Ramadan prayer at the feet of Virgin Mary monument spurs controversy in Spain

[Right_in_Virginia]

Ramadan prayer at the feet of Virgin Mary monument spurs controversy in Spain
Fox News, Jun 12, 2017

The Muslim community in Granada, Spain, observed Ramadan on Saturday evening praying at a historic park called the Gardens of Triumph, which for many Catholics is a tribute to Virgin Mary.

The event, which the city promoted with signs that read “Come and know Ramadan,” was held in the Catholic bastion to the ire of many Granadians, who say allowing the Islamic prayer there is "a new demonstration of the clumsiness" of Mayor Francisco Cuenca’s and the socialist government.

Council member Jemima Sánchez defended the Ramadan event in the historic park saying "multiculturalism can never be a threat, it is an added value."

"For the first time, the City of Granada supports its Muslim community wishing them a happy Ramadan in the gardens of Triumph," she wrote on Facebook. “[It is something] unprecedented that brings us closer and makes us more equal."



More: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/12/ramadan-prayer-at-feet-virgin-mary-monument-spurs-controversy-in-spain.html

[thackney]

Mary, mother of Jesus, is the one and only woman mentioned by name in the Quran.

[Suppressed]

"multiculturalism can never be a threat, it is an added value."

Time for a pork BBQ at the mosque, eh?

[Oceander]

Multiculturalism is, at best, a distraction.  It's not a virtue or a value.

[endicom]

...say allowing the Islamic prayer there is "a new demonstration of the clumsiness" of Mayor Francisco Cuenca’s and the socialist government.

That's not clumsiness but co-opting. The bastards are intentionally tearing down the old order.