Anthony Catholic School, Washington, DC-Vandal toppled and decapitated statue of St. Joseph and stole security camerasĪugust 11, 2022: St. Anthony Catholic School, Washington, DC-Vandal broke into school, smashed statue of the Virgin Mary and St. Mary Catholic Church, Glen Falls, NY-Statues and outdoor event tent and shed vandalizedĪugust 15, 2022: St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, Gibbsboro, NJ-Statue of Our Lady of Fatima stolenĪugust 19, 2022: St. Thomas Aquinas Pastoral Center, Palo Alto, CA-Office graffitiedĪugust 30, 2022: St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Arcata, CA-Political messages and satanic symbols spray-painted on exterior September 25, 2022: Bella Health + Wellness, Englewood, CO-Exterior of Catholic pro-life medical clinic graffitied with satanic messages and imagery October 5, 2022: Holy Family Cathedral, Tulsa, OK-Man attacked desk attendant with a sword, threw incendiary device at buildin October 9, 2022: Church of the Resurrection, Lansing, MI-Church vandalized with pro-abortion messages Patrick’s Parish, Watsonville, CA-Fire started inside church, causing damage to stained glass and stations of the cross October 25, 2022: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Colusa, CA- Interior of church vandalized, including damage to tabernacle and baptismal font obscenities written on altar and Eucharist desecrated October 28, 2022: Archdiocese of New York-Someone threw a wrench through the door of the Archbishop’s residence Pius X Catholic Church, Mountlake Terrace, WA-Satanic symbols spray-painted on church Octo: Calvary Cemetery, Rochester, MI-Cemetery vandalized with satanic graffiti Peter Catholic Parish, Kenosha, WI-Graffiti spray-painted on outdoor Divine Mercy shrine Andrew Catholic Church, Eagle River, AK-Phallic symbols spray-painted on church exterior Bernard Catholic Church, Weston, WV-Stained glass windows broken, grounds damaged by vehicle Joseph’s Catholic Church, Downington, PA-Three statues vandalized Peter, Scranton, PA-Satanic symbolism etched into wooden doors of cathedralĭecember 11, 2022 : St. The violence was a one-sided phenomenon: Catholics and pro-life Americans did not respond in kind.ĭecember 30, 2022 : Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Grand Island, NE-Brick thrown through window, woman entered church and threatened priestĭecember 25, 2022 : Cathedral of St. In most cases, they were either not apprehended or were not prosecuted. In some cases, the guilty were caught and charged with a hate crime. Many wild-eyed charges were levied against the Church, seeking to justify the violence. In some cases, messages were left indicating that the offenses were a payback to Catholics for their strong pro-life stand. We put together a representative list of these incidents. Monuments were destroyed, iconic statues were bludgeoned, gravesites were desecrated, Masses were interrupted, graffiti was spray-painted on church walls, windows were smashed, churches were torched, schools were vandalized, chalices were stolen, etc. Over the past few years, beginning with the urban riots that took place in 2020, there was a rash of anti-Catholic crimes across the nation.
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