"Burn In Hell" Sprayed in the Facade of the Church of Our Lady

Case information
Incident date
Country
Switzerland
Place
Zurich
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Anti-Religion or Humanism Groups
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Threats
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: Kath.ch

On the 29. July, the wall of the Church of our Lady in Zurich was found with inscriptions in red paint saying: "Burn in Hell", "Strike Fundamentalists on the Mouth" and an anarchist symbol, along with paint dripped over the staircase. For the time being, the parish staff is not allowed to clean up the graffiti, while the crime is being investigated by the police. The shocked priest said he had never experienced anything like this.

The priest of the church, who is Indian, wais annoyed by this act of vandalism and says he has never experienced anything like this. He commented: "If someone has something to say, she or he can do it decently and not just deface walls."

Source: Kath.ch