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French Minister of Education Wants to Replace Catholicism
May 31, 2013, FranceThe French minister Vincent Peillon wants to replace the Catholic faith by a “Republican religion”. “It is time to change that morality and spirituality have been determined by the Catholic Church”, a land of freedom would never be established when involving the Catholic Church, he said.
Witness Reports of Online Mobbing for Christian Positions
May 29, 2013, GermanyA letter to the editor by kath.net user „trierer“ about what he experienced in a German online discussion forum sheds light on the exclusion of Christians and Christians values from the public.
Parish Priest Discovers Desecration in Santa Chantal Church in Dijon
May 29, 2013, FranceAfter presiding over a funeral, a Parish Priest was shocked to discover a heap of excrement behind the altar of Our Lady at the entrance to the sacristy. In addition, a prayer book in the back of the church was torn and smeared into. He decided that they can no longer leave the church open during the day but will have to keep it closed for protection.
Stickers Spread in Angers Saying "Catholicism – Enough Annoyance"
May 29, 2013, FranceCitizens of the French city of Angers are confronted with stickers on traffic signs saying: “CATHO RAS-LE-BOL” (=Catholicism – enough annoyance). The credit is claimed by a group called “Comité anti-Catholique Angevin” (= anti-Catholic committee of Angers).
Repeated Urination in the Entrance Area of Church in Traunstein
May 29, 2013, GermanyThe second entrance of the church of St. George and Katharina in the city centre of Traunstein has been repeatedly used as toilet facility a local source reported. In one case our source caught an adolescent by over-hearing the adolescent bragging to his friend about having urinated into the church on various occasions before.
Church Broken Into in Garevac
May 27, 2013, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBetween the 22nd and the 23rd of May 2012, a church was broken into in Garevac, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The perpetrator(s) stole chalices which were used for Holy Communion.
Catholic Church in Esbjerg Vandalised
May 26, 2013, DenmarkOn May 26 the crucifix in front of the church of Esbjerg in Jutland was vandalised for the second time. In the early morning a man of 25 to 30 years passing by the church with a companion, jumped into its front yard and broke the legs of the Jesus figure on the cross. The first time the crucifix has been attacked was at Easter 2012 when the figure of Jesus was torn from the cross.
References to Christmas to be Removed in Asturias
May 22, 2013, SpainThe Asturian regional government has sent a circular to schools asking for all references to Christmas to be removed from the school calendar and replaced with “winter holidays”.
Music Video to David Bowie’s Song The Next Day Insults Christians’ Religious Feelings
May 22, 2013, InternationalThe video presented Bowie singing in an outfit representing Jesus. The scene takes place in a dark and bloody brothel. It begins with a priest entering the brothel after having beaten down a beggar. The priest then seduces a nun inside the brothel while Bowie performs. In the end the nun’s hands develop stigmata.
(Northern Ireland) Young Business Man Troubled for Not Printing Sexually Explicit Magazine
May 22, 2013, United KingdomMr Williamson from Portadown in Northern Ireland, faces court proceedings for refusing to print materials of a gay magazine. He says the website of MyGayZine contained explicit images, and he wasn’t prepared to print that kind of material whether homosexual or heterosexual.