Commentary
By Bill Donohue
| December 10, 2020 | 1:37pm EST
Individuals deface and tear down a statue of St. Junípero Serra in San Rafael, Calif. (Photo credit: YouTube/KPIX CBS SF Bay Area)
On Friday, five persons will be arraigned in Marin County, Calif. for destroying a statue of Saint Junípero Serra at Mission San Rafael on Oct. 12. Serra was an 18th century priest who did more to defend the rights of American Indians than any other person. A petition defending the thugs has been sent to District Attorney Lori Frugoli.
On Oct. 29, I wrote to D.A. Frugoli in support of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone's call for justice. He said "this attack on a cherished religious symbol on our own church property is not a minor property crime, but an attack on Catholics as a people." I seconded Cordileone's plea that Frugoli apply the full measure of the law against those responsible for this vicious anti-Catholic crime.