Católicos y musulmanes asisten a la misa por el cura francés degollado

Católicos y musulmanes asisten a la misa por el cura francés degollado

Muslim worshippers take part in a Sunday church service on July 31, 2016, in Nice, southeastern France. Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic Sunday service to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension. Masses will be celebrated across the country in honour of octogenarian Father Jacques Hamel, whose throat was cut in his church on July 26, in the latest jihadist attack on France.   / AFP PHOTO / JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET

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Cerca de mil fieles católicos y musulmanes asistieron el domingo a la misa organizada en la catedral de Ruán, en el noroeste de Francia, para rendir homenaje al sacerdote Jacques Hamel, degollado el martes por dos yihadistas en una iglesia.

A las 08H00 GMT, unos 900 fieles se congregaban en el interior de la catedral, donde se habían reservado asientos para los habitantes de Saint Etienne du Rouvray, donde se encuentra la iglesia en la que oficiaba el cura asesinado, en el noroeste de Francia.

En el exterior, varios militares vigilaban la entrada del templo.





Entre los fieles, un centenar de musulmanes respondieron al llamado del Consejo Francés de Culto Musulmán (CFCM), que invitó a responsables de mezquitas, imanes y fieles a asistir a la misa para expresar su “solidaridad y compasión”.

“Amor hacia todos, odio hacia nadie” rezaba un cartel colgado dentro de la catedral por una asociación musulmana.

El sábado tuvieron lugar velatorios interreligiosos por todo el país, conmocionado por el asesinato, el martes por la mañana, del cura Jacques Hamel, de 85 años, a manos de Abdel Malik Petitjean y Adel Kermiche, ambos 19 años.

El ataque reivindicado por el grupo yihadista Estado Islámico (EI).

En una iglesia de Saint Etienne du Rouvray, frente a un retrato del difunto rodeado de ramos de flores, fieles católicos y musulmanes escucharon con atención las palabras del padre Auguste Moanda, quien recordó que “la fraternidad existe entre las dos religiones”.

En Burdeos, en el suroeste, 400 personas de distintas confesiones participaron en una oración conjunta en la iglesia de Notre Dame.

– ‘Construir un pacto’ –

En el plano político, el primer ministro Manuel Valls consideró en un artículo publicado en el periódico Journal du Dimanche (JDD) que, si bien “el islam ha encontrado su lugar en la República” es “urgente” “construir un verdadero pacto” con la segunda religión de Francia.

Según Valls, a pesar del “fracaso” de la Fundación por el Islam de Francia, creada hace más de diez años “para reunir con toda transparencia los fondos necesarios” para su desarrollo, habría que “revisar algunas reglas para agotar la financiación exterior y aumentar, para compensar, la posibilidad de recoger fondos” en el país.

En otro artículo del JDD, unas cuarenta personalidades musulmanas de Francia afirmaron estar “consternadas por la impotencia de la organización actual del islam en Francia, que no tiene ninguna influencia en los acontecimientos”.

Por su parte, la policía investiga el entorno de los autores del ataque, quienes habían sido fichados independientemente por los servicios de inteligencia aunque no se pudo detectar que fueran a pasar a la acción.

Según los diarios La Voix du Nord y Le Parisien de este domingo, los dos jóvenes se conocieron a través del sistema de mensajería codificada Telegram, utilizado por Adel Kermiche, quien habría descrito con anterioridad el modus operandi del atentado, mencionando “un cuchillo” y “una iglesia”.

En el marco de la investigación, la policía detuvo provisionalmente al primo de uno de los dos asesinos y un refugiado sirio, mientras que el menor de 16 años que había sido detenido fue liberado, aunque la policía analiza documentos de propaganda yihadista que encontró en su teléfono y en su ordenador.

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Bagnolet's priest Patrick Morvan (L) holds the shoulder of Bagnolet's Mosque's rector Mohamed Rakkaby (R) as he pronounces a speech to Christian and Muslim believers during a Mass in tribute to priest Jacques Hamel at the Saint-Leu ? Saint-Gilles Bagnolet's Church, near Paris, on July 31, 2016. Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension. Masses will be celebrated across the country in honour of octogenarian Father Jacques Hamel, whose throat was cut in his church on July 26, 2016 in the latest jihadist attack on France. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMSON Bagnolet's priest Patrick Morvan (L) holds the shoulder of Bagnolet's Mosque's rector Mohamed Rakkaby (R) as he pronounces a speech to Christian and Muslim believers during a Mass in tribute to priest Jacques Hamel at the Saint-Leu ? Saint-Gilles Bagnolet's Church, near Paris, on July 31, 2016. Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension. Masses will be celebrated across the country in honour of octogenarian Father Jacques Hamel, whose throat was cut in his church on July 26, 2016 in the latest jihadist attack on France. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMSON Bagnolet's priest Patrick Morvan (L) embraces Bagnolet's Mosque's rector Mohamed Rakkaby (R) after pronouncing a speech to Christian and Muslim believers during a Mass in tribute to priest Jacques Hamel at the Saint-Leu ? Saint-Gilles Bagnolet's Church, near Paris, on July 31, 2016. Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension. Masses will be celebrated across the country in honour of octogenarian Father Jacques Hamel, whose throat was cut in his church on July 26, 2016 in the latest jihadist attack on France. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMSON Bagnolet's priest Patrick Morvan (L) holds the shoulder of Bagnolet's Mosque's rector Mohamed Rakkaby (R) as he pronounces a speech to Christian and Muslim believers during a Mass in tribute to priest Jacques Hamel at the Saint-Leu ? Saint-Gilles Bagnolet's Church, near Paris, on July 31, 2016. Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension. Masses will be celebrated across the country in honour of octogenarian Father Jacques Hamel, whose throat was cut in his church on July 26, 2016 in the latest jihadist attack on France. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON Bagnolet's Mosque's rector Mohamed Rakkaby (R) flanked by Bagnolet's priest Patrick Morvan (L) pronounces a speech to Christian and Muslim believers during a Mass in tribute to priest Jacques Hamel at the Saint-Leu ? Saint-Gilles Bagnolet's Church, near Paris, on July 31, 2016. Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension. Masses will be celebrated across the country in honour of octogenarian Father Jacques Hamel, whose throat was cut in his church on July 26, 2016 in the latest jihadist attack on France. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMSON A Muslim faithful woman sits as she attends a Mass in tribute to priest Jacques Hamel at the Saint-Leu ? Saint-Gilles Bagnolet's Church, near Paris, on July 31, 2016. Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension. Masses will be celebrated across the country in honour of octogenarian Father Jacques Hamel, whose throat was cut in his church on July 26, 2016 in the latest jihadist attack on France. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMSON Muslim faithful sits as they attend a Mass in tribute to priest Jacques Hamel at the Saint-Leu ? Saint-Gilles Bagnolet's Church, near Paris, on July 31, 2016. Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension. Masses will be celebrated across the country in honour of octogenarian Father Jacques Hamel, whose throat was cut in his church on July 26, 2016 in the latest jihadist attack on France. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON