Claims an 80-year-old priest was “attacked by Islamic race rioters” have been debunked by a statement from the Saint-Étienne diocese. A priest was attacked and robbed but the diocese says it didn’t appear to be related to recent unrest or his church role.
4 July 2023An 80-year-old French priest, Father Francis Pelle, was stripped, beaten and left fighting for his life after an attempted lynching by Islamic race rioters in Saint-Étienne.According to the Diocese of Saint-Étienne, priest Father Francis Palle was attacked and robbed, but did not lose consciousness. The diocese said the attack did not appear to be linked to him being a priest and that it “did not take place within the framework of the violent events of recent days”.
“The 80 year old priest was one of many Catholics targeted as the country slips into complete anarchy”. This is false. The Diocese of the French city of Saint-Étienne has said that although a priest, Father Francis Palle, was attacked and robbed on 29 June, it did not appear to be because he was a priest or related to recent
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