Series of Vandalism at Viennese Churches: Reporting Office Raises Alarm

The reporting office for anti-Christian incidents, www.christenschutz.at, is deeply concerned about the increasing number of anti-Christian incidents in Vienna.

Banner at Karlskirche: Slogans against "March for Life"

On June 12, according to the reporting office, a banner was placed on the balustrade of the Vienna Karlskirche shortly before 5:00 PM. It bore the inscription "Hell to those who believe in it" and was directed against the upcoming "March for Life". A surveillance video of the incident is available. Already in May, the Karlskirche was the target of an attack: at that time, the information boards were smeared with radical Islamic slogans.

Memorial crosses in Antonskirche destroyed

The Antonskirche in Vienna-Favoriten was also recently affected by vandalism. Already on June 8, all memorial crosses were torn from the wall and destroyed, and prayer books were stolen. Previously, the facade of the church had been smeared with the slogan "Islam will prevail".

Reporting office warns of increasing escalation

Jan Ledóchowski, chairman of the reporting office, spoke of a "threatening pincer movement against Christianity in our city". Attacks come from different ideological directions, but aim at the same thing: "To desecrate Christian symbols and intimidate believers."

Suha Dejmek, a board member of the reporting office, also called for concrete protective measures from the city of Vienna: "It is not enough to express concern when places of worship are desecrated." The city is required to proactively ensure the protection of religious sites and to decisively counter anti-Christian vandalism. The reporting office announced that it would comprehensively document all incidents and called for a thorough investigation by the authorities.

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