Far-left vandals threatening priest in Barcelona

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Place
Barcelona
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Threats
  • Vandalism of Church
  • Insult or Incitement
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: X (Twitter)

On February 10, strangers left a message on the walls of the parish church of the Roman Catholic priest Father Pablo Pich Aguilera which could be translated into Spanish like this: “We are watching you, Pablo. We will abort.” The text is signed by Arran, a youth group of the Catalan separatist left.

Father Pablo Pich Aguilera posted a photo of the graffiti on his twitter account and thanked for many messages of support. "In reality this has been a recurring graffiti. In one year, this is the fifth time they have painted in the church," Fr. Pablo further commented.

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