There is no indication as to who could have done this, but could the perpetrators have been people who believe that representational art, including sacred icons, is sinful in itself, and that the veneration of saints is idolatrous? Is that remotely possible?
“Kossev: Residents of three hamlets in the Kolašin region: Our church site was desecrated, police ATVs were there a month ago,” Kossev, September 21, 2024:
At a place known as Međugore (Kosovo), in the area of the Ibarski Kolašin hamlets, a historic church site, where annual prayers are held and the village feast of Pentecost Monday is celebrated, has been desecrated, according to testimonies from locals who reached out to our newsroom today.
Icons were found scattered, with residents discovering them about 15 meters into the woods. One of the oldest icons was broken in half, with bullet holes visible. Bullet holes were also found on the roof of the church site.
Today is an important Christian holiday, known as the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, which is also celebrated as a feast in some predominantly Serbian areas.
The locals from the hamlets of Češanoviče, Babudovice, and Bojnoviča, whose land contains the prayer site, visited the church today.
“We were met with a shocking and disappointing sight at Međugore! The icons were not in their usual place. We found them 15 meters away in the woods. One of the oldest icons, which has been at Međugore for about 50 years, was broken in half. In the upper half of the icon, we clearly saw three bullet holes, likely from a firearm, and there are also three bullet holes in the roof of the gazebo, where the icons used to hang,” the locals told our portal today, sharing photos with us.
Though the perpetrators are unknown, the locals mentioned that a month ago, on August 25th around noon, they allegedly heard three gunshots coming from the direction of Međugore, spaced a few minutes apart.
“Ten minutes later, three ATVs passed through, each carrying two members of the Kosovo police, armed with both long and short firearms, who came from the direction of Međugore,” part of their written statement to our portal reads….
somehistory says
Police…or mozlums dressed as police…or mozlum police. And when will there be world-wide outcry over the painful emotions felt by the local people who celebrate Pentecost there?
No rioting, no threats, no mobs descending upon mozlums or their aids.
The hatred goes one way. The abuse goes one way. The outcry, arrests and death go one way.
And the mozlums gain in power.
GE says
A little background to Medjugore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medjugore
It is considered a very holy place by many Catholics, so no doubt a good target for Christophobes.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Yet NATO had no qualms about giving it to Kosovo, instead of leaving it under the control of Serbia or Croatia
JS says
It wasn’t NATO but George Bush, I believe. If you think that’s bad, you should see what our lovely US government did with Kosovo. Look for it on the US State Department website, it will shock anyone that sees what they’ve done and continue to do!
GE says
Sorry—first attempt failed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medjugorje