Report: Six Arson Attacks on European Churches in One Week

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Six Christian churches in Europe suffered arson attacks in the space of just one week, reveals a report released Monday by a prominent Christian persecution monitoring group.

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe) noted that over the past several weeks, Europe has seen a “shocking” number of arson attacks on historic churches.

In the last month, at least nine such anti-Christian arson attacks have taken place, with six of them occurring in the week ending September 2.

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On August 25, arsonists set fire to a church in the German city of Bad Wörishofen and also attempted to burn the altar cloth, causing thousands of euros worth of damage. “The altar is not an ordinary table, but a consecrated place,” noted the parish priest of the church, adding that it was not “a harmless prank, but gross destruction.”

Three days later, in St Johnston, Ireland, a 27-year-old man was arrested on charges of attempting to set fire to three different religious buildings, including two Christian churches.

Notably, on September 1, an arson attack in Saint Omer, France, largely destroyed the historic Church of the Immaculate Conception. Some 120 firefighters fought the blaze for several before bringing it under control.

Police have identified the perpetrator as a leftwing, Antifa radical, who had previously shared anti-Christian and pro-Islamic State content on social media. The man has previously attempted to set fire to 15 Christian churches.

On the same day, arsonists set fire to the parish church of the Holy Name in Greenisland, Northern Ireland. The large fire destroyed most of the church, where the 70th anniversary of the parish had just been celebrated the night before.

Sweden: Man Beaten While Defending Church from Attempted Arson https://t.co/nTHo8YxM5Z

— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) September 3, 2020

Italy was not spared arson attacks on its churches and on September 2 the door of the Church of the Miracle in the Sicilian city of Mazara was set on fire. On September 14, suspected arsonists set fire to the oratory of the Migliarina church in the Tuscan seaside town of Viareggio, completely destroying the interior of the building and necessitating the evacuation of several young boys.

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