Anti-Catholic posters pasted on several churches in Gdansk in an anti-church action

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Gdańsk
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism of Christian Building (other)
  • Vandalism of Church
  • Insult or Incitement
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Defamation
  • Negative Stereotyping
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: Laboratorium Wolności Religijnej

On the night of October 16-17, 2022, an organized group hung posters targeting the Catholic Church on the parish grounds of the Church of Our Lady Queen of the Polish Crown in Gdansk. That night, the posters were hung on sixteen buildings and gates of establishments belonging to the Catholic Church. Posters with the same content and graphics were hung on all the facilities: "They all knew and did nothing! The entire clergy is guilty of covering up paedophilia in the Church! Disgrace! We remember! We will hold them accountable!".

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