"These evils have recently increased enormously through the quite unheard-of excesses of beastly, God-forsaken scum. In particular, We are horrified and tormented by the murder of the Archbishop of Paris which has filled the whole world with fear and horror."
Beneficia Dei, June 4, 1871
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How true. The Church is a new Cassandra... nunquam credita Teucris...
OH YES. It's so important to remind of this relevant murder of the Cardinal Archbisop of Paris, Mgsr. Darboy, by the Communards. His tomb can viewed behind the altar in Notre Dame. I think it is worth a visit there to pray for this noble hierarch, whose very killing was foretold by Our Lady Herself to St Catherine Laboure! Unfortunately, the prophesy was not made known until 1876. The other sad part of the story is that the Commune fell shortly thereafter, so he and those with him were some of its last clerical victims, as I recall.
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