Muslims in the Mass as a priest killed by Daesh – Republic

“Love for all, hatred for none” – proclaimed the poster placed by Muslims inside the temple.

Rouen Archbishop Dominique Lebrun acknowledged the presence of Muslims in the Mass as a “gesture of courage and a gesture of peace.” “Thank you on behalf of all Christians. You acknowledge that way, that you reject death and violence inflicted in the name of God. With your mouth, which we believe to be sincere, we heard that this is not Islam,” – said the prelate.

before entering the cathedral were several police officers and soldiers, but none of belonging was not searched.

the Muslims took part in the Masses in other cities of France, in response to the appeal made in this case by the French Council of Worship Muslim , which called for solidarity with Christians in response to the brutal murder of a church in Normandy. Murder admitted Daesh.

Imam Otman Aissaoui with a delegation of the faithful was at Mass in the church of Saint-Pierre-de-l’Ariane in Nice, where on July 14 there was a coup Islamic State, which killed 84 people and more than 400 were injured; Tunisian made him the right of residence in France. “The response to the acts of terror and barbarism is unity” – said the imam.

AFP notes that Sunday’s initiative breaks with the reluctance to publicly engage believing Muslims in France against dżihadyzmowi, which accused them after the attacks on the editors of the weekly satirical “Charlie Hebdo” in January last. year.

on Saturday across France were numerous interreligious prayer vigils for the intention of Father. Hamel. Muslims and Catholics prayed together with his portrait in an active church in the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, near Rouen. The nearby church, where there was an attack, remains closed.

On Sunday, a small group of Muslims came also to the many churches in Italy.

The Sunday newspaper “Journal du Dimanche” published an article signed by a group of dozens of Muslim doctors, scientists, entrepreneurs and artists from France, in which they call for “conduct finally cultural battle against radical Islam,” which can be fooled by some young Muslims. They call for a “reorganization of Islam in France,” who “lost touch with the course of events.”

“We have to answer the questions of French society: Who are you? What are you doing?” – Write Muslims.

The attack on the church during morning mass made the French roots of Muslim Abdel Malik Petitjean and Adel Kermiche, who met just four days earlier thanks to our online szyfrowanemu communicator – French media reported. Kermiche was there to describe the planned attack, remembering to use a knife and pointing to the church as a target. Professionals interested in the anti-terror before the attack two jihadists, but failed to detect their plans or prevent their implementation. Both were killed on the spot by the police.