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Virgin Mary Statue Beheaded At Chino Catholic Church
« on: April 04, 2019, 01:07:19 pm »

Virgin Mary Statue Beheaded At Chino Catholic Church
April 2, 2019 at 10:24 pm
Filed Under:Catholic Church, Chino, Los Angeles News

CHINO (CBSLA) – A vandal appears to be targeting Catholic churches in Pomona Valley, with the most recent attack on a beloved statue at a Chino church.

“This is a place we come to feel safe, to feel God’s presence, to worship with our community,” said Marianne Hacker, pastoral administrator at Saint Margaret Mary’s Church.
 
She’s guarded the chapel for more than 50 years, the entire time the church has been in existence on Central Avenue in Chino.


https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/04/02/chino-catholic-church-vandalism/

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Re: Virgin Mary Statue Beheaded At Chino Catholic Church
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2019, 01:08:59 pm »
It should not be viewed as a hate crime until it is figured out who do it.  There have been plenty of fake hate crimes in an effort to hang the blame on someone else. :pondering:

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Re: Virgin Mary Statue Beheaded At Chino Catholic Church
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2019, 01:33:50 pm »
Rest of the story:
"The damage made the church recall a strikingly similar crime at another local Catholic church.
“That’s why I’m thinking it was a sledgehammer like they used at Our Lady Lourdes,” Hacker said.
Just a month ago and three miles away in Montclair, a person was caught on camera hopping onto a planter at Our Lady Lourdes Catholic Church and using what appeared to be a sledgehammer to hack the heads off two of their statues.
“Definitely trying to make a statement,” Hacker said.
Saint Margaret Mary’s Church thinks the same person is responsible for both crimes, and now they wonder if the same person destroyed their double pane stained glass window last month.
“It’s a picture also of Mary that was just shattered by a huge, huge stone,” Hacker said.
Both churches say they don’t know why they were targeted, but they’re praying for the person who’s trying to hurt them."

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Re: Virgin Mary Statue Beheaded At Chino Catholic Church
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2019, 01:58:03 pm »
Lets  see....

Who has a big problem with religious images?

Hint:

Or maybe it's just the Orangeman's Guild looking to stir up the Troubles again....
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