A Catholic church in Glasgow, Scotland was trashed by vandals in yet another random desecration.
“Shocking pictures shared on social media show the extent of the destruction to the altar area of St Simon’s Catholic Church, Glasgow, including broken statues and other holy relics,” reports the Scotsman.
The Archdiocese of Glasgow described the desecration as a “shameful attack on a much-loved church.”
Authorities say they are not treating the incident, which happened yesterday afternoon, as a religiously motivated hate crime.
Disgusting destruction in St Simon's Catholic Church Glasgow. Catholics just want to worship in peace and we are seeing more graffitti and vandalism. What are the parties doing about these issues? @NicolaSturgeon @LabourRichard @RuthDavidsonMSP pic.twitter.com/HN4lPG96gD
— Sancta Familia Media (@sfmmossend) April 30, 2019
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
One wonders if they would have the same response if this happened in a mosque.
Attacks on Christian churches are on the rise across Europe. 875 churches were targeted in France during 2018 alone.
As we reported yesterday, Romanian migrants trashed a Catholic church in Italy during a fight, causing significant damage.
