Mayor Defends Saints’ Statues on Public Safety Building, Accuses Opponents of Anti-Catholic Bias

Massachusetts mayor defends saint statues on public building, says critics are anti-Catholic

Statues of St. Michael and St. Florian. / Credit: Office of Mayor Thomas Koch National Catholic Register, Aug 8, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). A Massachusetts mayor is going to bat for including statues of two Catholic saints on the city’s new public ... [...]

Massachusetts mayor defends saint statues on public building

Statues of St. Michael and St. Florian. / Credit: Office of Mayor Thomas Koch National Catholic Register, Aug 8, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). A Massachusetts mayor is going to bat for including statues of two Catholic saints on the city’s new public safety building, saying he picked them because of their importance to police and firefighters and accusing opponents of harboring “‘negative attitudes’ toward Catholicism.”But lawyers for local residents w…

Mayor Defends Saints’ Statues on Public Safety Building, Accuses Opponents of Anti-Catholic Bias

Courtesy photos (L-R) Statues of St. Florian and St. Michael are planned for the 120,000-square-foot public safety building of Quincy, Mass., set to open this year. But critics of the planned statues of St. Michael and St. Florian say they impermissibly favor Catholicism over other religions.