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Vandals trash church: '[Bleep] God!'

Portrait of pope cut, defaced with phrases such as 'Devil's Star'

By WND News Services
Published December 3, 2013 at 2:11pm

BOSTON (CBS) — Police are searching for answers after a Brighton church was vandalized by three teenagers.

Police say sometime between 3 p.m. on November 23 and 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 25, the teens damaged three doors and broke into Our Lady Of Presentation Church on Washington Street.

Residue from two fire extinguishers was found all over the church floors. A portrait of Pope John XXIII was found on the second floor, cut up and defaced with phrases such as “Devil’s Star,” “(Expletive) God” and “Scooby Doo.”
Police say these vandals destroyed a Brighton church. (Boston Police)

Police say these vandals destroyed a Brighton church. (Boston Police)

The church organ was destroyed and a gold crucifix was removed from the altar and placed near the front entrance.

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