Clown Interrupted Mass and Destroyed Baptismal Font

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)

A 36 year old man, wearing a clown costume, entered into the Corpus Christi Parish in Granada during mass and interrupted it. Right after, he destroyed the Baptismal Font with a wrench. The media reported that regulars to the parish had noticed the aggressor in the adjacent areas of the church in the days before the attack.

Sources: http://www.laopiniondegranada.es/granada/1450/granada-policia-detiene-hombre-destrozar-pila-bautismal-iglesia-granada/32859.html http://radiocristiandad.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/un-joven-vestido-de-payaso-interrumpe-una-misa-y-rompe-a-golpes-la-pila-bautismal/ http://www.nopuedocreer.com/noticias/11/un-payaso-protagoniza-un-escandalo-en-una-iglesia-y-destroza-la-pila-bautismal/

http://blogs.hazteoir.org/andalucia/2007/11/09/un-joven-vestido-de-payaso-irrumpe-en-una-misa-en-granada-y-destruye-la-pila-bautismal/