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Catholic Church In Boulder Vandalized With Abortion-Rights Graffiti
CBS Local Denver ^ | 4 May 2022 | Dillon Thomas

Posted on 05/05/2022 3:02:45 PM PDT by Rummyfan

Criminals sharing abortion-rights sentiments targeted a church in Boulder Tuesday night, smashing windows and spray painting Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Boulder. The Catholic church, and the Archdiocese in Denver, said the vandalism to the property will cost thousands of dollars to repair.

Parishioners of the Boulder County church showed up for morning mass to find anti-catholic and abortion rights messages spray-painted on their buildings. Windows were smashed, and messages of universal healthcare were also left on sculptures.

“Once again a parish community showed up for a morning mass and had to walk in and witness that their parish had been targeted,” said Mark Haas, spokesperson for the Archdiocese. “I hate to say it. I was not surprised to learn of this, this morning.”

Haas said the Archdiocese had suspected the possibility of targeted vandalism if the Supreme Court elected to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling. However, they were not expecting it to happen until June at the earliest.

Haas said the church was saddened to be expecting possible vandalism due to their anti-abortion rights beliefs.

“People just have so much hatred in their hearts. We pray for them,” one parishioner told CBS4 as he worked to cleanup the vandalism.

(Excerpt) Read more at denver.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: abortion; abortionrights; boulder; catholic; church; churchvandalism; criminals; prolife; vandalism

1 posted on 05/05/2022 3:02:45 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

Why it’s always Catholic Churches vandalized and never those belonging to other denominations is beyond me.


2 posted on 05/05/2022 3:06:03 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as. )
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To: Rummyfan

But it’s MAGA that is “extreme” according to Pedo Joe.


3 posted on 05/05/2022 3:07:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: No name given

It is said that the Devil knows who his biggest enemy is.


4 posted on 05/05/2022 3:07:47 PM PDT by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: No name given

Because vandals are cowards and Catholics are known not to retaliate. Baptists, Mormons and other pro-lifers are also know to be pro-second amendment.


5 posted on 05/05/2022 3:16:13 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Rummyfan

That’s so brave.


6 posted on 05/05/2022 3:16:48 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: married21

He does, indeed.


7 posted on 05/05/2022 3:23:34 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: Rummyfan

“Criminals sharing abortion-rights sentiments targeted a church in Boulder Tuesday night, smashing windows and spray painting Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Boulder...”

Criminals *sharing*? Like sharing on social media? Criminals so generous they just want to share? Who writes this stuff? They were just *sharing*???


8 posted on 05/05/2022 3:26:04 PM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: Rummyfan

Sacred Heart of Jesus, or Immaculate Heart of Mary?


9 posted on 05/05/2022 3:39:38 PM PDT by I-ambush (We watched the moment of defeat, played back over on the video screen. )
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To: No name given
Why it’s always Catholic Churches vandalized and never those belonging to other denominations is beyond me.

I am a Catholic, but Sarah Palin's church was burned down. I've seen some others, usually First Assemblies of God etc. who don't back the fags.

Catholic Churches tend to have a lot more statues ... easy targets.

Also, older Catholic Churches (prevalent in northern big cities are often very beautiful . . . God's House.

As Garrison Keiler joked, "Lutherans figure why should we spend a million dollars of God's money just for something a bunch of Catholics can look at?" when describing Lutheran churches as "God's potato barn".
10 posted on 05/05/2022 3:45:33 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (“...we would live very well without Facebook."-B.LeMaire)
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To: married21
It is said that the Devil knows who his biggest enemy is.

Then that’s not it.
11 posted on 05/05/2022 3:51:23 PM PDT by Old Yeller (A nation of sheep, produces a government of wolves.)
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To: I-ambush

Oddly enough, the name is correct: Sacred Heart of Mary. Strange ...


12 posted on 05/05/2022 4:09:21 PM PDT by Campion (All we are saying is give peace a chance.)
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To: Rummyfan; piasa

Previous incidents in Colorado:

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https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3995316/posts

‘My Body, My Choice’ Painted on Doors to Catholic Church Before Mass, Colorado Cops Say
Center Daily Times ^ | 9/7/21 | Helena Wegner
Posted on 9/15/2021, 9:03:49 PM by marshmallow

Vandalism greeted members of a Colorado church Sunday morning before Mass, police said.

The St. Louis Catholic Church in Louisville, Colorado, had “My body, my choice” spray-painted across the entry door, the Louisville Police Department said.

Other parts of the building were also vandalized, including the garden sign and walls around the church.

Three people suspected of defacing the property were caught on camera, and police shared a blurry image on Facebook. Their identities are unknown. . .

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https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4003442/posts

Colorado Vandals Deface Catholic Cathedral with ‘Satan Lives Here’
Fox News ^ | 10/10/21 | Jon Brown
Posted on 10/13/2021, 9:30:10 PM by marshmallow

The graffiti also mocked Jesus and maligned priests

Vandals desecrated the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday with satanic messages shortly before the morning Mass.

The cathedral’s brass front doors and stone columns were defaced with messages mocking Jesus, maligning Catholic priests as “child rapists,” and claiming “Satan lives here,” according to local ABC affiliate Denver 7.

In an apparent reference to the phrase that went viral on social media after gay marriage was legalized in 2015, “love wins” was scrawled on a nearby statue of Pope John Paul II.

A priest reportedly told Denver 7 reporter Patrick Perez that a witness submitted a statement to the police.

The cathedral basilica suffered similar vandalism in 2020 during the protests that swept the county in the wake of George Floyd’s death. On the same weekend fires were set to the parish house at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., vandals spray-painted messages on church property such as “There is no God” and “God is dead.”

The cathedral did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication. . .


13 posted on 05/05/2022 4:27:03 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: No name given
Why it’s always Catholic Churches vandalized and never those belonging to other denominations is beyond me.

Because Catholics have always been at the forefront of the pro-life movement and they are a large, easily identifiable target. Even though there are many non-Catholic Christians who are just as tirelessly pro-life, it's a lot harder for the haters and the vandals to identify where they go to church.

14 posted on 05/05/2022 5:06:56 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domi/i><p>! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia! )
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To: No name given
Why it’s always Catholic Churches ...

Not the only reason, but I'm pretty sure ex-Catholics are big in the pro-death movement.

15 posted on 05/05/2022 5:23:01 PM PDT by Salman (It's not a "slippery slope" if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: Rummyfan

Well I hope it cost him a little money to clean it up because they’ve been sending a whole bunch of illegals to the US and expecting our taxpayers to pay for them.


16 posted on 05/05/2022 11:25:02 PM PDT by rottweiller_inc (inter canem et lupum)
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