Vandalism in Madrid Church

Country: Spain

Date of incident: March 15, 2011


The Ascensión del Señor Church, located in the Madrid suburb of Carabanchel, a working class neighborhood, has suffered the loss of their most precious sacred items, the chalice with the Eucharist and the Holy Oils. The Church, build 60 years ago in a poor vicinity, has no item of value, and "the burglars knew about it", affirms Francisco Pérez, the church Pastor. Fr. Perez adds: "They only took the most precious treasure for our community, the body of Christ".

Sources:
http://www.abc.es/20110318/madrid/abcp-otra-profanacion-iglesia-20110318.html
http://www.revistaecclesia.com/content/view/24598/65/
http://www.minutodigital.com/2011/03/18/sigue-el-acoso-a-los-catolicos-en-la-universidad/