Woman desecrates host during mass

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Poznań
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: X (Kaja Godek)

Saturday April 27, a woman crushed a host and threw it to the ground that she had received during mass at the Church of St Charles Borromeo in Poznań.

During Mass, while giving Holy Communion, a woman received the host in her hand, but instead of consuming it on the spot, she walked away towards the pews. The priest urged her to consume the Blessed Sacrament, but she began to argue with him aggressively. She then crushed the host with her fingers and threw it on the ground.
The police were informed.

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