Priest and Other Catholics Praying Rosary Stand Between Statue of St. Louis and Mob that Wants to Rip It Down
Article by Nick Arama in "RedState":
As my colleague Susie Moore previously reported, the radicals were coming for the statue of St. Louis, King Louis IX of France, a Catholic saint and the person for whom St. Louis is named.
Named the Apotheosis of St. Louis, the statue was built in 1906 and stands at the Saint Louis Art Museum.
Some reciting prayers during protest at statue of King Louis IX on Art Hill in St. Louis.
About a dozen St. Louis police officers have formed a line between those saying prayers and those who want the King Louis IX statue removed.
Liz Wheeler
Gotta love a nerdy young priest who knows the history of St. Louis! Father, may God bless you for speaking the TRUTH in the face of this rude mob
They screamed and yelled foul language at people praying the Rosary. Warning for language.
Arguments continue at the Louis IX statue. There have been a few scuffles; last police officer left about 20 minutes ago despite lingering tensions.
They defaced the base of the statue, writing bad and false things about St. Louis.
Some have drawn chalk messages on the King Louis IX statue.
At one point, Fr. Stephen Schumacher of the St. Louis Archdiocese stood
between them and the statue and tried to talk sense to them, explaining
the history, that St. Louis when King of France had done good works for
his people which is one of the reasons he’s a saint and the city is
named for him. But the mob even tried to shout down a priest and showed
they failed to understand history. They didn’t care what he had to say
or the facts, they’ve been told to hate it so they must rip it down.
Nothing more heroic than standing, literally, in the face of the angry mob, with the calmness of truth. Notice how they also threatened the St. Louis Cathedral when he told them to go there and learn the history, one says, “Eventually, we’re taking that too, though.”
The Archdiocese issued a formal statement, defending the statue and St. Louis.
From Fox 2:
The Archdiocese said in their statement that the public “should not seek to erase history, but recognize and learn from it.”
They defended the statue of the saint and recounted his road to sainthood. When ruling Louis IX “focused on impartial justice, protecting the rights of his subjects, steep penalties for royal officials abusing power, and a series of initiatives to help the poor.” The Archdiocese also noted that Louis IX performed numerous charitable acts such as feeding the poor and creating hospitals.
“For Catholics, St. Louis is an example of an imperfect man who strived to live a life modeled after the life of Jesus Christ.”
First, they came for the Confederate statues, now they’re coming for everything, even Catholic saints. Anything that could offend them must come down, even if it’s the actions of someone from the 13th century that they don’t understand.
It’s about pulling down all cultural or symbolic moorings, until there is nothing safe. It’s on the road to the Red Guard all over again and “the destruction of the four olds.”
Groups of students at schools and universities appointed themselves as Red Guards. Many of them were as young as 13 years old. You can read about what they did here
Red Guards entered homes & destroyed them
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