GLASGOW'S Catholic community has expressed shock after one of the city's oldest churches was trashed by vandals.
Police inquiries are continuing after St Simon's Church in Partick was ransacked during the day on Monday causing 'significant' damage.
While some cited a recent rise in incidents targeting Catholics, police do not believe the incident was sectarian related.
A parish based in Mossend Lanarkshire, is said to have been targeted with anti-Catholic graffiti in the past week.
Disgusting vandalism of St Simon’s Church, Partick. The shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa was dear to the Polish population that worships there and has been there since the 1940s. pic.twitter.com/GM96xSmM21
— Paul Keeley (@drcrouchback) April 30, 2019
We are a Catholic Media group. We are reporting what we picked up from the St Peter's Patrick page. We are however based in a parish in Mossend Lanarkshire which witnessed some anti Catholic graffiti outside and are happy to provide the photo and comment pic.twitter.com/iVluV15yKG
— Sancta Familia Media (@sfmmossend) April 30, 2019
Saddened to see the vandalism at St Simon's church in Partick. During the war it gave a place for Polish service personnel in the city to meet and pray. Those brave folk often gave their lives fighting against fascism. Alas we have some home grown barbarians of our own. pic.twitter.com/XaMwV1lt5k
— Lisbon Lion (@tirnaog09) April 30, 2019
In the last 10 days we have seen vandalism of a Catholic cemetery in Glasgow, anti-Catholic graffiti on a bus stop outside a Catholic Church in Lanarkshire and now an act of desecration of a Catholic Church in the West End of Glasgow. Please stand with us in challenging this! pic.twitter.com/HWbil9ObzC
— Call It Out (@Call_It_Out_) April 30, 2019
St Simon’s chapel in Partick was vandalised yesterday. One of the oldest and much loved churches in Glasgow. So sad that someone has so much hatred inside them to do such a sickening act.
— Jane (@JaneTorrance) April 30, 2019
Anti-Catholic sentiment is on the rise in Scotland. St. Simon's Church in Glasgow desecrated. This is what we saw in Syria before the outbreak of ethnic war. pic.twitter.com/VheNyf5hyZ
— Jason Michael (@Jeggit) April 30, 2019
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