The church of Villa San Martino was the victim of an attempted arson by young teenagers around the 21st of March. The teenagers, who have already been identified, took the hand sanitiser gel at the entrance and spread it all over the church, pews and floor. They then tried to set fire to the gel, thinking it would be flammable. Given that the alcohol percentage was not that high, the fire did not catch up. Still, the layers of blackened gel remained on the floor near the altar. The vandals also looted the offering box.
The raid created great bitterness among residents and the faithful. During the homily of the Sunday mass, the priests shared the news of this raid with the faithful. After all, there are several baby gangs in action in the city, obviously made up of underage boys, but in some cases under the age of 14, and therefore also not chargeable.
This incident took place just weeks after a similar one in the Church of San Luigi Gozanza.
Source and Picture: Centro Pagina
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