During the feminist mobilizations of March 8, to commemorate the International Women’s Day, various Catholic Cathedrals and temples in Mexico were vandalized with pints in their walls and damage to their structures.
In the state of Jalisco, the Basilica Cathedral of the Assumption of María Santísima de Guadalajara dawned with pints on its walls, with slogans in favor of abortion and attacks on the Catholic Church.
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In the center of the country, the San José Cathedral in Toluca was another of the temples attacked by the feminist groups, which placed green scarves – abortion symbols – at its door. Some of the monuments that decorate it were also vandalized.
In Morelos, also in the central area, videos were disseminated on social networks that showed people trying to demolish, without success, the protection fence of the Cuernavaca Cathedral.
In Oaxaca, in the southeast of the country, the participants of the march for International Women’s Day made pints on the walls of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption. A video broadcast on social networks shows the attempt to set the main door.
Archbishops ask for respect and dialogue
The cathedral of Our Lady of Expectation, in the state of San Luis Potosí, also suffered damage during the demonstrations. In one news conferenceArchbishop Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe lamented what happened, however, he pointed out that the Catholic Church hurts even more “the abuse of people.”
“Definitely that it hurts a lot that buildings and badges are mistreated, and it should not be, but as the Lord Jesus manifests it, the offense to a person is more serious,” said Mons. Cavazos Arizpe.
For his part, Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega, Archbishop of Guadalajara, acknowledged that the protest is a legitimate right, but indicated that this must be carried out with “respect for society, respect for buildings that are heritage of the nation, respect for the assets of people”.
At the same time, he asked the authorities that, as far as possible, they prevent “that these things happen.”
Diego López Colín
I am a graduate of journalism at the Carlos Septién García school with experience of religious institutional communication. Since 2016 I write for digital media and, since 2018, I report the most important news about the Catholic event in Mexico for the Ewtn news channel. ACI Press correspondent in Mexico since 2023.