Parish Several Times Severly Attacked by Muslim Youth
Faithful of the parish St John in Avignon are being annoyed, often during the mass service, by insults and agressions, thefts, attempts of arson, and even a car bomb left by Muslim youth. The little community of Christians in a city which hosts an arabic-moslem majority begins to feel afraid of praying together. The parish priest understands that there is a "startling code of silence both for media and politics about the issue".
Sources and important links:Video of a talk about the situation in Avignon at a conference on "immigration and christian charity", organized by the sociopolitc Observatory of the diocese of Fréjus-Toulon on Jan 29 2011 in Hyères (read commentery)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv3D5bxEovQ
Letter of the parish priest Fr. Gabriel about the dramatic situation in the quarters of his parish, facing Islam: http://www.secteurparoissialstjean.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=609:message-du-pere-gabriel-17-decembre-2010&catid=89:texte&Itemid=114
Blog entry of November 20th 2010 on the attacks on the Church St John in Avignon: http://recounquista.com/category/violences/