Another Act of Vandalism in the Church of Lubliniec

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Lubliniec
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Elena Kloppenburg on Unsplash

An unknown perpetrator has knocked over the candles and the candlestick in the Saint Nicholas' Church in Lubliniec. The incident took place on the morning of August 7, 2021. It was reported by a churchgoer who noticed the broken votive chandelier. Police are investigating.

Parish Priest Father Konrad Mrozek commented: "The glass elements of the chandelier were destroyed. I do not know what could have motivated the perpetrator, whether ideological, religious or political reasons, but it is certain that this was not a random act".

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