Charlie Hebdo special criticized for blasphemy

On January 5, the issue commemorating the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper office in Paris (France) was criticized for using a cover image with blasphemous content.

Cover of Charlie Hebdo's special issue. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

The Vatican's official daily Osservatore Romano reacted when a million copies of a special issue were published with a cover depicting a bearded man posing as God with a rifle slung over his shoulder, with the caption: "A year on: The killer is still at large."

The newspaper said that Charlie Hebdo magazine hid behind a deceptive manifesto of uncompromising secularism, forgetting that the leaders of all true religions have always condemned violence in the name of religion, in the name of God. With the above cartoon, Charlie Hebdo committed a blasphemous act by using God to satisfy its anger.

The Osservatore Romano newspaper also commented that Charlie Hebdo's expression shows that there is a sad paradox when the world is increasingly allergic to political views, even almost blasphemous ones, but still does not want to recognize or respect belief in God, as well as ignore religion.

Also on January 5, France began memorial activities for the victims of the attack on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper office one year ago, which killed 12 people.

At the magazine's editorial office at 10 Nicolas-Appert Street, 11th arrondissement of Paris, French President François Hollande, along with Prime Minister Manuel Valls, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, along with families and relatives of the victims, placed a memorial plaque for the victims.

Three other memorial plaques will also be placed at locations linked to terrorist attacks that took place in France in 2015.

On January 10, people in the capital Paris will attend the "Je Suis Charlie" march to commemorate the victims of the series of terrorist attacks on November 13.

On Republic Square in the center of the capital, people will plant a "memorial" oak tree about 10 meters high. In addition, many other art programs will also be held to commemorate the victims of terrorism./.

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