{"id":38377,"date":"2016-08-07T14:26:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-07T12:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=38377"},"modified":"2016-08-07T14:26:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-07T12:26:58","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%b1%d8%b7%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d8%b1%d9%86%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%ae%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%83%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%b3%d8%a9-%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%aa-%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%aa%d8%a7-%d8%a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%b1%d8%b7%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d8%b1%d9%86%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%ae%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%83%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%b3%d8%a9-%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%aa-%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%aa%d8%a7-%d8%a8\/","title":{"rendered":"Police drag Catholic priest out of Paris church in anti-demolition protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\">A Catholic priest has been dragged out of Mass by Paris police in an evacuation of a church marked for demolition, according to reports.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\">Protesters barricaded themselves inside the church of St Rita last night. Dozens joined a sit-in protest this morning against the demolition of the church. It is to be replaced by a parking lot and housing, a decision which has angered many parishioners and other locals.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\">Twelve cars of riot police were called to the site this morning to force protesters out. Pictures emerged of a priest being forcibly dragged out of Mass.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\">Since 2015, the church has been used by priests of the Institut du Bon-Pasteur.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\">Mining work has started in preparation to knock down the church.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\">Dominique Philippe, a priest of the Gallican church, which has previously used St Rita\u2019s although the Gallicans are not part of the Catholic Church, has said that if the demolition plans go ahead, priests will have to celebrate Mass on the street.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\">St Rita is known as Paris\u2019s \u201canimal church\u201d: pets are allowed in, and the church holds a Mass at which pets, including camels and parrots, are encouraged to come for a blessing.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\">The dragging of a priest out of the church \u2013 according to some reports, while saying Mass \u2013 has caused uproar on Twitter after images emerged, with the hashtag #SainteRita being used thousands of times<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Catholic priest has been dragged out of Mass by Paris police in an evacuation of a church marked for demolition, according to reports. Protesters barricaded themselves inside the church of St Rita last night. Dozens joined a sit-in protest this morning against the demolition of the church. 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