Blasphemy Uttered by 16-year-old During Festive Mass

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Malo
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Other (text field)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Time/Place/Location
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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Amidst several acts of vandalism, perpetrated by young people, a sixteen-year-old was identified as responsible for disturbing a mass by shouting blasphemeous curses at the back of the cathedral during a festive mass. His identification was possible due to the testimonies of those present in the church

On Saturday, July 1, towards the end of evening mass, around 7.45pm, the teenager opened the door at the back of the cathedral, entered, shouted curses and ran away. "There were a few moments of disbelief on everyone's part", said Enrico Muraro, who was in church with his family.

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