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Jesus Statue Decapitated Outside of MA Catholic Church

A statue of Jesus outside of a Dorchester, Massachusetts, church has been decapitated. According to Rev. Jack Ahern of Blessed Mother Teresa of the Calcutta Church, the statue’s head was smashed off early Sunday morning.

Following the incident, the pastor discovered pieces of the head on the ground and the statue, itself, off of its base:

“Sunday morning, about three o’clock, someone saw someone smashing the head of Christ, completely decapitating Christ and pushed the statue off its base,” he said in an interview with WBZ NewsRadio 1030 this week.

CBS Boston reports that parishioners helped to pick the statue up; they tied it to a church sign so that it would be protected from further damage.

“It’s so disrespectful. There’s no respect any more,” one church member said. “I wonder how people are raised with the lack of morals, that they would even think of doing that.”

The statue is said to be beyond repair, although Ahern reports that numerous invidiously have come forward in an effort to assist in refurbishing it, should such an action be possible.

While no arrests have been made, Boston police are seeking the vandals responsible for the act.

(H/T: CBS Boston)

Comments (158)

  • thegreatcarnac
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:58am

    The person that vandalized the statue of Christ is a fool and thinks he can hurt God by attacking a statue. Even if he does not get caught, he will pay for his stupidity.

     
    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:04am

      Saint Peter will be holding that head at the pearly gates…. And he may have a few questions…..

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    • Doin it for da Chilren
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:07am

      Not really all he needs to do is truly ask for forgiveness.

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    • Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:26am

      What actually happened is that Jesus‘s head EXPLODED because he’s upset with the way warmongering, money-worshiping Republiclowns have sullied his image and only paid lip-service to his message.

      How do you expect anyone to take the teachings of Jesus seriously when the very people who claim to follow them are full of hate and greed? It’s a joke.

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    • TunaBlue
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:45am

      We’re starting to look a lot like France circa 1789.

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 12:08pm

      Whoever did that was a man after Gideon’s own heart..Gideon knocked down the graven images that the people of God were commanded not to make.

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 12:09pm

      Replace the head with Obama’s likeness.

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    • rangerp
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 12:11pm

      Edodus 20 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

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    • rangerp
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 12:13pm

      Bible Quotin‘ Science Fearin’ Conservative American

      how about you actually quoting some Bible to back up what you are saying?

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    • Sirfoldallot
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 12:15pm

      Between the age of 12 & 27 & they think they r funny. Not a family person did this dumb thing.

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    • TH30PH1LUS
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 12:54pm

      Interesting that this vandal didn’t attack a Hindu temple (they’re filled with statues), or a Buddhist temple.

      For the posters here who are applauding this criminal act – I‘m curious if you would advocate the destruction of Michelangelo’s sculptures also?

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    • DLG123
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 1:02pm

      @RangerP
      It is NOT the image it is the WORSHIP of the image. If God did NOT want graven images why did He command Moses to make the Tabenacle with Angels? Or command Moses to make a BRONZE SERPANT and place it on a pole?
      The arguement about graven images is silly because a picture of your family or the avatar beside your name is a graven image. Mounts of animals are graven images. Better not put out that Nativity scene in your yard or the front of your church because that is a “graven image”. Again it is NOT the statue of image the God despises it is the worship.
      May Christ’s peace be with you.
      DLG

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    • BuzzardSays
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 1:13pm

      Pure and simple vandalism from a heathen who is hell-bound and down loaded up and truckin’
      God says, “Thou shalt not steal”. This act is an act of theft as it will require church donations to be routed towards replacement or repair instead of helping the poor and needy.

      A statue smacks of idolatry anyway…I would suggest not replacing it.

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    • FoundingPrinciples
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 1:52pm

      @ Bible Quotin‘ Science Fearin’ Conservative American

      No offense, but your comment shows how small minded you are. First of all, what these criminals did has no justification. Secondly, the Republican party does not have a monopoly on Jesus, so when a Republican does or says something you consider un-Christian, it is no different than if a Democrat or anyone else had done the same thing. You don’t dump on Jesus because his church is full of imperfect, fallible human beings. The church is not a museum filled with perfect works of art. It is more like a hospital filled with sick people who want to get better. We don’t earn our salvation by making ourselves perfect. We accept His free gift of grace and work out our salvation in fear and trembling. It is a lifelong spiritual journey. That is the difference between true religion, as defined by Jesus, and false religion that is based on legalism and looking down on others and judging them for their sins, as defined by the pharisees.

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    • by faith
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 2:26pm

      RANGERP
      Many non-Catholic Christians use the passage you refer to, Exodus 21:4-5, to “prove” to Catholics that making “any graven images or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath” is detestable to God. But when this passage is read in context, it is not the making of images that is condemned but the worship of them.
      In fact,FIVE chapters later God commands the Israelites to make two golden statues of angels as part of the lid of the Ark of the Covenant (Ex 25:17-19). That’s an image of something from heaven. Then, in 1 Kings 6, God commands that graven images of flowers and palm trees be made, as well as 15-foot tall statues of cherubim. And in Numbers 21, God commands that a bronze serpent be made and uses it to heal the Israelites. It was preserved for 800 years and then destroyed when some began to worship it (2 Kgs 18:4).
      Catholics do not worship statues, because only God is deserving of adoration. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is adamant in affirming this (CCC 2112–2114). When a Catholic bows to a statue, he is not worshiping it any more than King Solomon worshiped Bathsheba when he bowed to her in 1 Kings 2:19. In other words, the honor given to images does not detract from the honor that is due to God. After all, if one member of the body is honored, the others should share in its joy (1 Cor 12:26).

      Read the Bible in context, not just reading what you want to see.

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    • ishka4me
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:15pm

      in the occupy chat rooms there are plenty of occupiers bragging about similar incidents across the country.

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    • Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:21pm

      All I hear is a grown person who believes in fairy tales. A simple-minded weakling who needs a cosmic hand holder to assure them that their life has meaning. I believe in God. Just not the string pulling space daddy you believe in. I don’t read the Babble.

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    • LondoMollari
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:47pm

      In other words, Bible’ Quotin only believes in God to the extent that he can do whatever he wants. He’s more in tune with what his liberal overlords have for him.

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    • ICanComment
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:46pm

      The news stories I’ve read on this are usually labeled with “shocking” or some similar adjective.

      It’s not really shocking at all – it’s pretty normal, actually, and even Christ Himself predicted that the world would be hostile to Him and then hostile to his followers because they hated him first.

      In New England, it seems like most people express some flavor of indifference toward Christianity:
      some display apathy, some display a sort of elitist ignorance, and then there are those that display flagrant hostility and can’t wait to insult. Statistically, a small fraction of people are believers, and most of them have learned that expressing belief in Christ has its consequences up here.

      Say the words “Jesus Christ” and watch the forum trolls show up… the ones (not all) who say we Christians are so hateful and hypocritical, and then in the next sentence call us vile names and tell us that the Bible backs up their opinions. If you haven‘t even read the Bible and you’re only quoting what other people have said about it, you’ve got no business telling other people what you think it says.

      Yeah, we are hypocritical – like everyone else. That’s the whole point of Christianity. If we were righteous we wouldn’t need Jesus. Why the hatred? (I mean, I know why.) Most Christians I know won‘t hate you or even dislike you when you say you’re an atheist. They’ll just shrug and say, “so?” You’re saying that atheism is so great, but insulting people do

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    • ICanComment
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:49pm

      I got cut off.

      The last sentence concluded with, “but insulting people doesn’t change their minds.” (Maybe changing minds wasn’t the objective in the first place?)

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    • Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:27pm

      LONDOMOLLARI

      Try reading about Deism. Some famous self-proclaimed Deists include Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Thomas Paine. Maybe you recognize those names. Read a little about Deism and you’ll see the Deist philosophy woven throughout the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Ben Franklin wrote that someone gave him a Deism-bashing book one time and when he read it, it had the opposite effect, converting him. You think because I don’t believe in your idea of God then it must be BS. Fair enough. I think that about what you believe.

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    • KickinBack
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:35pm

      @Sirfoldallout

      “Between the age of 12 & 27″

      Sadly, that is so true. 15-20 years ago it would’ve been “between the ages of 12 and 16”. Nowadays even the OWSers have proved that you can be a 30 year old teenager.

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:10pm

      I accidentally Drove Through Dorchester Once And Buildings Were Gutted, Razor Wire Was Everywhere And There Were Police Cars On Every Corner.

      I made a U-Turn and quickly drove away.

      Where can we send donations to pay for its replacement?

      The priest should not have even bothered to call the police, they will not do anything.

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:15pm

      My Jesuit Priest Carries A Hand Gun

      In the Bible as God was being taken by the High Priests he told his disciples to arm themselves and several found swords. This is how the High Priest Soldier got his ear cut off.

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    • glassbeadlady
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 10:49am

      This has been happening in graveyards and at churches in Utah for years. You can not attack a person’s faith by burning buildings of worship and statues. Christ is in your heart

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  • jwmarietta
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:54am

    were not really supposed to have graven images of him anyways. not that i think that is a big deal to have one, its not a make or break deal on salvation.

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    • Doin it for da Chilren
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:05am

      Im so glad I live in the South

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    • sndrman
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:32am

      didn’t Moses when he came down with the Tablets and saw what was going on the worship of the golden image that in a moment of rage throw the Tablets at them or down…. truly the graven images is my main sticking point of the Catholic’s….it does not mean mean that true believers love Jesus any less..as long as you trust Jesus as the SON of GOD and ask forgiveness and truly mean it and by the GRACE of GOD you will be forgiven….but as we look around at people like rev. jessie jackson, rev al sharpton.jermiah wright,the advisor to president,the methodist’s who have split the church 50/50 on the gay issue will all be held accountable for false and mis-representing what the BIBLE says…..how come atheists,media,this adm. don’t go after the buddiest,muslims,the indian gods’ or any other religion. why only Christianity?i sometimes watch old movies from 60‘s and back and even some 70’s shows where people freely express the Christian GOD, Jesus,the Bible, but now it’s the exact opposite …perhaps we are really really living in the last days.although it has been said countless times through time itself but it’s looking like a prime time for the anti-christ to make an appearance. the Bible does say once ISRAEL becomes a nation that that generation will not pass away without seeing the anti-christ. so maybe have your house and affairs in order!!!! all it will take is a SPLIT SECOND…..sorry to ramble on i kinda tend to….

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    • Faith1029
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 12:18pm

      SNDRMAN: “how come atheists,media,this adm. don’t go after the buddiest,muslims,the indian gods’ or any other religion. why only Christianity?i sometimes watch old movies from 60‘s and back and even some 70’s shows where people freely express the Christian GOD, Jesus,the Bible, but now it’s the exact opposite …perhaps we are really really living in the last days.”

      …because Satan knows Christianity is the one true religion and Jesus Christ is the one true God so he is doing everything in his power to rid the world of Him. He will not go after false doctrine. Yes, these are the last days. These things are happening at rapid speed. Keep your faith and know God is with you.

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    • ModerationIsBest
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 12:30pm

      This is the problem with all religions.

      They all think they’re the only victim out there and that discriminating against their religion is the “last acceptable form of discrimination.”

      Don’t you remember the Mosque thing in New York City, and how many people were against it? That there were threats it would never be put up and if it was it would get burned down immediately?

      Your religion isn’t the one true religion, just like Islam isn’t the one true religion, just like Judaism isn’t, or Mormonism, or people who believe in Zeus, Apollo, Odin or any other imaginary beings.

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    • by faith
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:13pm

      sndrman
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:32am
      didn’t Moses when he came down with the Tablets and saw what was going on the worship of the golden image that in a moment of rage throw the Tablets at them or down…. truly the graven images is my main sticking point of the Catholic’s….

      If this is your main sticking point with Catholic’s, then you don’t have any problem with Catholics.
      Catholics do not worship statues, because only God is deserving of adoration. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is adamant in affirming this (CCC 2112–2114).
      If someone enters your house, he should expect to find a picture of your mother. So, when someone walks into a Catholic Church—the household of God—he should not be surprised to find a picture of the mother of God, along with the rest of the heavenly family.
      In giving the Israelites a beautiful temple strewn with images (1 Kgs 6), God acknowledged the reason why he gave us our senses: to use them to worship HIM in spirit and truth.

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  • ModerationIsBest
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:52am

    Well this was unnecessary. Idiots.

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  • Teguci
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:52am

    Maybe someone in Massachusetts has a more literal interpretation of the 2nd commandment.

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  • gr8t2bfree
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:40am

    Sounds like home grown terrorists to me!

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  • ROMANS 10-9
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:35am

    Honestly…
    .

    I don’t think God cares about the statue…

    He cares about our hearts.

    He cares about our Salvation.

    Read Romans 10:9 out loud so your ears can hear it.

    Give Jesus your heart and stop worrying.

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    • kentuckypatriot
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:47am

      I hear what you are saying, but I think you are missing the point. This was done on private property. So many lost souls have no respect whatsoever. It’s called vandelism!

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    • jakartaman
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:08am

      It’s the symbolism of the act not the physical aspect.
      Its a sign of total disrespect to religion, believers and the community at large.
      Besides being just ignorant fools

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    • Bluzjag
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:54am

      We are also told not to make any graven image or likeness of anything in heaven or under heaven because that will likely become our object of worship. If you have Christ that cannot be taken away. Hold on to your faith!

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    • Sugabee
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:11pm

      Please see DLG123′s post above regarding graven images.

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    • ICanComment
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:59pm

      Thank you, Romans. Nice post.

      Was the vandalism disrespectful and offensive? Yeah, absolutely. Does it matter much in the grand scheme? No. Vengeance is God’s alone. Let Him sort it out – we’re in no position to judge. But for grace I’d be running around destroying statues of Christ and worse.

      I agree with you that the state of one’s heart is infinitely more important than a physical object.

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  • ROMANS 10-9
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:31am

    Cutting off the heads of Jesus‘ statues won’t eliminate Him. He is not dead. He has arisen and is alive.

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  • fidel1234
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:28am

    It’s scary how much religion is under attack.

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    • hillbillyinny
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:36am

      End times, be ready!

      John 3:16 is appropriate, for, TODAY is the dayof Salvation.

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    • kentuckypatriot
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:49am

      Ain’t that the truth friend I keep reminding my daughters how important it is to go to Church, to pray for America and Israel. I tell them all the time about Christianity being under attack, I’m starting to sound like a broken record!!

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    • MrOVW
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:53am

      no, it’s awesome. time to Wake Up Plebs.

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    • Sirfoldallot
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 12:29pm

      It‘s Evil that rearing it’s head. Kids that don’t think.

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  • qpwillie
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:28am

    I guess somebody is really proud of themselves for knocking the top off a piece of stone. I just wonder what they think they’ve accomplished.

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    • piper60
      Posted on January 27, 2012 at 4:11am

      They want to make their mark on the world, but don’t know how. Just like teenagers who drop beer bottles on the sidewalk from a car. All they end up doing is hurting others.

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  • Tom K
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:26am

    There WILL be justice in this case – from local law enforcement AND our Father in Heaven. The vandals are cowards / urban terrorists. I almost feel sorry for those knockleheads, almost.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:33am

      I care about NDAA. I Care about the Global Elite’s Central Bank Owning our Country.
      I care about why my Country and YOU and I (Social Security) were pleged to the FEDERAL RESERVE PRIVATE BANK in 1933
      due to our Default and Bankruptcy stemming from the 1913 Federal Reserve Act (This is when Income tax Began)
      I DON”T CARE about some irrelevant STATUE’s structural Integrity, or a two-bit vandal’s act.

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  • JP4JOY
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:21am

    Not a fan of “graven images” but what makes the vandals think they can destroy private property? Big fan of personal responsibility. Find these perps and make they pay for complete restitution and do lots of community service time as a penalty.

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    • DLG123
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 11:14am

      “Not a fan of Graven Images”?
      Well I hope you don’t have “graven images” of your family in pictures in your house, on your comp, or your phone. You better not be a hunter and have “graven images” in regards to your mounts on the wall. No statue trinkets of collectable angels or ceramic animals. You see how silly this arguement about graven images is? It is not the image itself that is bad… it is the worship of the image. In the immediate chapter after Moses receives the 10 commmandments God commands Moses to make a “graven image” of a snake to put on a pole so that anyone who was bitten would look at it and not die. God does NOT allow WORSHIP of graven images… It is the worship of the Golden Calf which made God angry.
      May the Peace of Christ be with you all
      DLG

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    • JP4JOY
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 1:40pm

      You do know that the “graven images” refers to things you worship? I only worship GOD in his majesty and mystery. I love my family and am ok with my hobbies. I do not worship my family and can’t even place my hobbies in a category close to my worship of GOD.

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    • JP4JOY
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 1:44pm

      Dave ”
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      You strike me as a fool

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    • DLG123
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 4:02pm

      JP4JOY
      Yes I am fully aware that a graven image is an idol (image or likeness) you worship. You surely aren’t insinuating that Catholics are worshiping this statue? What I am saying is that this statue is no different than your pictures of your family or hunting mounts was the point I was trying to get to. You worship pictures of family members as much as Catholics worship statues.
      You however did not address the FACT that God told Moses to make Cheribum for the Tabernacle or the bronze serpent on a pole (which I said was in the Next Chapter of Exodus but I was wrong it was in Numbers my bad on that). I do think you are a very charitble in your statement but I wanted to make sure that you knew that Catholics do NOT worship these statues or paintings we have in our Parishes.
      On I side note I hole heartedly agree with you that I am a very big fan of private property and hope the vandals are caught and made to pay an appropriate fine.
      Peace of our Lord be with you and your family
      DLG

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  • charjan
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:21am

    Cutting off the heads of Jesus‘ statues won’t eliminate Him. He is not dead. He has arisen and is alive.

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  • COFemale
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:21am

    Well whomever did this is doomed for life. He will be brought into the light when he least expects it to happen. God does not take kindly to people who mock or damages religious depictions of his son.

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  • let us prey
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:21am

    Mass is a progressive crap hole. No doubt a free thinking Hate monger lib did this. Even their slang sucks wicked pissah? WTF is that.

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  • Sirfoldallot
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:19am

    No respect for other is a human hate crime that seems to be in style.

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  • Deda1
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:18am

    Bet it was a Demomuslim.

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  • samsmama
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:16am

    Had this been anything to do with a Muslim or their faith the outrage would have gone virul. How very sad for this country.

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  • lisa2994
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:15am

    Disgusting!

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  • unsafe
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:14am

    Its time to take out the commies.

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  • IMCHRISTIAN
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:12am

    Run but you can’t hide.

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  • BIGJAYINPA
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:11am

    Now who do we know that favors decapitation as their method of choice?? Not casting any aspersions, After all the OWS pukes are big on Church defacation, as well. First they came for the Jews, and I didn‘t say anything because I wasn’t a Jew…………………Just sayin”

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  • jakartaman
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:11am

    Our Republic is not only economically bankrupt
    It is spiritually and morally bankrupt

    This is in progressive liberal Boston – Dorchester is a portion of Boston that is heavily minority.

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  • Wpbtonzlewis
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:11am

    The Fallen Angel of Darkness – Lucifer – is rampaging through God’s world today. We must pray for the conversion of these people, in the grip of Satan.

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  • netmail
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:07am

    Squad car dumper wearing an Obama hoody strikes again.

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  • Steelhead
    Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:06am

    it’s not really Christ or what he looked like

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    • jakartaman
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:14am

      Really –
      You do have a grasp of the obvious

      Moron

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on January 26, 2012 at 10:15am

      Auntie Petutie is getting FREE Housing, Free Healthcare, Free Foodstamps, . Why is she so upset??

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