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(OSV News) — A Louisiana Catholic parish and its school are mourning the destruction of a beloved, life-sized statue of Jesus, which was decapitated during the overnight hours of Sept. 12-13.
Father James Rome, parochial administrator of Holy Savior Parish in Lockport, Louisiana, told OSV News the statue, located outside Holy Savior School, had been struck sometime after 10:30 p.m. Sept. 12.
“We have not been able to locate the head of the statue,” he said. “It’s missing.”
Father Rome said the statue had possibly been “hit from the back of the head,” since “there were cement marks on the front side” of the figure.
The statue, which was some 50 years old, had “no rebar (reinforcing bar) in the head” and was “fully attached to the ground,” he said, making it difficult for an attacker to topple the entire figure.
Security cameras have so far not turned up any images of a suspect, he said.
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Father James Rome, parochial administrator of Holy Savior Parish in Lockport, Louisiana, told OSV News the statue, located outside Holy Savior School, had been struck sometime after 10:30 p.m. Sept. 12.
“We have not been able to locate the head of the statue,” he said. “It’s missing.”
Father Rome said the statue had possibly been “hit from the back of the head,” since “there were cement marks on the front side” of the figure.
The statue, which was some 50 years old, had “no rebar (reinforcing bar) in the head” and was “fully attached to the ground,” he said, making it difficult for an attacker to topple the entire figure.
Security cameras have so far not turned up any images of a suspect, he said.
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Vandal beheads Jesus statue at Louisiana Catholic school
A Louisiana Catholic parish and its school are mourning the destruction of a beloved, life-sized statue of Jesus.
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