Statues of Virgin Mary set on fire and vandalised in Boston and New York
Where’s Cuomo? “Statues of Virgin Mary set on fire and vandalised in Boston and New York”
The vandalised statue of the Virgin Mary outside the Saint
Peter's Parish church in Dorchester, Boston: (NBC10) Two statues of the Virgin Mary were
vandalised in Boston and New York over the weekend. The authorities are
investigating incidents that occurred outside the Saint Peter’s Parish church
in Dorchester, Boston, on Saturday and the Cathedral Prep School and Seminary
in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, on Friday. Police were called to the Saint Peter’s
Parish church on Saturday night after the plastic flowers included on the
statue were set on fire. The statue was damaged with burn marks on the face,
arms and hands, and Father John Currie, who is the pastor of the church, said
his reaction the the news was “sadness. Disappointment. Our image of our lady
is so important to us in our faith.” The pastor claimed to CBS Boston that the
person who vandalised the statue “is obviously someone disturbed, someone who
has a lot of trouble, a troubled soul.” However,
Mr Currie added that his message is “of love, and peace, and mercy, and
forgiveness. Again, this person may be troubled and we don’t want to add to
trouble in the world or your life. We want to be an instrument of healing for
your reconciliation.” Although the
church owns surveillance cameras, the statue is not covered by them, and the
authorities are asking for help from the public to find any suspects. On
Friday, a separate statue of the Virgin Mary, that stands outside the Cathedral
Preparatory School and Seminary, was vandalised and police are searching for a
man who left the scene wearing a pink head covering, according to CBS New York. When staff turned up to the school on Friday
morning, they noticed that the word “IDOL” had been spray painted on the
statue. The president and rector of the school, Father James Kuroly, called the
vandalism “an act of hatred,” according to AMNY.
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