Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 20, 2020 / 14:43 pm
Several Catholic churches in the United States reported vandalism and other damage to statues over the past weekend, the latest in a spate of church vandalism over recent weeks.
At Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Bloomingburg, New York, a monument to unborn children killed by abortion was knocked over the weekend of July 18. The monument consisted of an image of an infant resting in a pair of hands, along with an inscription of Isaiah 49:16.
"Someone felt it was a good idea for them to knock over our pro life memorial monument on our parish property," Fr. Nick Blackwell, a Carmelite friar, wrote on Twitter. "Don't think these actions and sentiments are only relegated to big cities. Police have reviewed our surveillance footage."
Some one felt it was a good idea for them to knock over our pro life memorial monument on our parish property. Don't think these actions and sentiments are only relegated to big cities. Police have reviewed our surveillance footage. pic.twitter.com/EXSRln45RH
- The Frank Friar (@CarmeliteNick) July 18, 2020