Bust Of St. John Paul II Vandalised In Front Of Polish Church In Paris

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Paris
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
  • Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
  • Other (text field)
  • Defamation
Place of Incident
  • Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
  • Public Street
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: twitter.com

On 19 April, in front of the Polish Church of the Assumption at 'Concorde' in Paris, the bust of St John Paul II was vandalised . An unknown perpetrator covered the bust with red paint. Father Paweł Witkowski mentioned the great merits and achievements of John Paul II, who "certainly did not deserve such treatment". The case is being investigated by the police.

https://twitter.com/polskifrfr/status/1384445768363388930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1384445768363388930%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicnewsagency.com%2Fnews%2F247338%2Fst-john-paul-ii-bust-vandalized-outside-polish-catholic-church-in-paris

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