter sheep in a parking lot
Get used to it. This is the new Europe. It happened recently in the U.S. also, in a Home Depot parking lot. Those who are concerned about this are all racist, bigoted, “Islamophobes,” who must be vilified, deplatformed, and shunned by all decent people. PETA? They don’t want to appear “Islamophobic.” “Italy: Animal Cruelty Investigation […]
Italy: Crosses covered in cemetery to avoid offending Muslims
“The crosses on graves in an Italian cemetery in Pieve di Cento have been covered with black cloth so as not to offend those who may come from another religion.” This absurd disregard for Christians and rejection of Italy’s Christian heritage does not constitute tolerance of people of other faiths. The Christian cemetery management is […]
Italy: Muslim mom shaves head of daughter for not wearing hijab
The Bologna coordinator of the Muslim community, Yassine Lafram, also took the girl’s side in the matter, stating that according to Islamic tradition “any form of coercion makes the act itself invalid.” All the prescriptions of Islam, from the Ramadan fast to the pilgrimage to Mecca, “are part of a free choice of the person […]