{"id":57905,"date":"2025-07-25T07:19:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T07:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=57905"},"modified":"2025-07-25T07:19:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T07:19:50","slug":"fbi-investigates-vandalism-incident-at-pennsylvania-catholic-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/fbi-investigates-vandalism-incident-at-pennsylvania-catholic-church\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI untersucht Vandalismusvorfall in katholischer Kirche in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/f-percent-20-percent-20p-percent-20blocked.jpeg?ssl=1\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; max-width: 100%\" \/><br \/>\n  <span style=\"text-align: right; font-style: italic;\">Vandalismus an der St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, in der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh, Sonntag, 19. Juli 2025. \/ Bildnachweis: Foto mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>CNA-Mitarbeiter, 22. Juli 2025 \/ 12:32 Uhr (CNA).<\/p>\n<p>Bundesagenten untersuchen einen Vandalismusvorfall in einer Kirche in der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh, so Bischof Mark Eckman.<\/p>\n<p>Eckman sagte in <a href=\"https:\/\/diopitt.org\/news\/statement-from-bishop-mark-eckman\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">einer Erkl\u00e4rung vom 19. Juli<\/a> , dass die St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, mit \u201eantikatholischen und antisemitischen Botschaften\u201c gesch\u00e4ndet wurde.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Der Vandalismus habe \u201enicht nur die Menschen dieser Pfarrei, sondern jedes Mitglied unserer di\u00f6zesanen Familie verletzt\u201c, so der Bischof.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDieser heilige Ort, der f\u00fcr Gebet, Gemeinschaft und die barmherzige Gegenwart Gottes bestimmt ist, wurde auf zutiefst schmerzhafte Weise verletzt\u201c, f\u00fcgte er hinzu.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Agenten des Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) leiten die Ermittlungen zu dem Vorfall, sagte der Bischof.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Am Montag ver\u00f6ffentlichte die Di\u00f6zese <a href=\"https:\/\/diopitt.org\/news\/diocese-releases-photos-of-vandalism-at-saint-elizabeth-of-hungary-church-to-assist-investigation\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fotos des Vandalismus<\/a> \u201ein der Hoffnung, dass dies jemanden in der Gemeinde dazu bewegt, sich mit Informationen zu melden, die den Ermittlern bei der Identifizierung der Verantwortlichen helfen k\u00f6nnten.\u201c<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mx-auto\" style=\"width:100%\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admin.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/graffiti-percent-201.jpeg?quality=80&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"img-fluid\" style=\"null\" alt=\"Vandalismus an der St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, in der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh, Sonntag, 19. Juli 2025. Bildnachweis: Foto mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh\"><figcaption class=\"caption text-muted\">Vandalismus an der St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, in der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh, Sonntag, 19. Juli 2025. Bildnachweis: Foto mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bilder zeigten eine Statue der Muttergottes, die mit einem Davidstern bespr\u00fcht worden war, sowie eine mit Graffiti beschmierte T\u00fcr und eine Wand, die mit Obsz\u00f6nit\u00e4ten und einem Hakenkreuz versehen war.<\/p>\n<p>Die Di\u00f6zese sei \u201eam Boden zerst\u00f6rt \u00fcber diesen hasserf\u00fcllten Akt\u201c, sagte Eckman am Montag und f\u00fcgte hinzu, er fordere die Gl\u00e4ubigen auf, \u201e[f\u00fcr] Trost und Frieden zu beten\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>Bradford Arick, ein Sprecher des FBI-Au\u00dfenb\u00fcros in Pittsburgh, best\u00e4tigte CNA am Dienstag, dass die Beh\u00f6rde \u201evon dem gemeldeten Vandalismus Kenntnis erlangt hat und ermittelt\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>Der Family Research Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/257001\/uptick-in-attacks-on-catholic-parishes-reveals-hostility-to-faith-religious-liberty\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">sagte in einem Bericht letztes Jahr<\/a> , dass Vandalismus gegen Kirchen \u2013 insbesondere katholische Gottesh\u00e4user \u2013 in den USA seit 2018 deutlich zugenommen hat.<\/p>\n<p>Arielle Del Turco, Direktorin des Center for Religious Liberty der Gruppe, sagte letztes Jahr, dass \u201eunsere Kultur eine wachsende Verachtung f\u00fcr das Christentum und christliche Grundwerte zeigt, und feindselige Akte gegen Kirchen k\u00f6nnten eine physische Manifestation dessen sein.\u201c<\/p>\n<figure class=\"float-right ml-2\" style=\"width:100%\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admin.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/door-percent-20photo-percent-20-percent-20p-percent-20blocked.jpeg?quality=80&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"img-fluid\" style=\"null\" alt=\"Vandalismus an der St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, in der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh, Sonntag, 19. Juli 2025. Bildnachweis: Foto mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh\"><figcaption class=\"caption text-muted\">Vandalismus an der St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, in der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh, Sonntag, 19. Juli 2025. Bildnachweis: Foto mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Viele dieser Gewaltakte scheinen eine Reaktion auf die Aufhebung von Roe v. Wade durch den Obersten Gerichtshof der USA im Jahr 2022 zu sein, die es den Bundesstaaten erstmals seit Jahrzehnten erm\u00f6glichte, Abtreibungen zu regulieren.<\/p>\n<p>Der damalige US-Senator Marco Rubio, Republikaner aus Florida, forderte letztes Jahr, dass der damalige Pr\u00e4sident Joe Biden katholische Kirchen vor der \u201ewachsenden Zahl von Angriffen\u201c sch\u00fctzt, die sie infolge dieser Aufhebung erlitten haben.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eine katholische Kirche in Wichita, Kansas, wurde <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/262789\/wichita-catholic-church-vandalized-with-hate-speech-federal-authorities-investigating\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">im M\u00e4rz verw\u00fcstet<\/a>, einschlie\u00dflich Sch\u00e4den an Statuen und hasserf\u00fcllten Graffiti. Pr\u00e4sident Donald Trump bezeichnete den Vorfall damals als \u201eschrecklich\u201c und versprach, dass die Regierung \u201esich das ansehen\u201c werde.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/265487\/fbi-investigates-anti-catholic-and-anti-semetic-vandalism-incident-at-pennsylvania-catholic-church\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/265487\/fbi-investigates-anti-catholic-and-anti-semetic-vandalism-incident-at-pennsylvania-catholic-church<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kircheneigentum wurde am Sonntag, den 19. Juli 2025, in der St. Elizabeth of Hungary Kirche in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, in der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh, besch\u00e4digt. \/ Bildnachweis: Foto mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Di\u00f6zese Pittsburgh CNA-Mitarbeiter, 22. Juli 2025 \/ 12:32 Uhr (CNA). Bundesagenten untersuchen einen Vandalismusvorfall in einer Kirche in der Di\u00f6zese von [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":58250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-57905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FBI-investigates-vandalism-incident-at-Pennsylvania-Catholic-church.webp?fit=800%2C800&quality=75&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77681,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/diocese-of-pittsburgh-7-churches-to-close-next-month\/","url_meta":{"origin":57905,"position":0},"title":"Diocese of Pittsburgh: 7 churches to close next month","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"April 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced the permanent closure of seven churches, effective March 12.The decision was formally communicated to parishioners during Masses on Feb. 8 at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, where a letter from Bishop Mark A. 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