Secular Solutions Mask Apostasy in NYC Church Vandalism Response
Catholic News Agency reports New York State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton advocating for government security grants after vandalism at Staten Island parishes. Incidents include defacement with human feces at St. Sylvester’s on Christmas Day, theft at St. Roch’s, and sacrilegious destruction during Mass at St. Ann’s where an assailant “snatch[ed] the missal and a cross from the altar” while injuring police officers. The senator described these as “vile acts” and proposed utilizing New York’s Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes program—yet this secularized response conceals the theological collapse enabling such desecrations.