Members of a Catholic church in north London have expressed fears for his or her security after one among their statues was vandalised.
Worshipers at St Joseph's Church in Wembley discovered their statue of the Virgin Mary smashed into items final week, the Catholic Herald stories, leaving an empty plinth.
The incident occurred on the night of August 6 or within the early hours of August 7, and the perpetrators have nonetheless not been recognized.
“The parish group as an entire is saddened by this callous act,” mentioned an workplace worker Catholic Herald. “However we are going to use this chance to strengthen our religion.
A believer in church mentioned it GBNews that the act of vandalism was an “assault” and that they feared additional incidents.
Talking on situation of anonymity, he instructed the gathering: “I knew there can be no information about it.”
They speculated on who vandalized the statue, including: “It was both a lone, mad man or somebody who had a motive to hate Christians.
“My household is fearful, however nothing will cease us from going to church.
They added that they’re “attacking Christians as nicely.”
“It's not simply concerning the church, it's about an assault on Christians everywhere in the world, all over the place. We really feel concern,” they mentioned.