Replace St. John Kanty Mary Statue
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On May 15, a statue of Mary, which sat outside of St. John Kanty R.C. Church in Buffalo at corner of Broadway and Brownell, was pulled down off its marble foundation and smashed with a baseball bat.
Here is link to the Buffalo News story on what happened.
http://buffalonews.com/2018/05/16/statue-smashed-with-baseball-bat-outside-east-side-church/
From the article:
"Someone smashed a statue of Mary outside an East Side Catholic church on Tuesday, and left an anti-Catholic note beside the pieces of the statue, according to a Buffalo police report.
"This building will be destroyed," the handwritten note began. "Stop worshiping Mary. Worship God. Catholics are a man-made religion."
The church is raising funds for a replacement. This GoFundMe is set up to help support that effort by raising funds online for the St. John Kanty.
Here is a photo of statue before the incident occurred in the church's Mary Garden.
If you would prefer to send funds through the mail to St. John Kanty, please make checks payable and send to: Saint John Kanty Church, 101 Swinburne Street, Buffalo, New York 14212.
About me: I am a Saint John Kanty parishioner and publisher of a neighborhood news website called Broadway Fillmore Alive. http://broadwayfillmorealive.org
The church's website:
http://www.saintjohnkanty.com
Here is link to the Buffalo News story on what happened.
http://buffalonews.com/2018/05/16/statue-smashed-with-baseball-bat-outside-east-side-church/
From the article:
"Someone smashed a statue of Mary outside an East Side Catholic church on Tuesday, and left an anti-Catholic note beside the pieces of the statue, according to a Buffalo police report.
"This building will be destroyed," the handwritten note began. "Stop worshiping Mary. Worship God. Catholics are a man-made religion."
The church is raising funds for a replacement. This GoFundMe is set up to help support that effort by raising funds online for the St. John Kanty.
Here is a photo of statue before the incident occurred in the church's Mary Garden.
If you would prefer to send funds through the mail to St. John Kanty, please make checks payable and send to: Saint John Kanty Church, 101 Swinburne Street, Buffalo, New York 14212.
About me: I am a Saint John Kanty parishioner and publisher of a neighborhood news website called Broadway Fillmore Alive. http://broadwayfillmorealive.org
The church's website:
http://www.saintjohnkanty.com
Organizer
Christopher Byrd
Organizer
Buffalo, NY