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Attacks on U.S. Catholic Churches Listed by Bishops
California Catholic Daily ^ | 5/3/21 | Jim Holman

Posted on 05/06/2021 6:50:15 PM PDT by marshmallow

Including Woodland, Van Nuys, Rancho Cordova

At least 67 incidents occurred across 25 states since May 2020. The causes of the fire at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the fire at St. Charles Catholic School in the Diocese of Spokane are still unknown. Incidents include arson, statues beheaded, limbs cut, smashed, and painted, gravestones defaced with swastikas and anti-Catholic language and American flags next to them burned, and other destruction and vandalism.

2021 incidents

April 26: Man smashed face of Our Lady of Guadalupe with a sledgehammer (St. Elisabeth Catholic Church, Van Nuys, CA) – https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-caught-on-camera-vandalizing-van-nuys-church/

April 17 or 18: Statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Mary Magdalene, and St. John, spray painted (Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Woodland, CA) – https://catholic-sf.org/news/two-parishes-in-the-sacramento-diocese-vandalized

April 17 or 18: Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary spray painted (St. John Vianney, Rancho Cordova, CA) – https://catholic-sf.org/news/two-parishes-in-the-sacramento-diocese-vandalized

April 16 or 17: Face of statue of Jesus vandalized (St. Mary’s Cathedral, Fargo, ND) – https://www.twincities.com/2021/04/19/vandals-jesus-statue-fargo-cathedral-catholic/

April 15: Statues of three female saints vandalized (Holy Rosary Church,Woodland, CA) – https://fox40.com/news/local-news/saint-statues-at-woodland-church-vandalized/

April 1: Gunshots fired at abbey of Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles (Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus, Gower, MO) – https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/missouri-nuns-targeted-in-multiple

(Excerpt) Read more at cal-catholic.com ...


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: antifa; blacklivesmatter; blm; domesticterrorism; satanism

1 posted on 05/06/2021 6:50:15 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Are they also listing attacks on altar boys?


2 posted on 05/06/2021 7:03:14 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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To: marshmallow

Demonic....


3 posted on 05/06/2021 7:44:00 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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