“主的使者”一位意大利神父对一群极左翼暴徒竖起了中指，以表达对他们的反抗。这些暴徒以学生抗议的名义占领了米兰的街头，用暴力手段洗劫了这座城市。
The bird of the Lord. An Italian priest gave a group of far-left rioters the middle finger in sign of resistance against the agitators who took over the streets of Milan under the guise of student protests, pillaging the city with violence and looting.
10月17日暴力抗议爆发后，吉安尼科拉·玛丽亚·西蒙内神父（Father Giannicola Maria Simone）站在圣亚历山德罗教堂（Chiesa di Sant’Alessandro di Zebedia）的门口。当时，一群年轻人冲过现场；在一位震惊的教区居民的劝说下，这些暴徒最终散去了。
Father Giannicola Maria Simone stood at the doorstep of the Church of Sant’Alessandro di Zebedia near the historic Piazza Sant’Alessandro as the mob of youngsters rushed by and gave them the universal sign to scatter off in front of a shocked parishioner after the violent protests erupted on Oct. 17.
这群戴着面具的煽动者从这座高耸的教堂门口经过，而65岁的西蒙内神父则守在教堂门口。
The horde of masked instigators marched past the entrance of the towering parish church as the 65-year-old priest stood guard at the doors.
据一段现已在网络上广泛传播的视频显示，其中一名身份不明的暴徒举起双手，同时向西蒙内竖起了中指。西蒙内则冷静地回以同样的手势——他伸出左手，也竖起了中指。
One of the unidentified agitators raised his hands, pointing both middle fingers at Simone, who nonchalantly returned the crude gesture, sticking up his left hand and flipping the bird, according to a now-viral video of the encounter.
西蒙内承认了自己的这一行为，并驳斥了那些认为这段视频是人工智能合成的谣言，称自己这么做并无任何暴力意图。
Simone confessed to the flagrant act, debunking rumors that the viral video was AI, claiming he did it without violent intentions.
“这是真实发生的，尽管现在可能有人正在制作虚假版本，”西蒙内周四对意大利《晚邮报》（Corriere Della Sera）表示：“事情是这样的：当那些年轻人经过时，有人对我竖起了中指。他们只是些孩子，所以我并不感到惊讶。我只是回以同样的手势而已，没有任何暴力意图，也不想引发更多的愤怒。”这位无畏的神父并不担心暴徒会破坏他的教堂，他认为那些暴徒根本不明白自己为何会出现在那里。
“It’s real, even if they’re now making up fake versions,” Simone told Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera Thursday. “It happened like this: as these young people were walking by, someone gave me the middle finger. They’re kids, so I’m not surprised. I gave them the middle finger back, but without any violent intentions or the risk of sparking further anger.”The fearless cleric was not worried about the rioters damaging his church, saying they were clueless about why they were there.
“他们之所以这么做，只是因为看到了我；不过他们很快就逃走了，”西蒙内说。
“He did it because he saw me, but they were all running away,” he said.
当时西蒙内正在关注隔壁发生的暴力事件，突然发现那些戴着兜帽的暴徒正朝教堂方向走来。他迅速反应过来，将受惊的游客们带进了教堂，让他们远离暴力。
Simone had been monitoring the violence occurring next door when he realized the hooded hoodlums were making their way towards the church. The quick-thinking priest says he ushered scared tourists into the church to escape the violence.
“我当时在教堂里观看事态发展……随后我看到他们向前推进，向侧街蔓延，我就跑去把教堂关上，”西蒙尼说。“有很多人从暴徒那里逃出来，我把他们都让进来。他们不是信徒，而是游客和其他路人。他们一直待在这里，直到混乱过去。”西蒙尼认为自己对暴徒的行为不需要忏悔，因为他没有伤害任何人。
“I was in the church watching what was happening… then I saw them pushing forward and spreading out into the side streets, and I ran to close the church,” Simone said. “There were lots of people fleeing the rioters, and I let them all in. They weren’t worshippers, but tourists and other passersby. They stayed here until the chaos passed.”Simone doesn’t believe he needs to repent for his action against the rioters as he didn’t harm anyone.
“我不认为我们应该谈论忏悔。如果我动手打人，倒是需要，但我从未对任何人动过手，即使在最艰难的时刻。我已经65岁，一辈子都在和孩子们一起工作，偶尔也要告诉他们‘要小心自己的行为’。我绝不会在没有冲突背景的情况下做出那种事。”这位神父与一些来到广场的暴徒交谈，得知有些人只是因为无聊才来的。
“No, I don’t think we should talk about repentance. If I had thrown a punch, yes, but I’ve never raised my hand to anyone, not even in the most difficult moments. I’m 65 years old and I’ve worked with kids all my life, and every now and then you have to tell them, ‘Be careful what you do.’ I certainly would never have done something like that outside of the context of the fights.”The priest spoke with some of the rioters who had arrived to the square, learning that some had just come because they were bored.
“我们不知道自己为什么会在这里，大家都来了，我也来了，”西蒙尼回忆起一名抗议者对他说的话。
“We don’t know why we’re here, everyone came, so I came too,” Simone recalled one of the protesters telling him.
在米兰及意大利北部其他城市，主要是年轻暴徒抢劫商店、破坏建筑并袭击警察，导致暴力和动荡爆发。
Violence and unrest broke out in Milan and other northern Italian cities when mostly young rioters robbed shops, vandalized buildings and attacked police officers.
米兰——意大利的金融中心——最初是针对生活成本和公共服务上涨的抗议焦点，随后失控的暴徒接管了现场。
Milan, Italy’s financial capital, was the focal point of initial protests against rising cost of living and public services before the reckless mob took over.
意大利总理乔尔贾·梅洛尼和国防部长圭多·克罗塞托将暴力归咎于“米兰及意大利其他地区的事件与其他时代的情形根本不同；它们是我所谓的‘混合战争’的产物——一种通过TikTok、社交媒体和YouTube等非常规工具对我国进行的冲突形式，”克罗塞托在罗马表示，意大利安莎通讯社报道。
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Defense Minister Guido Crosetto blamed the violence on“The events in Milan and elsewhere in Italy are fundamentally different from those seen in other eras; they are the product of what I call ‘hybrid warfare’—a form of conflict being waged against our nations through unconventional tools like TikTok, social media, and YouTube,” Crosetto said in Rome, Ansa Italy reported.
梅洛尼谴责了暴力行为，并此后批准了更严格的安保措施，允许警方拘留任何14至17岁的未成年人，即使他们并未犯罪，并对暴乱者施加更严厉的处罚。
Meloni condemned the violence and has since approved stricter security measures that will allow police to detain any minors between the ages of 14 and 17, even if they didn’t commit any crimes and impose tougher penalties for rioters.
“那些利用示威来制造混乱、攻击维护安全的人、并挟持整座城市的暴徒……示威是一项权利。纵火焚烧我们的城市则不是，”梅洛尼周六表示。
“Thugs who exploit demonstrations to sow chaos, attack those who ensure security and hold entire cities hostage… Demonstrating is a right. Setting our cities ablaze is not,” Meloni said Saturday.
梅洛尼的新反暴乱法律还将规定，父母须对其子女的抢劫和破坏行为承担经济责任。
Meloni’s new anti-riot laws will also make parents financially liable for their children’s looting and vandalism.
意大利还将向米兰部署500名军人，直至年底，以帮助控制抗议活动。
Italy will also deploy 500 military troops to Milan for the remainder of the year to help control the protests.
“我们知道找工作、挣着不够用的工资、看不到未来前景意味着什么……但困难绝不能成为暴力的借口，”梅洛尼周二表示。
“We know what it means to look for a job, to earn an insufficient wage, and to see no prospects for the future … but hardship must never be used as an excuse for violence,” Meloni said Tuesday.