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……………….It has been done before with the following (unintended ?) consequences.
Muslim protest group in Brussels effectively preventing access of the Faithful to the Church of the Minimes, for all but the brave.
In the centre of Brussels, there is the beautiful Church of the Minimes . It contains a Chapel in the form of the Holy House of Loretto which was built at the same time as the Church. A house of low repute was demolished to make way for the Church and there used to be an inscription in the Church, "Where once stood a temple of Venus, now stands a shrine to Our Blessed Lady." But now can it be said?
"Where once stood a shrine to Our Blessed Lady, now stands a mosque".
"Where once stood a shrine to Our Blessed Lady, now stands a mosque".
The Chapel is now being desecrated by an occupation by a group of Kurds. They claim to be on hunger strike. Why choose a Catholic Church when there are so many other places in Belgium to protest? But is the Chapel now being used as a mosque?; the Vicariat of Brussels have neither confirmed nor denied this, despite several e-mails. The altar has been moved. The statue of Our Lady has been covered by a cloth in such a way that she is mostly hidden from the eyes of the occupants.
The entrance to the new mosque?
The Loretto Chapel is in the form of the house of the Annunciation and the childhood home of Jesus. The walls are painted in such a way as to give the illusion of life outside in Nazareth.
Taking a telephone call in this holy place
Taking a telephone call in this holy place
The other side of the Chapel showing the original artwork representing St Joseph's carpenters shop and Nazareth beyond.
Other supporters of the group use the Church as a meeting place
There is a track record of occupations of Belgian Churches by Muslim groups. The Beguinage Church, one witness alleged was "trashed". This is more than supported by its present state. The Church of the Holy Cross has been occupied. The Church of the Minimes was also occupied two years ago. Children were seen sitting in the priests' chairs in the sanctuary.
The Church authorities no longer defend the inheritance of the Churches. In the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a banner hangs bearing the name of Allah.
The Church authorities no longer defend the inheritance of the Churches. In the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a banner hangs bearing the name of Allah.
"Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved." St Peter on the Holy Name Acts 4:12
Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Our Lady
No penitent, even if he had wanted to, could have gone to confession here--a tea stand was placed in the way:
'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER BUT YOU HAVE TURNED IT INTO A MUSLIM TEA ROOM.'
...where in this abominable sacrilege the Blessed Sacrament was still reserved in this not only NEGLECTED but now desecrated CHURCH
This obscured the HIGH ALTAR:
.... in front of the Blessed Sacrament (The Blessed Sacrament remains in the tabernacle!) and under the gaze of Our Lady, Queen of the Clergy and St Charles Borromeo, Father of the Clergy.
This is the Chapel to the left of the entrance
In the opposite chapel, a reception centre has been set up. The emblems behind are the coats of arms of all the prominent supporters of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Loretto, together with beautiful votive pictures
Here is St Anthony over the entrance to the Chapel of Our Lady of Loretto.
A tea urn at the entrance to the chapel.
Muslims are infamous for their destruction of Religious symbols and sacred sites
Josephs Tomb before Muslim occupation
Josephs Tomb after Muslim occupation
Sydney Australia: Crucifixes, Bibles banned from Hospital Chapel " to avoid offending Muslims, Hindus or other non-Christian believers"
Indonesia: Christian Minister & Wife Hacked to Death in the land of the "Religion of Peace"
Quiet search for housing for asylum seekers
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YUKO NARUSHIMA IMMIGRATION CORRESPONDENT
May 19, 2010
THE federal government is asking church groups for access to private properties to house asylum seekers spilling over from Christmas Island.
Immigration officials have spent recent weeks quietly phoning churches, asking them to nominate convents, monasteries and boarding houses where at
least 100 children and families might stay.
The government has already expanded Christmas Island detention centre and last month began moving people without visas to detention in Darwin and
Port Augusta.
Any extra accommodation is intended to supplement hotels and motels, such as the Palms International in Brisbane, which reportedly won a government
contract of more than $1 million to house asylum seekers.
The province leader of the Christian Brothers, Vince Duggan, confirmed the search for more accommodation on the mainland was under way. ''I know
approaches have been made to some bodies,'' the Brisbane cleric said. ''The request was made for 100 places.''
It is understood officials were making the calls as recently as last week, seeking places for families and unaccompanied minors, who sailed to Australia
without parents.
In Sydney, the Josephites' Sister Kathleen O'Connor was also aware of verbal requests from the Immigration Department. She said the government was
putting out feelers quietly to avoid further politicising refugee issues.
''It's done quietly,'' she said. ''[Asylum seekers have] just become this political football.''
More than 90 per cent of boat arrivals to Australia in 2009 were eventually found to be refugees. However, prolonged detention in faraway places
hampered their ability to settle into the community because of increased stress and exacerbated trauma, Sr O'Connor said.
According to the Immigration Department, efforts to quietly find more accommodation were part of ''prudent'' planning.
A spokesman reiterated the government policy pledging to keep children and families out of high-security detention centres.
''[The Department of Immigration and Citizenship] has been investigating a range of private properties around Australia - including some owned by
churches - as potential additional accommodation options for families and children should the need arise,'' he said.
''This may provide an alternative and more suitable accommodation option to the use of motels or serviced apartments.''
The Immigration Minister, Chris Evans, declined to comment.
The opposition said the government's failed policies had forced it into ''billeting'' asylum seekers. Its immigration spokesman, Scott Morrison, said boat
arrivals were unaffected by the freeze on refugee claims from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
''I have no doubt that Christian churches will respond generously, which is their nature,'' he said. ''But we have always had the view that offshore
processing should be universal and that is our preference.''
More than 120 unauthorised boats have arrived in Australia in the 30 months since the Rudd government came to power.
Mr Morrison said the Howard government first took children out of detention. There were facilities on Christmas Island to cater for families - but these
were now full.
