Repeated Vandalism and Thefts in the Parish Church of Mainz
Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Ingelheim (Mainz)
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Anti-Religion or Humanism Groups
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Desecration
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: pixabay.com
The parish church in Ingelheim has repeatedly been the target of severe vandalism, as reported on the 12th of July 2019. The acts included cigarette ash in the confessional, holy water basins filled with urine, candles lighted on the altar. The church was closed because of this abuse.
