Stolen Tabernacle Found Abandoned & Open, Eucharist Missing
Posted on 05/15/2022 6:07:22 PM PDT by marshmallow
A suspect has been charged with burglary in connection with the theft of a tabernacle from a parish church in Greater Houston, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston announced Friday.
The tabernacle had been stolen from St. Bartholomew the Apostle Catholic Church in Katy, Texas, May 8.
“Thanks to the Katy Police Department's diligent efforts and skill, a suspect has been apprehended and charged with burglary. It is our understanding the theft was not motivated by last week's release of the draft Supreme Court opinion involving Roe v Wade,” the Galveston-Houston archdiocese announced May 13.
“Sadly, the tabernacle has not yet been recovered, though efforts by the Katy police are ongoing. In any case, such a theft beyond material price is immeasurably hurtful to us and speaking theologically, is sacrilegious.”
The suspect was identified by the Houston Chronicle as Christian James Meritt.
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Maybe the name needs to be changed to Nonchristian James Meritt.
Look for Nazis with their faces melted off.
Didn’t an earlier story report that the tabernacle had been found discarded near a Burger King, pryed open, and the consecrated hosts missing?
Satanists?
Stolen Tabernacle Found Abandoned & Open, Eucharist Missing
This wasn’t very Christian of Christian.
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