Statue of the Mary Removed At School in Malaga

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Parental Rights and Education
  • Freedom of Religion

A statue of the Virgin of Fuensanta (local patron) at the Carazony college in Malaga was removed in September at the request of parents. Another group of parents launched a campaign to ask for it to be reinstated.

Parents said that this image is not only a religious symbol, but "part of the tradition and culture of the people." They criticized that the statue was removed "without warning". They also indicated that from the standpoint of religious freedom, Catholics, once again, have seen their rights "violated" when the image, which was at display for many years at the college and which was restored with funding from the AMPA, was taken away without previous notice.
Sources:
http://www.foro-ciudad.com/malaga/coin/mensaje-6587582.html
http://www.apprece-a.es/vernoticia.php?id=203
http://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/municipios/2010/11/16/polemica-coin-cuadro-patrona/381491.html
http://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/municipios/2010/11/18/consejo-escolar-decidira-cuadro-patrona-coin-queda-colegio/381791.html