The Committee for Religious Freedom of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRFUSCCB) reported that there have been 100 acts of vandalism against Catholic buildings and monuments in the country since May 2020.
“In all cases, we must approach the preparators with prayer and forgiveness. It is true that when the motive was retribution for some past fault of ours, we must reconcile; where misunderstanding of our teachings has caused anger towards us, we must offer clarity; But this destruction must stop. This is not the way ,”said Cardinal Timothy Dolan, President of CRFUSCCB. The same committee in association with the Committee for Domestic Justice and Human Development previously issued statements regarding the vandalism in the church on July 22, 2020.
The most recent occurred just last Sunday, October 10, the graffiti and hate message on the walls of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver.