In a gesture of solidarity following the gruesome killing of a French priest, Muslims on Sunday attended Catholic Mass in churches and cathedrals across France and beyond. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni thanked Italian Muslims for their participation, saying they “are showing their communities the way of courage against fundamentalism.”Like in France, Italy is increasing its supervision of mosques. At Paris' iconic Notre Dame cathedral, Dalil Boubakeur, the rector of the Mosque of Paris, said repeatedly that Muslims want to live in peace. Hate for none.”Similar interfaith gatherings were repeated elsewhere in France, as well as in neighboring Italy. Reporters on the scene said that from 100 to 200 Muslims gathered at the towering Gothic cathedral in Rouen, only a few miles from Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, where the 85-year-old Rev.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 31, 2016 12:33 UTC