Man Burst into Church and Smashed Ancient Crucifix to the Ground
The young man of North African origin rushed into the church of St. Jeremiah, in Cannaregio, Venice and threw a large crucifix to the floor, heavily damaging the religious artifact.
“It’s wrong. It’s all wrong,” the man yelled. The church caretaker explained what happened:
"I asked him to explain what he meant by ‘wrong’, I could not understand. And then he approached the crucifix – a work from 1700 – and began to shake violently. Then I asked him: 'are you Muslim?' He answered yes and started to give the sacred image thrusts. He wanted to hurl it to the ground at all costs.”
In the end, the crucifix fell to the ground before the caretaker could stop the man, causing damage to the Christian artifact.
Source: Il Giornali