Heads torn off from saints, urine in holy water, stolen crosses: vandalism against puts of worship is more and more drastic. The place does destructiveness come from?
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Vandalism in church buildings is expanding: excrement within the fountain, stolen candles and broken altars. The church of Saint Severin in Passau was the objective of disrespect. Different puts of worship had been additionally affected, particularly Catholic ones. The motives of the perpetrators regularly stay unclear, however society displays a common devaluation of sacred symbols. Police see other causes for the destruction, whilst communities depend on security features. In Passau, the church of Saint Severin now stays closed to the general public in line with the expanding aggression.
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In the summertime, the top of an apostle used to be bring to a halt within the cathedral in Trier. © Harald Jansen
The inn flows peacefully via Passau, subsequent to the crimson stones of the Catholic Church of Saint Severin. The funeral procession leaves the neighboring cemetery at a measured tempo. The ancient church is entered via an aspect door. Inside of, it is as quiet as a church will also be. Light gentle falls throughout the home windows at the empty rows, at the stone move, at the stone slabs that beautify the partitions and at the fountain below the organ, which has been the objective of a number of assaults in contemporary months.
