A wave of crime and vandalism hit several parishes in the area of Bayeux and Bessin. Notre-Dame du Bessin, Saint-Loup Hors and Manoir churches have suffered material damage whereas in the parish of Port en Bessin a chalice was stolen.
In the case of Notre-Dame of Nanteuil Montrichard (Loir-et-Cher) nothing was stolen but the Eucharist used for Adoration, considered a most holy item for Catholics, after the tabernacle was destroyed, in which it was kept.
Sources
- http://www.lamanchelibre.fr/actualite-31045-exclusif-des-eglises-du-bessin-vandalisees.html (opens in a new tab)
- http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/ACTUALITE/Faits-Divers/24-Heures/Stupeur-apres-la-profanation-a-l-eglise-de-Nanteui (opens in a new tab)
- http://www.indignations.org/profanations/index.php/2011/11/27 (opens in a new tab)
- Christianophobie in France (opens in a new tab)