Churches across France opened their doors to Muslims today to join in prayer with Catholics following the jehadi murder of a priest, the latest in a string of attacks. More than 100 Muslims
were among the 2,000 faithful who packed the Gothic cathedral of Rouen near the Normandy town where two jehadi teenagers brutally murdered 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel.
“This morning we extend a special welcome to our Muslim friends,” Rouen Archbishop Dominique lebrun said in his homily. “I thank you in the name of all Christians. In this way you are affirming that you reject death and violence in the name of God.”
Outside the cathedral a few policemen and soldiers stood guard but did not conduct searches. The priest’s murder sparked renewed recriminations over perceived security lapses after the Bastille Day truck massacre in southern Nice claimed 84 lives.