Attacks on Catholic churches rise, hate crime charges do not

In the San Francisco area last week, a district attorney downgraded the charges against five people who desecrated the statue of a saint on Catholic church grounds from felonies to misdemeanors. In Washington state, the Justice Department last month recommended no jail time for a transgender person who defaced church property and assaulted a church employee. In Washington, DC, a man who destroyed the statues of three saints at a Catholic school appears to have pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor that allowed him to avoid serving his prison sentence. Read the full story here: Check out our website: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/