Scenes Like This…

…always remind me of the opening of The Exorcist and its image of the desecrated church as a harbinger of Things to Come.

There’s something so utterly puerile and small about desecrating a statue of the Virgin. And the person who does it invariably regards himself as a hero, “striking back”. Satan loves to Miltonic poses of heroism as he does these little deeds of teenage vandalism. His favorite targets are the weak–hence his love of abortion.

Note as well how the anti-catholic cluster around the wound in the comboxes and likewise take the opportunity to pour what acid in the wound they can. And note how the determination to find grace by the parish brings a small Easter out of this little itty bitty attempt to extend Good Friday just a bit further. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it.