Hermitage in Alicnate Heavily Damaged, Desecrated and Robbed
On 15. August, the Christ Most Holy hermitage in Alicante was robbed and damaged by vandals. According to the parish administrator, the perpetrators stole several religious objects including a ceramic chalice, paten, metal crowns, statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary, and a sword from the Virgin Statue. They smashed through the altar of Saint Joseph and significantly damaged the building. The vandals also looted the drawers of furniture and threw devotional and liturgical books on the floor. The police is still investigating, but even if detained, the police said the vandals would not have received prison charges.
“The damage done was worse than the monetary value of what was stolen,” Said the parish administrator Crespo. (Catholic World Report)
Source: Catholic World Report , COPE
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