Theft of Relic from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Burgundy
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Theft
Vandalism of Church
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Pixabay
The relic f John Paul II was stolen from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Paray-leMonial in Burgundy. The relic is a piece of cloth stained with the Pope's blood during an attempted murder in 1981. The theft could have occurred between the 8 and 9 of January, according to the mayor Jean-Marc Nesme. The incident was reported by a churchman who was closing the church, the police are investigating.
