The date is October 4, 2023. Between October 2 and 3, a pro-life exhibit installed in the grounds of an American parish was vandalized by red paint.
The display, which was a collection of white crosses with a banner facing the street that read “Pray for Abortion,” had been damaged by parishioners who attended Tuesday’s morning Mass. All the crosses were painted red and the banner had the words “Life is an illusion; you do not care about people dying.”
This exhibition was held on the grounds at St. Paul Church. A parish with a school, it is situated in Fenton suburb, approximately 20 minutes away from St. Louis. The church and other temples of the archdiocese held a pro-life day on 1 October in honor of Respect Life Month.
Father John Nickolai said, in an email sent to CNA, EWTN News’ English Agency, that the damage appears to have been minimal to the church and school.
In the face vandalism, he also called on Catholics “to pray, fast and sacrifice for the conversion” of their hearts.
On October 3, Officer Adrian Washington told CNA that the police are investigating “destruction and vandalism”, and they have no suspects to date.
Missouri was one of about a dozen state that banned abortions with some exceptions after Roe v. Wade, the historic ruling, in 2022.
In the past 112 years, since a leaked draft of the Supreme Court decision in this case reached the media, 112 vandalism incidents have occurred against Catholic Churches, Pregnancy Help Centers, Shelters for Pregnant Women and other organisations. Pro-life in the entire country. The attacks include graffiti, vandalism, threats, arson, and property damage.
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