Anti-Christianity is on the rise in Austria

The number of anti-Christian acts has increased to a surprising extent in the recent period in Austria. While typically isolated and rare cases have been documented in the neighboring country (this situation corresponds to the current domestic situation), recently a wave of atrocities committed against Austrian churches has been experienced.  

In the last days of April, the Church of St. Vincent in Graz was vandalized by Satanist attackers. The word "Satan" was painted on the church's walls and altar cloth, as well as upside-down crosses (a classic Satanist symbol). The number "666", which also plays an important role in the symbolism of those in league with the devil, was also painted in several places, and an angel statue was damaged with red spray paint. The attackers ritually burned a Bible in the church.

"Whoever does this is perverted!" - said the pastor of the church to the correspondent of the newspaper Die Krone, and then called the whole situation unbelievable. After the act, which was more related to disbelief, the spokesman of the Diocese of Graz, Thomas Stanzer, said, "It is very sad that some people see no other way to express their displeasure than to deface holy places."

A few days later, the exterior walls of the parish church in Mautern were graffitied with Nazi symbols and anti-Christian messages.

Among the perpetrators' messages was an invitation to have a sexual relationship with Jesus. In this case, the police acted effectively and identified the perpetrators during the investigation. The press did not provide details about the motive of the local brothers, aged 21 and 27, but the material damage is significant based on the available information.

The evangelical church in Vöcklabruck in Upper Austria also fell victim to the growing anti-Christian sentiment, although there was a smaller-scale incident compared to the previous ones. At the beginning of May, the unknown perpetrators kicked up the lamps used to illuminate the sidewalk leading to the church, and then threw the brochures and prayer books displayed in the interior of the church. The microphones were damaged and the donation box was opened, and the money inside was stolen. The police are investigating the incident.

The wave is not sparing Vienna either: the Károly Church has been defaced for the fourth time in a few months by graffiti created by lmbtq activists. According to the local community, this year is the worst year from this point of view, and minor atrocities occur almost daily in their church or in its immediate vicinity.

In Innsbruck, a man stole a chalice and a chest from the church in the Saggen district, the man was arrested by the police, and the stolen valuables were returned to the church.

In Salzburg, the minibus of a Catholic aid organization was vandalized by an antifa group for the seventh time this year. The charitable organization called on the city management to finally act and prevent similar incidents.

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