Who on earth would try to damage a church bell?
Islamic law states that Christians are “forbidden to ring church bells or display crosses, recite the Torah or Evangel aloud, or make public display of their funerals and feastdays, and are forbidden to build new churches” – Reliance of the Traveller o.11.5 (6,7)
And Greece just happens to be inundated with Muslim migrants. Of course, anyone could have done this.
“Shotgun Attack Damages Church Bell Tower in Chania, Priest Calls for Apology,” by Bill Giannopoulos, Greek City Times, May 8, 2026:
An act of vandalism targeting a church in Chania has shocked the local community, after an unknown individual fired a shotgun at the bell tower, damaging a historic bell.
The incident occurred at a church in Agia Marina, where shrapnel from the gunshot severed the bell rope, rendering it unusable.
A church in Chania was targeted in a shotgun attack damaging a historic bell, as the local priest calls for apology and reconciliation.
Damage discovered ahead of feast day
The damage was discovered by Father Georgios Perakis as he prepared to ring the bell on the eve of the feast of Saint John the Theologian. Instead, he found the bell tower struck and the rope cut….
Westman says
It’s not a severed horse head but still a message of warning. When a shotgun is used it’s beyond pranks.
The Mafia is still the closest culture model comparison to Sharia – gentle to each other, harsh with the unbelievers, and ignoring the infidel law. Islamic Fundamenalists would be a fertile recruitment for the Mafia except it would result in a takeover since Islam is not to be dominated.
We should expect Islamic fundamentalists to become heavily involved with organized vice in the West. The Somali fraud schemes are just the easiest low-hanging fruit. The UK groomers show a willingness to destroy infidel women and families.
GE says
Chania is a lovely city, from what family and friends say. But the last time one of my relatives was there she was terrified by the numbers of Muslims riding on motor scooters carrying propane tanks. She’s older and knows the Greek history.
They vandalize churches, chop down olive trees, start fires—the usual…
Mitsotakis is a mixed bag. He got high marks for getting Greece out from under the EU economic boot, but criticized for pushing migrant boats back out to sea—(which he denies)
But he needs to do more imho to deal with the migrant invasion.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Glad to see that Greece finally has a leader willing to do what’s needed to salvage it. He should not apologize or deny anything: he should say that Greek sovereignty is paramount, and “migrant” boats can’t enter Greek waters w/o proper permission
In the meantime, he also needs to build up the Greek army and have it flood all Greek islands as well as Western Thrace. Otherwise Greece will be as threatened as Armenia
Kepha says
The vandals probably think that since Greece was once under the Ottomans, Sharia strictures against Christians ringing bells ought to be enforced.
ploome says
you ask;
“Who on earth would try to damage a church bell?”
the same group who damage cemeteries and topple tombstones.
OLD GUY says
Ans. Islam