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Muslims in Italy: ‘Give Us Back Our Mosques or We Will Pray to Allah in the Vatican’
2016-11-11
[BREITBART] Despite a major Moslem protest at the Colosseum against the closure of illegal mosques, Rome police have continued shutting down so-called "garage mosques," and now Moslems are threatening to invade Saint Peter’s Basilica to pray there.

This week, authorities closed down another makeshift mosque in Rome for failure to meet building norms and for non-compliance with safety standards, the sixth such mosque-closing in the last months.

In response, Moslems in Rome have threatened to invade the Vatican to pray in Saint Peter’s Basilica, which Italian media are calling Islamic "blackmail."

"As many as 300 people can pray here; where will we go if it’s closed?", said a young Moslem man identified only as "Hussein," who works in a hardware store not from one of the "Islamic centers" that police have closed.

This center is located in the eastern suburbs, a district where half of the inhabitants are Moslems and the heart of the Islamic protest against the closure of Islamic places of worship.

"We live here, we work here, we cannot go to pray in Parioli [the other side of town]," says Anwar, the president of a neighborhood prayer hall.
Posted by:Fred

#14  Oh I don't know
300 at a time is a good whack.
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-11-11 20:07  

#13  Hey could re-cast St. Peter's Baldachin into several cannon as gifts to Erdogon.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2016-11-11 19:54  

#12  As far as I'm concerned, Francis is the antipope and Benedict is still the Pope.
Posted by: charger   2016-11-11 19:42  

#11  This pope would let them in and have them take over and behead his stupid ass so he doesn't seem insensitive.
Posted by: DarthVader   2016-11-11 18:35  

#10  With this Pope? Who knows...
Posted by: Pappy   2016-11-11 17:41  

#9  Will direct threats change the Pope's opinions on the sons of Allah?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2016-11-11 16:10  

#8  "As many as 300 people can pray here; where will we go if it’s closed?"

Um, home? A neighbor's house? The park?

Or is Allen only in armories mosques? Christians can pray anywhere, and the Christian God will listen.
Posted by: Barbara   2016-11-11 15:36  

#7  Close the doors, check they're there legally. If not . put them straight on the ferry.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2016-11-11 13:42  

#6  Mecca might need some redevelopment?
Posted by: 3dc   2016-11-11 12:32  

#5  They want to party like it's 846 again.
Posted by: charger   2016-11-11 11:40  

#4   where will we go if it’s closed?"

Try going home to Mecca or whatever other sand-dune you came from.
Posted by: AlanC   2016-11-11 09:22  

#3  They could always abide by buildings codes. Or are those man-made laws against Allah's will?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2016-11-11 08:32  

#2  It's an invasion as its a separate country. Will be interesting to see the Swiss Guards back in action. BTW, how many churches or temples are in Medina or Mecca? /rhet question
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-11-11 07:59  

#1  Muslims are threatening to invade Saint Peter’s Basilica to pray there

I wonder
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-11-11 00:58  

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