Radical Feminists Smear Church In Wuppertal On International Women's Day
Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Wuppertal
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Desecration
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Other (text field)
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Organized Hate Groups
Racial/Ethnic/Gender/Cultural Differences
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Dave Pullis on Unsplash
In reference to International Women's Day on 8 March, unknown perpetrators spray painted the main portal of the Catholic Church of St. Mary's Conception in Wuppertal, criticising the "patriarchal system" and the "unequal treatment of women". Some of the symbols used in the left-wing extremist scene are also found on house fronts and garages in the surroundings. Chaplain Tobias Menke of the Catholic parish community Wuppertaler Westen commented: "Since the wooden parts and fittings of our portal were also sprayed, the removal will be very costly." "This is quite massive damage to property." The police is investigating.
