As we enter what is certain to be a heated election year, one group is bracing itself for political violence: the Catholic Church.
There were over 100 acts of violence and vandalism against Catholic churches in the United States in 2023. Among them were devastating cases of arson; destruction of holy objects; satanic, pro-transgender, and pro-abortion graffiti; and general ransacking. Crucially, also among them were over a dozen incidents, in Ohio, in which Catholic churches with pro-life displays were vandalized in the leadup to the state’s vote on a constitutional amendment to legalize abortion on demand. The events in Ohio were not the first of their kind — Catholic churches in Kansas and Michigan were subject to similar attacks ahead of votes on abortion ballot measures in 2022.
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