Priest Calls Vandalism 'True Persecution' After Vandals Smash Jesus Statue at Historic UK Church

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A figure of Christ was cut off, a war memorial smeared with anti-Christian slogans: The desecration in front of a Catholic church in Warrington in England caused anger. The local priest clearly speaks of Christian persecution. The police have now identified a 42-year-old suspect who was housed in a psychiatric facility.

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A statue of Jesus Christ installed in the war memorial of the Church of St. Alban in Warrington, Cheshire County, England, had his head ripped off by vandals. The local police investigate the case as a hate crime, just a few days from Sunday of Remembrance, the date on which the United Kingdom honors the dead in wars. The image lies on the memorial crucifix, and those responsible also took sentences against the Catholic Church in the monument. A…