
Kansas Archbishop: Catholic Church Attacks Are ‘Un-American’
Archbishop Naumann stressed that this latest attack does not deter the Church’s pro-life mission — or its support of the pro-life amendment.
Archbishop Naumann stressed that this latest attack does not deter the Church’s pro-life mission — or its support of the pro-life amendment.
49 headstones were overturned during the act of vandalism.
Incidents include arson, the destruction of statues, and the defacement of church buildings and gravestones with swastikas and anti-Catholic language.
The incidents come shortly after the discovery of the remains of 215 indigenous children in unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Parishes in Woodland and Rancho Cordova are the latest victims of anti-Catholic violence and vandalism.
A spokesperson for the diocese told local media that the diocese would be praying for the person who committed the vandalism, hoping that he or she would “someday have an encounter with the face of Christ themselves.”
FBI director Christopher Wray, in his testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee on Sept. 24, said that houses of worship are increasingly becoming preferred targets by “lone wolf” attackers.
In recent weeks, several Catholic churches have faced attacks and acts desecration.
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