Posted on 07/02/2021 6:13:14 PM PDT by marshmallow
A historic Catholic church in downtown Denver was tagged with graffiti on Monday evening, in a possible reference to the controversy over former Catholic-run schools for Indigenous in Canada.
The number “1323” was discovered painted in large red figures on an outer wall of Holy Ghost Catholic Church on Monday. The graffiti was cleaned off by Tuesday morning.
Mark Haas, spokesman for the archdiocese of Denver, told CNA that the paint was water-based and washed off easily. He said the church’s pastor, Father Christoher Uhl, hopes to put the incident behind him and not draw any additional attention to the church.
Both Uhl and Haas said they do not know of any reason why Holy Ghost would be targeted, other than its location in the heart of a major city’s downtown. Holy Ghost has operated a robust ministry to Denver’s homeless population for decades.
The incident follows several weeks of Catholic churches in Canada being vandalized or discovered on fire. At least one incident of vandalism of St. Paul’s Co-Cathedral in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan clearly referenced the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at former Catholic-run residential schools for Indigenous children. Vandals spray painted the words “We were children” and made red handprints in paint on the doors on Thursday, June 24.
The number that was written on Holy Ghost church, “1323,” could have cited a June 25 article about the number of bodies that had been found in unmarked graves at the sites of former Canadian residential schools up to that point. However, the exact message remains unclear, and CNA could not confirm that the Denver vandalism was connected to the revelations in Canada.
At the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, the remains of 215 Indigenous children were discovered on the weekend of......
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Hey, damaging a church is totally OK.
Just do not try even spitting on a LGBT Pride poster.
I really wish the above was a joke.
But it isn’t.
And leftists will continue to do this until they are met with a good solid attitude adjustment.
Yep
The leftists who attack this church are protected by the criminal leftists in government.
Just working their way up to burning it.
It’s coming.
Motive unclear? Seriously?
Just another front for the Communist revolution. Back in the day, people used wooden markers, especially for any people who did not have a family member claim them.
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