Matamoros statue in the Cathedral

[Charles Hansen]

Rosina and all -

While I understand Spain's withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, as 90% of the
country didn't want them there in the first place, I find this current
action discomforting.  It could be the first measure on a long road of
appeasing terrorists by removing all indications of anything that could be
taken as anti-Muslim.  As the radical extremists have an avowed goal of
killing anyone who does not believe as they do and clearly have no tolerance
for other religions - or even less extreme interpretations of their own -
this course strikes me as a troubling direction.  Removing a statue because
it is no longer considered to be representative of the church in its highest
aspirations is one thing, but doing so in the hopes that terrorists will be
less likely to strike seems cowardly and makes me wonder what other
compromises will be made in false hopes of being protected.

Charles

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