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Disturbing Act of Vandalism At Cork Cemetery
March 13, 2021, IrelandIn the early hours of March 13th, vandals smeared gravestones at a cemetery in Cork. The perpetrators sprayed headstones at St Mary and St John Church in Ballincollig with grafitti. In addition, stones were moved and knocked over. Fianna Fáil councillor Colm Kelleher described the scenes at the cemetery as: "This is someone's family member and for their final resting place to be desecrated in a way like this, it is absolutely disgusting," he said. The police is investigating and confirmed to the Irish Examiner that no arrests have yet been made.
Desecration of 1000-year-old Graveyard on Gorey
March 13, 2021, IrelandPolice are investigating a startling case concerning the 1000-year-old Clonattin graveyard on the outskirts of Gorey. Various headstones were damaged and graffitied with spray paint by currently unknown perpetrators. The spray paint used is a blue paint commonly used to mark roads. Some of the vandalized headstones are important for the Town's history. The damage may be irreversible.
LGBT Activists Vandalise Church and Insult Virgin Mary
March 12, 2021, SloveniaA group of LGBT activists is said to have graffitied a Churchwall insulting the Virgin Mary. The occurrence happened on 12 March, at the Franciscan Church at the Prešeren square in Ljubljana. The vandals accused God of raping the Virgin Mary. The Spokesperson of the Slovanian Episcopal Conference Dr Tadej Jakopič said in a statement that they do not tolerate any form of intolerance and defamation of churches and requested the authorities to investigate in that case and to take appropriate action.
Break In to St. John the Baptist Church and Theft of Sacred Objects
March 12, 2021, GermanyThe Catholic church of St. John the Baptist in Spahnharrenstätte has been the target of burglars. They stole sacred objects and cash.
Stain Glass Windows of Church in Evreux Broken
March 12, 2021, FranceThe stain glass windows of the Notre-Dame de Sacquenville church in Evreux (Eure) were broken by unknown vandals. Three of the windows were damaged by rocks and the crime was being investigated. Richard Finix, the mayor of the town, has asked for witnesses to identify the vandals.
Controversial Hate Crime Bill In Scotland Ratified By Parliament
March 11, 2021, United KingdomOn March 11th, the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood resolved the new Hate Crime Bill with the consent of 82 to 32 votes. The bill intends to "make provision about an offense of racially aggravated harassment, to make provision about offenses relating to stir up hatred against a group of persons, to abolish the common law offense of blasphemy and for connected purposes." Critics now fear that due to the new legislation many who do not intend hate speech could be reported to the police because of it. Moreover, it contradicts the freedom of expression which fundamentally belongs to a free democracy.
Feminists Desecrate And Vandalise Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles Church In Paris
March 10, 2021, FranceOn March 10th, a group of anti-capitalist feminists sprayed the church of St. Leu-Saint-Gilles in Paris with the following inscriptions: "Nik tout", "Macron in the middle", "Prisons in flames", "anti-capitalist feminists" or "eat my period on your bolo noodle". The anarchist symbol (a circled A) has also been spray-painted on the walls. The Federation of Young Catholics FIDE commented on their Twitter account: "We will never be silent in the face of the attack, the desecration." This case is one in a series of increased vandalistic attacks against churches and Christian buildings in France.
Unknown Perpetrators Vandalise Church Cemetery In London
March 10, 2021, United KingdomOn 10 March, unknown perpetrators vandalised the cemetery of a church in Barnet, knocking over gravestones and breaking them apart. Now additional surveillance cameras are to be installed to deter future perpetrators. The police is investigating.
A 46-old-man Urinated on the Altar, Stole the Donation, and Emptied the Communion Wine and Holy Water
March 10, 2021, FranceOn the 10th of March, the church of Notre-Dame in Larmot-Plage in Morbihan has been a victim of theft and vandalism. A 46-old-man broke into the door of the sacristy, moved the crucifix, stole the collection money and the keys of the building, emptied the mass wine as well as the holy water, and urinated at the foot of the altar. The town hall filled a complain to the police and the perpetrator has been identified through his DNA and will appear before the court.
Church Walls In Opole Smeared With Satanist Inscriptions
March 9, 2021, PolandOn the evening of March 9th, a masked vandal scrawled the words "won" and three sixes on the walls of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Opole-Gosławice. The parish is asking for help in identifying the perpetrators and informs that it will hand the case over to the police.