Left-Wing Local Government Removes Cherished Statue of Jesus

Country: Spain

Date of incident: May 9, 2014


A statue of Jesus Christ was removed and damaged by the governing local left-wing Galician nationalist party BNG in San Sadurnino in La Coruna.

The local faithful declare themselves hurt and offended by the desecration of this cherished statue of Jesus. The parish priest Francisco Javier Prieto said that the statue had been a great heritage for the area with historical meaning. He described the removal as "scorn".
http://www.hazteoir.org/noticia/60559-bng-expulsa-al-sagrado-corazon-jesus-san-sadurnino-coruna