Keplerplatz in the Favoriten district of Vienna is considered a hotspot for immigrant and foreigner crime as well as a drug dealing centre. The church located there has already been the victim of religiously motivated vandalism in the past – now it has been defaced with Arabic lettering.
For months now, the police have declared Keplerplatz in the Favoriten district of Vienna a danger zone – to no avail. The rampant foreign infiltration continues to ensure that crime remains high and drug dealing flourishes. Media reports have labelled the square the ‘most dangerous place’ in Vienna. However, it is not only the residents who suffer under the circumstances, but also the church located there.
A few months ago, it was the victim of a religiously motivated attack. Last November, a Syrian man tore a statue of the Madonna from its moorings in the church and stole a wooden cross. In addition, people regularly urinate on the walls of the church: ‘In summer, I have to clean everything with a water hose, otherwise the pungent urine odour is unbearable,’ says the priest in charge.
Now the church has been defaced with Arabic characters, as the following pictures sent to the Heimatkurier show:
