A man sets fire to a crucifix outside a church in St. Lucia. Credit: YouTube screenshot
Posted on 07/28/2020 5:24:11 PM PDT by marshmallow
A man sets fire to a crucifix outside a church in St. Lucia. Credit: YouTube screenshot
CNA Staff, Jul 24, 2020 / 06:35 pm MT (CNA).- A man on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia attempted on Sunday to set fire to a crucifix outside a Catholic church, while parishioners worshiped inside the building.
The man, whose name has not been released to the public, threw two homemade incendiary devices at the crucifix of St. Martin De Porres Catholic Church in the village of Pierrot, part of the town of Vieux-Fort on Saint Lucia - a small island in the eastern Caribbean.
While the perpetrator tried to set fire to the statue, which only burned briefly before it was extinguished, he yelled “judgment.” He then entered the church with two more incendiary devices, but parishioners restrained the man before handing him over to the police.
In a video of the incident, parishioners can be seen running from the building in panic as the perpetrator yelled inside the church.
Deacon Harris Wilfred said he first noticed the disturbance as parishioners began to run outside. The deacon then held a cross in front of himself and urged the trespasser to leave.
“The guy came inside the church where I was standing saying 'fire burn, fire burn'… What I had to do was to hold a cross in front of me and tell him, 'Look, go back, go back,’” he told local news outlet Loop St. Lucia.
Archbishop Robert Rivas of Castries lamented the event, especially as it takes place during the pandemic and people are faced with numerous uncertainties. He stressed the sanctity of churches and their contribution to the community.
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Rasta vibrations.
I was not aware that a Rastafarian was anything but people with dreadlocks that smoked a lot of dope and listened to anything by the Marley family.
Huh. We went to St Lucia for out honeymooon, Sandals is pretty awesome, even if their bartenders suck at making any cocktail besides a mudslide or pina colada. (Got one old fashioned the dude made using rum...)
Pretty island, what little we went though town looked mostly rundown but not too bad.
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