A large Palestine flag is painted on the tarpaulin that covers St. John’s Church in central Bergen. The church is currently under renovation, and is covered with scaffolding with a large if tarpaulin around it. This is to prevent bricks from falling down in connection with the renovation. Arne Tveit, church building manager in Bergen Church Joint Council, was shocked when he came to work on Monday morning. – If anyone knows who it is or has seen something, we would like to know, he says. He says that they do not know exactly when the flag was painted, but that they only discovered it this morning. – The church should not be used in this way for political statements, so we will report this to the police, says Tveit. St. John’s Church has Bergen’s highest tower at 61 metres, and the largest church room in Bergen. Many have stopped to take pictures of the flag on Monday. Photo: Brynjar Mangor Myrtveit Osgjerd / news Removal already ordered Tveit says that they have been asked several times to use the white tarpaulin for various political or commercial messages. Together with Bergen municipality, they have always refused. They are already working to remove the flag from the church. – We have ordered the piece of cloth at the top to be removed at once, so it will happen quite quickly, says Tveit. – We are also in dialogue with the stylas supplier. The green and black stripes are painted right on the tarpaulin around the church, so we have to work a little more on how to get them off, he adds. Published 24.06.2024, at 10.35 Updated 24.06.2024, at 10.41
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This is what St. John’s Church in Bergen looked like on Monday morning. Now the Palestine flag is reported to the police – news Vestland
