Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes Is Torched

[Crabtownboy]

Sad and tragic news.

An arson attack gutted part of the church at the site where Christians believe Jesus performed a miracle by feeding 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish, Israeli officials said Thursday.

A verse from a Hebrew prayer denouncing the worship of "false gods" was spraypainted in red on a wall at the church on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.

"Extensive damage was caused to the church both inside and out," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.

A spokesman for the fire brigade said a preliminary investigation showed the blaze broke out in several places inside the church, evidence that it was started deliberately.


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/church-multiplication-loaves-fishes-torched-n377626