Posted on 08/14/2021 6:42:42 PM PDT by marshmallow
The AOH is calling upon NYC Mayor de Blasio to "publicly condemn the increasing acts of violence against the Catholic Church in New York City."
A statement issued on August 11 by James Russell, the Catholic Action Chairman of the AOH, reads: "The New York State Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) calls upon both Mayor de Blasio to publicly condemn the increasing acts of violence against the Catholic Church in New York City as exemplified by the vandalism this past weekend at Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mary Church in The Bronx. Clothes were put in front of the statue of Our Lady and set on fire."
"The attack on the Statue of Our Lady is only the latest in a disturbing rise in hate crimes targeting Catholic Churches in New York City," the AOH statement says.
"On July 17, a statue of the Blessed Mother, and St. Therese of the Little Flower at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Forest Hills, Queens was destroyed. This was the second attack on the statues in a week.
"On May 28, the Blessed Mother statue at St. Adalbert’s in Queens was broken into pieces.
"On May 17, a Crucifix was vandalized at St. Athanasius Roman Catholic Church in Bensonhurst.
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Stupid AOH are “good Catholics” who support Sinn Fein and the IRA.
Seriously. This is like ticks complaining about chiggers.
They’re calling on a communist to stop communism in NYC. What do they expect the result to be?
DeBlasio and his City Council are Marxists. They don’t care about anyone or anything except power.
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