Islamists world wide are surely gleeful to see this capitulation by the Catholic Church in Cologne.
We told you about demonstrations that should be taking place in Germany today against the Islamisation of the country, here over the weekend.
This is the first report I am seeing about what is happening today. If you see more news as the day progresses please send us links!
By going dark today, I guess the church in Germany learned nothing from its dark past….
From Christian Today:
Cologne Cathedral will turn out its lights this evening in protest against the anti-Islamisation marches gaining momentum across Germany.
The marches led by the group Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (Pegida) have grown from a few hundred people gathering in Dresden in October, to 17,000 people at a rally in the eastern city just before Christmas.
The growth of the movement, prompted by the rise in immigration to Germany, has brought widespread condemnation. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in her New Year address: “I say to all those who go to such demonstrations: do not follow those who have called the rallies because all too often they have prejudice, coldness, even hatred in their hearts.”
Counter-protests have also emerged, which many Christians have joined, conveying German support for asylum seekers. The landmark Roman Catholic cathedral in Cologne is responding to fears that the movement will gain traction in other cities around Germany.
“PEGIDA is made up of an astonishingly broad mix of people, ranging from those in the middle of society to racists and the extreme right-wing,” cathedral dean Norbert Feldhoff told Reuters.
“By switching off the floodlighting we want to make those on the march stop and think. It is a challenge: consider who you are marching alongside.”
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According to Reuters, an opinion poll last week found that one in eight Germans would join a Pegida march if the group organised one in their town.
Germany’s immigration figures are now second only to the United States, and around 200,000 people tried to seek asylum in the country last year, partly due to the influx from Syria. Dresden, however, has one of the lowest immigrant populations in the country.
Silence the critics of mass immigration of Muslims to Germany and one day the Cathedral in Cologne will be a mosque.
More on the ‘Invasion of Europe’ here.