Radical Muslims Show Tribute to the Catholic Church in Italy

Uh Not Really


Tip of the hat to Let's Get it Right for sending this in my comment section

Yesterday I discussed the not so helpful comments of Cardinal Renato Martino at Cardinal Renato Martino Throws Bombshell Into Tense Israel / Gaza Situation .

Well it appears he had to repsond the almost very next day to the radical nature of what Israel is facing here. Hopefully he will take heed of this long term and become slightly more balanced.

The Vatican today expressed its 'unease' at the hundreds of Muslims who gathered in prayer outside a Catholic cathedral during a Gaza protest rally.
Cardinal Renato Martino, head of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, spoke out after photographs of Muslims kneeling in front of Milan Cathedral, towards Mecca, were published in Italian newspapers.

In an interview with the Vatican's official newspaper Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Martino said: 'For me the sight of people at prayer does not trouble me, it is good that people pray.
'But what really troubled me and left me uneasy was the fact that Israeli flags were burnt and there were slogans, all manifestations of hate and which followed a prayer session.'

There were similar scenes outside a cathedral in Bologna where local bishop Ernesto Vecchi also strongly condemned the sight of Muslims kneeling in prayer.

He stormed:'This was not prayer. This was a challenge - not just to the cathedral but to our very system of democracy and culture. This is confirmation that there is a project to Islamise Europe.'
The rally in Milan was led by the city's Muslim Imam Abu Imad who has been convicted in Italy of terrorism related offences -a fact noted by MP Maurizio Gasparri.
The centre right politician said:'When 10,000 Muslims arrive in front of Milan Cathedral, led by an Imam who has convictions for terrorism then public order needs to be looked at.

'It is evident that this was intended as a threat and the decision to pray and hold the rally in front of the Cathedral is very significant.
'Italy, unlike many Arab countries, is proud of the fact that it allows religious freedom but fundamentalists must not be allowed to gather and present a possible threat.'
Tonight officials in Milan and Rome said they were investigating the rally and would be speaking to organisers as they had not been given permission to stop in front of Milan Cathedral during the rally.
Mario Borghezio, an MEP with Italy's anti immigration Northern League party, stormed:'The fact that Muslim extremists transformed the Cathedral square into an outdoor Mosque constitutes an incredible provocation.
'The prayer to Allah recited by thousands of fanatical Muslims is an act of intimidation, a slap in the face for the city of Milan which must remain Christian.'