Unknown perpetrators have vandalised almost all 14 stations of a Stations of the Cross in Wettenhausen in the diocese of Augsburg. The local parish priest Soni Abraham Plathottam, who comes from India, estimates the damage at at least 150,000 euros.
He told the IDEA news agency that he was shocked by the “blind vandalism”. It was a deliberate destruction of a Christian place with gross violence. During the attack in the forest at Calvary on the night of March 18-19, holy figures were overturned and partially destroyed, and leaded mosaic panes were damaged. According to the priest, there had already been two similar incidents in 2021 in April and September – with damage of about 20,000 euros. At that time, the police had not been able to identify a perpetrator.
The police in the neighbouring town of Burgau said about the current incident: “We do not rule out hatred of religions and the Catholic Church as a motive.” Meanwhile, restoration work has already begun. The priest: “The Stations of the Cross proclaim the deeds of Christian salvation history and give great strength to many people who visit it.” That is why they want to make it accessible again as soon as possible. Because the parish had not insured the Stations of the Cross, it was dependent on donations.
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Here’s how to catch the vandals, announce on the local news that a holeeeee koran was torn up in the town and arrest the first group of Muslim men who show up in protest in the town square. Then check their shoes and clothing for soil samples and plaster dust from the Stations of the Cross site. Check their Arabic language social media sites for posts boasting of vandalizing idols of the kufir. And just search the town directory for anyone named Mohammad or Abdulrahman of variants of those spellings.