Desecration and theft of hosts in Calvados

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Calvados
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Theft
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
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On October 27, the tabernacle of the Notre-Dame de Vire church in Calvados was broken into and the ciboires, as well as the consecrated hosts, stolen.

"The social climate in which we operate unfortunately gives us a growing violence towards people and property,", said the Bishop of Bayeux-Lisieux. A reparation mass was celebrated afterards.

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