Left-Wing Local Government Removes Cherished Statue of Jesus

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Societal Sphere
  • Governmental
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols

A statue of Jesus Christ was removed and damaged by the governing local left-wing Galician nationalist party BNG in San Sadurnino in La Coruna.

The local faithful declare themselves hurt and offended by the desecration of this cherished statue of Jesus. The parish priest Francisco Javier Prieto said that the statue had been a great heritage for the area with historical meaning. He described the removal as "scorn".

http://www.hazteoir.org/noticia/60559-bng-expulsa-al-sagrado-corazon-jesus-san-sadurnino-coruna