French Churches Under Attack

In this FrontPage Magazine article, Hugh Fitzgerald argues that Christian churches and symbols in France are being vandalized regularly while French authorities and church leaders fail to respond forcefully.

• Fitzgerald says French churches are facing repeated attacks, including destroyed altars, broken crucifixes, smashed stained-glass windows, damaged tabernacles, decapitated statues, and stolen religious objects.
• The article cites a LifeSite News report claiming Catholic churches and Christian symbols in France are being attacked on a near-weekly basis.
• One cited example involves a church in southern France reportedly vandalized after an “anti-fascist” group objected to the display of a Christian cross.
• Another example involves a cross placed at the summit of Aneto, reportedly removed and thrown down before Spanish climbers retrieved and restored it.
• Fitzgerald frames these incidents as evidence of growing hostility toward Christianity and Christian public symbols in France.
• He argues that the perpetrators include far-left anti-Christian activists and suggests that Islamist hostility to Christianity is also a driving force.
• The piece criticizes the French government, predicting it will do little or nothing to protect churches from future vandalism.
• Fitzgerald also criticizes Pope Leo, suggesting he is unlikely to clearly condemn the attacks or identify those responsible.

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