PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — Four Portland Catholic churches have been vandalized in the span of about six weeks. At least one incident involved a group protesting the recent discovery of unmarked graves at primarily Catholic-run schools in Canada, while other instances appear to be the work of disgruntled teens and individuals with general anger toward the church. In June, vandals lit fires and wrote graffiti on the grounds at St. Patrick Church in Northwest Portland; a month later additional graffiti appeared on the historic church’s wooden front doors. On June 26, a stained-glass window was broken at Northeast Portland’s St. Andrew Church and less than a week later, at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Southeast Portland, a group of protesters, including families with children, left red handprints on the church door, columns and steps.
Fires, graffiti, red paint are among ways Portland churches vandalized – Detroit Catholic: Read Catholic News & Stories
Fires, graffiti, red paint are among ways Portland churches vandalized – Detroit Catholic: Read Catholic News & Stories
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