Cathedral of Cordoba to be stolen from Church and nationalized?

February 26, 2014 Posted by tantamergo

The much fought over Cathedral of Cordoba – first a church, then cathedral, then mosque, and, since the great victory in 1236 of San Fernando III, a cathedral again – is under threat of being stripped from the Church yet again, this time by the secularist, socialist government of Andalusia. The threat may be minor for now – or not – but the government has circulated a petition eagerly signed by tens of thousands of muslims, calling for the cathedral to be taken from the Church and handed over to the state, to serve secular and ecumenical interests:

(Madrid) attacks against the Catholic Church have many faces. A recent venture appears in the style of the French Revolution as a snappy “joke”. In the Spanish Andalusia Church opponents want to expropriate the famous Catholic cathedral of Cordoba and “nationalize” it. The southern Spanish city’s cathedral is unique for architectural reasons. It has had an eventful history. Before the diocesan church was established in 1236, it was used for several centuries an Islamic mosque, to be exact, the main mosque of the emirate and caliphate of Cordoba.

The Government of the Comunidad Autonoma de Analuciacan has legally examined whether there is a possibility of expropriation of the cathedral. The initiators of the expropriation action argue that the cathedral as a unique piece of architecture is a “World Heritage Site”. But as such, it can not be owned by a religious community, and certainly not the Catholic Church, but must have its ownership transferred to the public. [This isn't right, I don't think. Santiago de Compostella is a World Heritage Site but it is still operated, and I believe owned, by the Church. I don't know if this false assumption is being made by the article, or the Andalusian government. Or, I could be wrong.] Modern robber barons in the name of the State, have a lot of experience in which revolutionaries and their epigones of all ages. Andalusia has been governed by a Leftist majority since the return to democracy. The provincial government originates without exception since 1982 from the ranks of the Socialist Party (PSOE).

A few years ago the call came to convert the Cathedral in deference to the Muslims to a place of interfaith worship. A claim, which was rejected by the Catholic Church. Therefore, the new venture aims to profanation and conversion of the church into a museum.

In their anti-clerical urge Spanish secularists making themselves spokesmen for Islamic interests under the heading “multiculturalism”. The fact that the Cathedral was previously a mosque, will be brought largely into play, that a non-denominational solution had to be sought by the state for the church. A secular group initiated two weeks with an Internet petition, seeking the expropriation of the Cathedral. They will rob, nationalize and profane the Catholic Church. The Cathedral of Cordoba should be made into a museum and become a kind of second Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. [Except, the Turks are going to turn Sancte Sophia back into a mosque. Some time back, muslims and secular interests in Spain advocated for the Church/Archdiocese to voluntary relinquish the Cathedral for muslim services. The Archdiocese politely said no. But secularists rarely take no for an answer, at least for very long]

The petition was signed by 88,000 people. ”A strange alliance” as a spokesman for the Committee for the Protection of the cathedral said. It was initiated by the petition of the Spanish Left, and “free-thinkers”, but the majority of the signatures came from Muslims. Muslim groups and individuals have taken the ball and immediately mobilized for signing.

The petition has no legal relevance in itself. However, it was also signed by Maria Isabel Ambrosio, the competent Socialist government representative for the province of Cordoba. Ambrosio also that gave a legal opinion in order to seek ways in which the cathedral could be expropriated and nationalized. [And turned into an indifferentist, secularist multi-culti shrine]

Against the Socialist expropriation a resistance is planning to upset it. A few days ago they started collecting signatures for a petition on Internet. [Sign the petition! It's in Spanish, but just put in your first and last name and e-mail (correa electronica)] In it, the government of Andalusia is asked to take care of the real problems of the Andalusians, “instead of thinking about how to rob the Cathedral of Cordoba and expropriate.”

There is much more interesting history of the Cathedral at Eponymous Flower, go over and check it out.

As our culture becomes decreasingly Christian and increasingly sexular and pagan, we can expect more and more of these kinds of acts. I have read that in Europe the Church, once one of the dominant cultural players, receiving some deference even from Her enemies, is today largely discounted as an old relic. Or a relic of old people. Yet another fruit we have harvested of aggiornamento, listening and even accepting the “wisdom” of the world over the past 5 decades!

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