French bishop offering reparation Mass for church desecrated to beat of Muslim rap

(LifeSiteNews) — A French bishop will offer a Mass of reparation at a church in the Vendée area after it was desecrated by young teens as they blasted rap music celebrating terrorism.

On Sunday, October 4, teens broadcast on Snapchat their invasion of Saint-Hilaire church in Soullans, in the Vendée department of western France. A video clip shows young girls singing to French rap glorifying terrorists Mohammed Merah and Salah Abdeslam. While the song refers to “Allah” and has been described as Muslim, it is essentially satanic. The rapper, Boro 700, proclaims, “There’s an electric connection between Satan and me.” 

Video footage of the intrusion shows teen boys walking past the altar and tabernacle as the girls sit on the pews of the cathedral. One shot shows that something dark appears to have been spilled on the church floor, but it otherwise leaves unclear what damage was inflicted.

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The parish priest and the diocese reported “minor damage,” including “overturned objects” and “burned benches.” Damage notwithstanding, the church is considered to have been desecrated. 

Saint-Hilaire is now closed “as a precaution and pending liturgical repair,” with Masses suspended until the reparation Mass to be held on Monday, October 12 at 7 p.m., presided over by Bishop Renauld de Dinechin of Luçon.

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