Vatican Denounces Europe's Intolerance of Christians

VATICAN CITY
 DEC. 12, 2010

(Zenit.org).- The Holy See is concerned about the new phenomenon of intolerance and discrimination against Christians in Europe, says a Vatican spokesman.

Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, reported this in on the last episode of "Octava Dies." He commented on the five-year report published Friday by the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe.

Father Lombardi noted: "The importance of the new report is precisely in its giving a long and detailed series of examples of intolerance toward Christians in Europe: acts of vandalism, of hatred, toward Churches and religious symbols, manifestations of hatred and offences against persons. the rest

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