A Moroccan smashes up a church in Granada with hammer blows and the mayor is concerned about Islamophobia.
The church of El Pozuelo (a hamlet of Albuñol) has had its images destroyed and part of it burnt. It was inaugurated in 1995 thanks to donations from the villagers.
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At hammer blow. With a hammer, a young Moroccan destroyed images and the church furnishings in a 600-strong hamlet in the Granada mountains.. When he had finished with virgins, saints, crosses and pews, he set fire to the church. He explains it. The Ideal of Granada But the news has run in newspapers all over the world because of the barbarity of the images.
Chronology of the destruction of the church of El Pozuelo
At around 2 pm on Sunday 17 August, a 21-year-old Moroccan broke a church window and went inside. With a hammer he smashed the figures of virgins and saints, destroyed the altar and broke some benches.. When he finished work, he lit a fire that burnt half the church.
The neighbours realised and broke down the door to get in, to stop the young man and put out the fire. While some held the crazed young man down, others put out the fire with hoses from neighbouring houses.. One of the neighbours was the attacker's uncle, who explained that his nephew is mentally ill and had only been in the village for a few months. He claimed they have documents attesting to his mental health problems and that he is dangerous, but no one has paid any attention to them.
Finally, the firefighters and the Guardia Civil arrived and took charge of the situation and the boy.
Church built in 1995 with donations
The church in honour of Saint James the Apostle It was inaugurated in 1995 after decades of holding Masses in private garages.. With donations and the neighbours' labour, they were able to build the temple, which has now become unusable and suffered serious damage that they don't know how to repair. The neighbours lament that they once again find themselves without a place to hold Mass, just as they did thirty years ago.
The feeling in the village is one of sadness and indignation, but they say that if they did it once, they will do it again. Several parishes in the area and all kinds of institutions have already offered to help repair the damage.
Politicians, religious leaders and Morocco concerned about Islamophobia
The mayor of Albuñol, María José Sánchez, and the Spanish government's deputy delegate, José Antonio Montilla, expressed their condemnation of the events and They warned against hate speech and Islamophobia.. The Archdiocese of Granada did the same, saying that «Violence does not represent any religion.«.
The Union of Islamic Communities of Andalusia (UCIDAN) has also condemned the attack because it is «contrary to human and Islamic values«and described it as an isolated incident that does not represent the Muslim community. The situation is so serious that even Morocco has expressed its solidarity and offered to cooperate with the area's Christian religious authorities.
Denunciation by Abogados Cristianos for four offences
While politicians and religious leaders lament the events and call for calm, Abogados Cristianos has charged the young man with four offences: desecration, an offence against historical heritage, arson and assault.. They consider that the destruction was an act against religious freedom and that it desecrated a sacred place.
For the time being, the judge has remanded him in custody on three alleged charges: aggravated damages, hate crime and offence against religious feelings.
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