St. Alphonsus parish, along with nearby St. Mary's parish, have issued a statement which welcomed the Orange Order's condemnation of the assault, while adding that "we are distressed and deeply saddened that, in the 21st century, we are unable to exercise our human rights of freedom of association, freedom of assembly and the right to celebrate our faith free from intimidation and violence."
They asked the Scottish Parliament "to ensure all those exercising their right to religious freedom will be protected by the appropriate statutory authorities."
A petition calling on the Glasgow City Council to end the Orange walks has garnered more than 70,000 signatures.
The petition at change.org said that now "is the time to have a real debate on how we can stop this outdated and repressive display … They have a long history of spreading anxiety and fear amongst everyday Glaswegians."
"There is no room in our society for this type of bigotry and division. Sign the petition and call time on the Orange Order marching on our streets!"
A variety of Scottish politicians have condemned the assault on Canon White.
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party, tweeted that "behaviour like this – hate crime of and kind – is simply unacceptable, and we will always consider what more we must do to eradicate it."
Annie Wells, Member of Scottish Parliament for Glasgow and a member of the Scottish Conservative Party, said that "This was a shocking attack against a respected member of the local community. Police Scotland must move quickly to identify those involved and bring charges."
Monica Lennon, an MSP of the Scottish Labour Party, lamented that "Anti-Catholic hate crime remains prevalent in Scotland, accounting for 57% of religiously aggravated charges in 2016-17 … Scotland must do better."
And Caron Lindsay, equalities spokeswoman for the Scottish Liberal Democrats, said, "No-one in Scotland should feel threatened or intimidated as they go about their daily business."
An April poll of Catholics in Scotland found that 20 percent reported personally experiencing abuse of prejudice toward their faith; and a government report on religiously-motivated crime in 2016 and 2017 found a concentration of incidents in Glasgow.
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