Posted on 07/02/2022 6:28:45 PM PDT by marshmallow
Nestled in the thick woods atop Irish Mountain in West Virginia, a small, whitewashed wooden church stood resolute for nearly a century and a half — until this morning.
Irish Mountain is aptly named — its bright green foliage would not be out of place on the Emerald Isle. But the name of the place goes deeper than appearances. St. Colman Chapel, which was discovered burned to the ground the morning of June 27, was the last surviving remnant of a once-thriving Irish immigrant community in the area, and its adjacent cemetery marks the final resting place of many of those Irish Catholics.
The chapel burned under suspicious circumstances the night of June 26-27 and is being investigated as arson, according to the local volunteer fire department.
The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston told CNA it "is saddened to hear of the devastating fire at the historic St. Colman Catholic Church near Shady Spring, WV. Thankfully, no one was inside the building when the fire occurred and the structure is a total loss. The church, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places since it was built in 1877 was not regularly used. The Diocese is truly grateful for the response of so many fire departments in the area, but the little church burned quickly and nothing can be saved. The cemetery behind the church will continue to be maintained."
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Maybe Catholics should stand up to libtards instead of allowing themselves to be infested by them 🤪
What a shame.
Jane’s revenge terrorists. They hate God and any vestige of same.
The FIB will get right on this. /s
Thanks for posting the before pic
Some [erasers of history] leftists just need to be Che’d.
Standing up to libtards is why it was a Catholic church that got burnt. The Catholics are the ones who’re being attacked. Ask yourself why.
Was the building wired with electric? If not then it had to be arson.
Leftists will come for your home next, Catholics. Get prepared. Government not only will not protect you, it will in fact, protect the leftist antifa attackers.
lightening
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