12-20-2024, 08:41 AM
Thieves Broke Into Latin Mass Church in Bordeaux
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gloria.tv | December 17, 2024
On the night of December 1, the historic church of Saint-Éloi in Bordeaux, near the iconic Grosse Cloche, was broken into.
The medieval church, administered by the Institute of the Good Shepherd (Institut du Bon Pasteur), is faithful to the traditional Latin liturgy.
The burglars broke into the sacristy, forced open the safe, and stole offerings. They also smashed the stained glass window above the high altar.
Losses are estimated at €2,000, while repairs to the stained glass window could exceed €10,000.
Father Grégory Lutz-Wiest told Le Figaro that the church had been defaced with graffiti a week earlier during a feminist protest. He expressed concern about a rise in Christianophobia in France.
"So let us be confident, let us not be unprepared, let us not be outflanked, let us be wise, vigilant, fighting against those who are trying to tear the faith out of our souls and morality out of our hearts, so that we may remain Catholics, remain united to the Blessed Virgin Mary, remain united to the Roman Catholic Church, remain faithful children of the Church."- Abp. Lefebvre