Against Sensationalizing Anti-Semitic Campaign

Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger †

Function: Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

Title: Cardinal Priest of S Luigi dei Francesi

Birthdate: Sept 17, 1926	Country: France

Elevated: Feb 02, 1983	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

Send a text about this cardinal »

View all articles about this cardinal »

Against Sensationalizing Anti-Semitic Campaign
Oct 04, 2004
Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger of Paris has asked the world's media not to give undue prominence to the anti-Semitic graffiti discovered in the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

Paris, Aug. 16 (CWNews.com, Aug. 16 2004) - Cardinal Lustiger, who is himself a convert from Judaism, was responding to the discovery of slogans such as "Death to Jews" and swastikas scrawled on the wall of the cathedral in Paris. The cardinal condemned the messages, while urging reporters not to "draw unjustified conclusions, or create an unreasonable panic." Although it was appalling, he observed, the graffiti on in the cathedral was certainly the work of a few disturbed individuals, rather than an indication of any major social trend.

"If a graffiti campaign is enough to destabilize the republic, then civil order really is in danger," the French cardinal said.

In fact, he suggested, the people responsible for the graffiti are marginal groups, seeking to cause a sensation. "In order for reason to triumph, we have to see things as they are," the cardinal said.

37 READERS ONLINE

INDEX

RSS Feed

back to the first page

printer-friendly

CARDINALS

in alphabetical order

ARTICLES