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The Catholic Statues And Sites Attacked By Activists, And How Elected Leaders Responded

Targets include Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and the man who brought Catholicism to California.

Jeffrey Cawood
The Catholic Statues And Sites Attacked By Activists, And How Elected Leaders Responded
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The recent attacks on Catholic statues and monuments across the country have some devout followers questioning whether the movement to remake America includes Catholicism.

In California, Native American groups have entered into an “intersectional” partnership with Black Lives Matter allies to attempt to cancel a canonized saint. A Catholic church in Florida was recently set on fire as parishioners prepared for Mass. In other states, statues of Jesus Christ and the Blessed Mother have been beheaded and charred.

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