Theatre Play Mocks Christianity at a Metz Streetfestival

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Societal Sphere
  • Arts
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols

The Belgian theatre group Compagnie d’Outre Rue, mocked the Christian faith and the Catholic Church in a public display of their program Petites Prophéties Urbaines. The play featured actors in liturgical clothes who, among other things, celebrated a “mass with snacks”. The Pope, the Church and its most sacred rituals were mocked and made fun of.

The anti-Christian play was financed by the city of Metz under socialist mayor Dominique Gros. This video recorded in 2011 shows the play's worst insults: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AocH1fzte38

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