Wow, it takes a special kind of coward to attack old peaceful monks. Two Dead As Armed Man Takes 70 Monks Hostage In France http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/24/armed-man-bursts-french-retirement-home-monks/ Sometimes I feel like I'm so done with this stupid ugly world.
If good people are paralyzed or destroyed by the horrible things about the world, it would only make the world more horrible. To some degree you may need to take a break from the news (which is pretty much always about the bad things, not the good), and find some sources of inspiration.
Still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater Tolkien has been helping me get through the days lately This is horrible
It's suspected because there's a troublesome refugee concentration nearby. But so far I have not seen any word on it. My guess is they will keep a lid on it as long as possible so Le Pen can't use it for ammo. But it could just as easily be some nut with an ax to grind with the church or he hates guys in brown robes. Regardless, attacking the elderly is seriously disgusting. In the US we have seen a growing problem with guys sucker-punching elderly Americans. Some of them end up crippled for the rest of their short lives, others are dead.