Hostile Graffiti on Church in Vienna

Case information
Incident date
Country
Austria
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
  • Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Insult or Incitement

Unknown perpetrators have spraypainted the Catholic church Kirche Am Hof, which is one of the main Vienna churches in the inner city.

The graffiti reads sentences such as: "Oh Mary, these clerical faschists" or "Your rosaries off our overaries", which is a protest against the pro-life orientation of the Christian churches.
The graffiti was noticed after a Catholic congress in favor of the protection of human life in its first stages had taken place in Vienna, from Oct 4 to 7.