Residents Sue Mass. City, Mayor over Plan for Religious Statues on Building

ACLU Sues City to Block Statues of Saints on Public Safety Building

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. Former Catholics comprise the largest group of residents challenging the statues of the patron saints of police officers and firefighters in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Quincy residents sue mayor over controversial Catholic saint statues for new public safety building

Fifteen religious and non-religious Quincy residents are suing Mayor Thomas Koch over recently discovered plans to install controversial Catholic patron saint statues on the front of the city’s new public safety building.

Massachusetts ​​Residents Sue To Block Statues of Catholic Saints Outside New Public Safety Building

The two statues depict the patron saints of police and firefighters and cost taxpayers $850,000.

Quincy residents sue to stop installation of patron saint statues at public safety building

“The statues send a message that the Quincy government favors one faith above all others. This flagrantly violates our state constitution.”

FFRF represents residents suing Quincy, Mass., and mayor to stop public religious statues

Photo of Quincy, Mass., by Max Youmans   A multifaith group of Quincy, Mass., residents and taxpayers have filed a lawsuit in the Norfolk Superior Court to halt the planned installation of two large religious statues of Catholic saints at the entrance of the city’s new public safety building. The plaintiffs are residents of diverse faiths who do not want their government officials and publicly owned property to promote specific religious beliefs…

Residents sue Mass. city, mayor over plan for religious statues on building

According to the lawsuit, the plan, which was created by Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch, "promotes one religion over others, and religion over nonreligion, violating the Massachusetts Constitution."