Parish stunned by act of vandalism at church A Norwood parish is stunned after a statue outside a church is vandalized. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT CELEBRATE ONE OF THE MOST HOLY DAYS OF THE YEAR, THEY ARE CLEAVING AFTER A TREASURE STATUE WAS BADLY DAMAGED. >> IT REALLY BREAKS MY HEART SOMEONE HAD SO MUCH ANGER, IN A WAY, TO DO THA JULI: AS NORWOOD POLICE LOOK FOR SUSPECTS, PARISHIONERS OF ST. CATHERINE'S ARE DEVASTATED TO SEE A SACRED SYMBOL OF THEIR FAITH, MALICIOUSLY DESTROYED. NORWOOD PAINTERS ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN THIS STATUE OF THE BLESSED MOTHER AFTER IT WAS SPRAY PAINTED BLACK OVERNIGHT. >> I HOPE THEY FIND THE PERSON WHO DID THIS. IT'S NOT ONLY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IT'S EVERY RELIGION. IT'S SAD. >> I THINK IT'S DISGRACEFUL. JULI: PARISHIONER KAITLYN SAVAGE LEARNED ABOUT THE DESECRATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WHEN SHE CAME TO SEE IT, SHE WAS HEARTBROKEN TO SEE ITS IMPACT ON OLDER PARISHIONERS WHO HAVE SPENT DECADES OF THEIR LIVES AT ST. CATHERINE'S. >> THEY WALKED BY AND ALL BROKE DOWN IN TEARS. IT WAS THE SADDEST THING EVER. I HAD SEEN THEM IN THE CHURCH BEFORE AND IT BROKE MY HEART THAT ALL THOSE LITTLE OLD LADIES WERE CRYIN JULI: FR. DONOHOE RELEASED A STATEMENT WHICH READ IN PART, WE ARE AWARE OF THIS SAD ACT OF VANDALISM AND WILL BE WORKING WITH A SPECIALIST TO HAVE THE STATUE REPAIRED AND RESTORED. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE PERSON OR PERSONS WHO DID THIS. AS FOR KAITLYN, SHE AND HER SISTER DECIDED TO BUY FLOWERS TO PLANT AROUND THE STATUE IN THE SHAPE OF A ROSARY A RESPONSE FAR LOUDER THAN ANY ACT OF VANDALISM. A STATEMENT THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE PARISH. >> IT'S STILL A BEAUTIFUL STATUE NO MATTER WHAT JULI: THE PERSON WHO DID THIS USED AN OIL-BASED SPRAY PAINT, WHICH SEEPED INTO THE LIMESTONE, DESTROYING IT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO DONATE TO THE RESTORATION OF THE STATUE YOU CAN MAIL OR DROP OFF A CHECK TO

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