A church in Toronto says its statue of the Virgin Mary, which stands in front of the building, was decapitated overnight Sunday.
In a Facebook post, the Our Lady of Lebanon church in Toronto said they “were shocked to discover a horrible act of vandalism: We found that the statue of the Virgin Mary … was decapitated!”
“Our parishioners, when exiting the church, were horrified to see such a deplorable and malicious act.”
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The post said the church has contacted Toronto police, who were on scene Monday.
It also said it will be reviewing the footage from the security cameras.
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